30 St Mary Axe, one of London's most popular new buildings, towers above its neighbours.

Foster and Partners is a leading firm of architects in the United Kingdom. The practice is strongly associated with its founder, Lord Foster, and has constructed many high profile glass and steel, high-tech buildings around the world. In particular they are known for their design of airport buildings. Download high resolution version (768x1050, 285 KB)30 St Mary Axe, previously known as the Swiss Re Building and commonly dubbed the Glass Gherkin, is one of the tallest buildings in London, dwarfing some of its older neighbours. ... Download high resolution version (768x1050, 285 KB)30 St Mary Axe, previously known as the Swiss Re Building and commonly dubbed the Glass Gherkin, is one of the tallest buildings in London, dwarfing some of its older neighbours. ... The building is the 6th tallest in London Work in progress on the Swiss Re Gherkin 30 St Mary Axe is a building in the City of London, London, United Kingdom. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the art of planning, designing and overseeing the construction of buildings, or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan. ... Reichstag, German parliament The Armadillo, Sir Norman Fosters Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, OM (born 1 June 1935) is a British architect. ... High tech refers to high technology, technology that is at the cutting-edge and the most advanced currently available. ...

Established by Norman Foster as Foster Associates in 1967 shortly after he left Team 4, the company was renamed 'Foster and Partners' in the 1990s to more accurately reflect the influence of the other lead architects. Reichstag, German parliament The Armadillo, Sir Norman Fosters Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, OM (born 1 June 1935) is a British architect. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ...

Major projects

London City Hall at night

The Millau Viaduct, completed in 2004, is the highest road bridge in the world.

MoorHouse, 117 London Wall, London

Some of the more major projects, by year of completion are: City Hall, London Background info: This picture was a complete fluke. ... City Hall, London Background info: This picture was a complete fluke. ... City Hall in London is the headquarters of the Greater London Authority, and stands on the south bank of the River Thames near to Tower Bridge. ... The Millau Viaduct crossing the River Tarn in the south of France is the highest bridge in the world. ... The Millau Viaduct crossing the River Tarn in the south of France is the highest bridge in the world. ... Millau viaduct in France, currently the worlds tallest vehicular bridge. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Download high resolution version (1024x824, 305 KB)MoorHouse, 117 London Wall, London EC2. ... Download high resolution version (1024x824, 305 KB)MoorHouse, 117 London Wall, London EC2. ...

• Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK (1978)
• HSBC Tower (1986)
• Terminal building at Stansted Airport, UK (1991)
• metro of Bilbao, Spain (1995) - Line 2 (2004)
• American Air Museum, Imperial War Museum Duxford, UK (1997) - Stirling Prize
• Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, UK (1997)
• Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt, Germany (1997)
• Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok in Hong Kong (1998)
• Canary Wharf Underground Station, London, UK (1999)
• Glass dome for the Reichstag redevelopment in Berlin (1999)
• Millennium Bridge in London (1999/2002)
• Redevelopment of the Great Court of the British Museum (2000)
• London City Hall (2002)
• 30 St Mary Axe, London - Swiss Re headquarters (2004) - Stirling Prize
• Millau Viaduct, the highest road bridge in the world (2004)
• The Sage Gateshead, UK (2004)
• MoorHouse, 117 London Wall, London (projected 2005)
• Wembley Stadium redevelopment (projected 2005)
• Beijing Airport - in construction
• New Supreme Court Building, Singapore (projected 2005)

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Senior partners

The practice is an umbrella for some one hundred architects and project specialists. The main office is laid out in an open plan egalitarian style with all architects working at a similar desk irrespective of seniority. However, as of 2004 the lead partners are; Egalitarianism is the moral doctrine that equality ought to prevail among some group along some dimension. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Norman Foster
• Spencer de Grey
• David Nelson
• Graham Phillips

Another highly influential partner for most of the practice's history was Ken Shuttleworth who was the inspiration behind many of their most famous designs, including: 30 St Mary Axe, the Greater London Authority Building, Hong Kong International Airport and the Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt. Reichstag, German parliament The Armadillo, Sir Norman Fosters Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, OM (born 1 June 1935) is a British architect. ... Ken Shuttleworth (born 1954 in Birmingham, England) is a celebrated British architect. ... The building is the 6th tallest in London Work in progress on the Swiss Re Gherkin 30 St Mary Axe is a building in the City of London, London, United Kingdom. ... City Hall in London is the headquarters of the Greater London Authority, and stands on the south bank of the River Thames near to Tower Bridge. ... Hong Kong International Airport (香港國際機場), popularly referred to as Chek Lap Kok Airport (赤鱲角機場 Pinyin: Chìliè Jiǎo, Red Perch Cape), is the international airport of Hong Kong. ... View on Commerzbank Tower from the top of the Main Tower Commerzbank Tower is a skyscraper located in Frankfurt, Germany. ...

Shuttleworth's somewhat shy and retiring character meant that he was more than happy to avoid the limelight and let the firm take full credit for his designs - and in truth these highly technical buildings require the input from a large team of individuals and no one person can take all the credit. However at the end of 2003, after nearly 30 years of work, Shuttleworth left Foster and Partners to establish his own practice, MAKE. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Norman Foster
• Ken Shuttleworth and MAKE
• Richard Rogers

Reichstag, German parliament The Armadillo, Sir Norman Fosters Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, OM (born 1 June 1935) is a British architect. ... Ken Shuttleworth (born 1954 in Birmingham, England) is a celebrated British architect. ... Richard George Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside (born 23 July 1933) is a British architect noted for his modernist and functionalist designs. ...

External links

• Practice web site (http://www.fosterandpartners.com)
• Newspaper article (http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,879565,00.html) on Shuttleworth's influence.