Foster and Partners (stylized as Foster + Partners) is a
British international architecture firm based in London, England, founded in 1967 by British architect and designer Lord
Norman Foster. Foster and Partners has designed buildings and structures including
the Gherkin in London, the
Hearst Tower in New York City,[2] the 1990s renovation of the
Reichstag in Berlin,[3] the
Millau Viaduct in France,[4] and the
Hong Kong International Airport.[5]
In addition to architectural design, the firm’s practice encompasses engineering[6] and design.[7] As of 2021, the firm had approximately 1,500 employees, located in offices in multiple cities, including
New York,
Hong Kong, and
Madrid.[6] The firm has won the
Pritzker Architecture Prize[8] and the
Stirling Prize.[9]
History
The firm was established by Norman Foster in 1967[8] shortly after leaving his first studio,
Team 4.[10] The firm was originally called Foster Associates before the name was changed to Foster & Partners in 1999.[11]
In 2007, the private equity company
3i took a stake in the practice. The practice regained complete ownership in June 2014, when the 140 partners bought it back.[12]
In October 2021, Foster + Partners was bought for an undisclosed sum by a Canadian private investment firm, Hennick & Company, which became the single biggest shareholder of the practice. Foster retains a controlling interest.[13]
Major projects
Major projects, ordered by year of completion and categorized by type:
In June 2011, The Index Tower was the recipient of the 2011 Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa award by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
In June 2008, The Guardian published an article highly critical of planned real estate development in a pristine seacoast area in
Bulgaria, which is currently under
EU environmental protection. The paper cited environmentalists' concerns over the impact of the planned 15,000-inhabitant resort facilities. The Bulgarian partner of the planned real estate development in Bulgaria's pristine seacoast area, Georgi Stanishev, is the brother of
Sergei Stanishev, who served as the Prime Minister of Bulgaria between 2005 and 2009 and is also the Leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party.[50]
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abCurtis, Simon; Klaus, Ian (2024). The Belt and Road City: Geopolitics, Urbanization, and China's Search for a New International Order. New Haven and London:
Yale University Press.
ISBN9780300266900.
Foster and Partners (stylized as Foster + Partners) is a
British international architecture firm based in London, England, founded in 1967 by British architect and designer Lord
Norman Foster. Foster and Partners has designed buildings and structures including
the Gherkin in London, the
Hearst Tower in New York City,[2] the 1990s renovation of the
Reichstag in Berlin,[3] the
Millau Viaduct in France,[4] and the
Hong Kong International Airport.[5]
In addition to architectural design, the firm’s practice encompasses engineering[6] and design.[7] As of 2021, the firm had approximately 1,500 employees, located in offices in multiple cities, including
New York,
Hong Kong, and
Madrid.[6] The firm has won the
Pritzker Architecture Prize[8] and the
Stirling Prize.[9]
History
The firm was established by Norman Foster in 1967[8] shortly after leaving his first studio,
Team 4.[10] The firm was originally called Foster Associates before the name was changed to Foster & Partners in 1999.[11]
In 2007, the private equity company
3i took a stake in the practice. The practice regained complete ownership in June 2014, when the 140 partners bought it back.[12]
In October 2021, Foster + Partners was bought for an undisclosed sum by a Canadian private investment firm, Hennick & Company, which became the single biggest shareholder of the practice. Foster retains a controlling interest.[13]
Major projects
Major projects, ordered by year of completion and categorized by type:
In June 2011, The Index Tower was the recipient of the 2011 Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa award by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
In June 2008, The Guardian published an article highly critical of planned real estate development in a pristine seacoast area in
Bulgaria, which is currently under
EU environmental protection. The paper cited environmentalists' concerns over the impact of the planned 15,000-inhabitant resort facilities. The Bulgarian partner of the planned real estate development in Bulgaria's pristine seacoast area, Georgi Stanishev, is the brother of
Sergei Stanishev, who served as the Prime Minister of Bulgaria between 2005 and 2009 and is also the Leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party.[50]
^
abCurtis, Simon; Klaus, Ian (2024). The Belt and Road City: Geopolitics, Urbanization, and China's Search for a New International Order. New Haven and London:
Yale University Press.
ISBN9780300266900.