I was born in 1935, and as far back as I can remember, I was sketching designs. My first subject was an aircraft, which I imagined myself piloting. Norman Foster aircraftbackbear Change image and share on social
Anything that reduces fuel consumption and cuts down on greenhouse gasses is good news. Norman Foster consumptioncutfuel Change image and share on social
Since Stonehenge, architects have always been at the cutting edge of technology. And you can't separate technology from the humanistic and spiritual content of a building. Norman Foster architectbuildcontent Change image and share on social
Everything we design is a response to the specific climate and culture of a particular place. Norman Foster climateculturedesign Change image and share on social
I think cars encapsulate the history of innovation and style - it's the other side of the coin of the car being public enemy No.1. Norman Foster carcoinencapsulate Change image and share on social
I describe the design process as like the tip of the iceberg. What you don't see is the long haul: all the endless auditing and things like that. Norman Foster auditdescribedesign Change image and share on social
I tend to move between turtlenecks and shirts and ties. I don't really have a uniform in the sense that some people might. Norman Foster movepeoplesense Change image and share on social
In Britain, the idea one could go from blue-collar beginnings to the university was so far out, it was quite unthinkable. I took a variety of jobs to pay for tuition - from ice-cream salesman to night-club bouncer. Whatever earned the most money in the least time. Norman Foster beginningbluebouncer share on social
Google has already tested robot cars in San Francisco. If they can navigate San Francisco, they can probably manage just about anywhere. Norman Foster carfranciscogoogle Change image and share on social
We now think it hilarious that medieval streets were used as open sewers. Equally, our descendants will say: 'You won't believe this, but people were once allowed to hurl a couple of tons of dangerous metal around smashing into each other.' Norman Foster allowcoupledangerous share on social
