Matt's Construction Blog: Norman Foster

Well i finally got around to choosing the architect i'm going to be using for my Major Assignment. After loking through some of his work i chose to use Norman Foster.

http://www.designboom.com/portrait/foster/bio.html says:

"His remarkable buildings and urban projects
have transformed cityscapes, renewed transportation
systems and restored city centres all over the world.
many of these aesthetically and technologically
groundbreaking projects are based on ecology -
conscious concepts, setting new standards for the
interaction of buildings with their environment.
among his recent projects are some of the most
remarkable architectural projects of the last years,
including the reconstruction of the reichstag in berlin,
the design of the great court at the british museum
in london, the millennium bridge (the first new thames
crossing for more than 100 years), and the new
hong kong international airport - the world’s largest
airport terminal."

After looking through several of his projects such as the redevelopment of the Reichstag in Berlin and "The Gherkin" as it is so fondly referred to as. Its proper name is 30 St Mary Axe which serves as the London headquarters for Swiss Re, it is apparant that he has a fondness for glass and rather interactive curves, although a design such as the Hearst Tower shows his experimentation into angles. There appears to be no difinative conclusion to whether he prefers curves or angles, so there is some freedom to play with design in that aspect, but to not use glass predominantly, would be to completely go against Sir Norman Fosters great work.