page_title: Norman Foster (architect)
section_title: Office[edit]
hierarchical_section_title: Norman Foster (architect) / Selected projects / Office[edit]
caption_attribution_description: English: A detail shot of the facade of the Hearst Tower in New York City.
context_page_description: Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, OM, FRIBA, FCSD, RDI is an English architect. His company, Foster and Partners, has an international design practice. He is the United Kingdom's biggest builder of landmark office buildings.
  He is one of Britain's most prolific architects of his generation. In 1999, he was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize, often referred to as the Nobel Prize of architecture. In 2009 Foster was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award in the Arts category.
context_section_description: Fred. Olsen Lines terminal, London Docklands (1971)
  Willis Building (Ipswich), UK, (1971–1975)
  HSBC Tower (1986)
  Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt, Germany (1997)
  Citigroup Centre, London, London, UK (1996–2000)
  HSBC HQ, 8 Canada Square, London, UK (1997–2002)
  The Gherkin (30 St Mary Axe), London — Swiss Re headquarters (2004) — Stirling Prize winner
  McLaren Technology Centre, base for the McLaren Formula One team and McLaren Group (2004)
  Deutsche Bank Place, Sydney, Australia, (1997–2005)
  Hearst Tower, New York City (June 2006)
  Willis Building (London) London, UK (2001–2007)
  Caja Madrid, Madrid, Spain (2002–2009)
  Apple Campus 2 in Cupertino, California
  The One, Toronto (under construction)
caption: Hearst Tower in New York
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