Norman Foster

Know about the book -

Norman Foster is written by Deyan Sudjic and published by Abrams. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1468302760 (ISBN 10) and 9781468302769 (ISBN 13).

The author of The Language of Things "takes readers on an engrossing tour of Foster's life" from childhood to the world-renowned buildings he designed ( Publishers Weekly, starred review). A leading pioneer of high-tech architecture, Norman Foster has worked across the globe, collaborating with luminaries such as R. Buckminster Fuller to Steve Jobs. Born in Manchester, England, Foster grew up in poverty, the son of a machine painter. He served in the Royal Air Force and worked in a local architect's office before returning to school for architecture. Foster went on to design the Reichstag, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banks headquarters in London and China, the new Wembley stadium and the British Museum's new court. He is also responsible for the design of Beijing's new airport, the Rossiya tower in Moscow, one of the towers at Ground Zero in Manhattan, as well as numerous other buildings around the world. In this insightful biography, Deyan Sudjic charts Foster's remarkable life and career.