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Norman Foster pioneered high-tech architecture with sustainable masterpieces like the Gherkin and Hearst Tower, earning the 1999 Pritzker Prize for revolutionizing urban design worldwide.
About
Pritzker Prize winner Norman Foster redefined global skylines with icons like London's Gherkin, New York's Hearst Tower, and Berlin's Reichstag dome, blending bold engineering with sustainability across hundreds of projects. Now in his 90s, he steers Foster + Partners' ambitious slate, including a supertall skyscraper reshaping Miami's waterfront and masterplans for Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium. His Norman Foster Foundation drives sustainable urban futures, partnering with MIT on clean energy and UN efforts for Kharkiv's rebuild, while the firm tackles net-zero towers and lunar habitats. Foster's Miami ties deepen through this skyline-defining tower, amplifying South Florida's architectural evolution amid his worldwide push for climate-adaptive cities.
