With a career spanning more than six decades across multiple continents, Norman Foster stands among the most influential architects of the modern era. His work is defined by relentless innovation and a holistic approach to design, reshaping skylines while redefining the relationship between architecture, technology, society, and the environment.

This monograph presents Foster’s complete body of work, from his early collaborations with Richard Rogers and Richard Buckminster Fuller to the ambitious global projects that established his international reputation beginning in the 1980s. It also offers rare and revealing insight into the evolving working environments of Foster + Partners, from a modest apartment studio in Hampstead during the 1960s to the expansive, light-filled studio overlooking the Thames today.

Foster’s architecture is distinguished by its innovative modernism and longstanding commitment to sustainability. He is responsible for some of the world’s most recognizable buildings, including Apple Park in Cupertino, the Reichstag in Berlin, the Great Court of the British Museum in London, the Millau Viaduct in France, and the Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi.

Featuring an extensive introductory essay and detailed profiles of more than ninety major projects, this collection documents a lifetime of achievement and originality. Foster worked closely with the book’s author and designer, selecting photographs, drawings, and sketches from his personal archive. Alongside designs for furniture and interiors, these materials reveal his meticulous attention to detail at every scale, making the volume not only a definitive architectural chronicle but also an intimate portrait of its creator.

DETAILS • Author: Norman Foster • Publisher: Taschen • Format: Hardcover