All Norman Foster Quotes
- As an architect you design for the present, with an awareness of the past, for a future which is essentially unknown. Architect
- Everything inspires me; sometimes I think I see things others don’t. Don T
- The pencil and computer are, if left to their own devices, equally dumb and only as good as the person driving them. Architecture
- Didn't think her vision was consistent with the ORC, especially the way the Council wishes to work with the ORC. For example, with regard to… Approach
- Control is the wrong word. The practice is very much about sharing, and, in any creative practice, some individuals, whether partners or directors, are much… Any
- I'm not a creature of habit. I like to find things from unexpected sources. Creature
- Architecture is an expression of values. Architecture
- It takes a lot of effort to make a building look effortless. Building
- Our object in life should be to accumulate a great number of grand questions to be asked and resolved in eternity ... Accumulate
- I think you never stop learning. Learning
- The most amazing lesson in aerodynamics I ever had was the day I climbed a thermal in a glider at the same time as an… Aerodynamics
- I was born in 1935, and as far back as I can remember, I was sketching designs. My first subject was an aircraft, which I… Aircraft
- Google has already tested robot cars in San Francisco. If they can navigate San Francisco, they can probably manage just about anywhere. Already Tested
- I hope that any expansion of London will learn from the planning examples of some of its most desirable areas such as Chelsea, Notting Hill,… All
- You cannot separate the buildings out from the infrastructure of cites and the mobility of transit. Buildings
- Everything we design is a response to the specific climate and culture of a particular place. Climate
- The Italians have long known what makes a livable town or city. City
- I travel continuously, and I see many cities, but there is nowhere like London. Cities
- I hope that any expansion of London will learn from the planning examples of some of its most desirable areas such as Chelsea, Notting Hill,… All
- When the Great Fire of London destroyed most of the medieval city in 1666, Christopher Wren was invited to design a new one. Within days,… Been
- In Britain, the idea one could go from blue-collar beginnings to the university was so far out, it was quite unthinkable. I took a variety… Beginnings
- Anything that reduces fuel consumption and cuts down on greenhouse gasses is good news. Consumption