Studio Foster + Partners

Foster + Partners is a global sustainable architecture, urban planning, engineering and design studio founded by Norman Foster in 1967. With offices around the world, the firm works as one entity that is both ethnically and culturally diverse, with people at the center of all our efforts. On this page, you can learn more about our firm's structure, our approach to diversity and inclusion, CSER's commitment and sustainability manifesto, integrated design, and specialized teams.

Norman Foster is the founder and executive chairman of Foster + Partners, a global architecture, urban planning and design studio rooted in sustainability. He was born in Manchester and, after graduating from the University of Manchester with a degree in architecture and urban planning in 1961, he was awarded a Henry Fellowship at Yale University, where he was a Fellow of Jonathan Edwards College and earned a Master of Architecture degree.