Winner of the Pritzker Prize and the Praemium Imperiale,<br>Norman Foster is one of the most innovative and forwardthinking<br>architects at work today. This volume features<br>approximately 1,400 plans, sketches, and photographs of<br>some of Foster s most renowned and celebrated international<br>projects, including Chek Lap Kok Airport in Hong Kong, Expo<br>Station in Singapore, the Valencia Congress Centre, The Sage<br>Gateshead, the Millau Viaduct in France, and the Swiss Re<br>tower in London, along with numerous other outstanding<br>works. Also included here are examples of Foster s striking<br>product designs and furniture.<br>In addition to offering insights into individual projects, the<br>book contextualises Foster s work, identifying themes and<br>connections across the decades, discussing influences and<br>inspirations, and invoking a host of historical, cultural and<br>architectural references. Above all, this overview reveals the key characteristics of Foster s distinctive design philosophy, showing how his integrity and attention to detail are evident in every built structure that bears the practice s name from the most impressive airport terminal to the most ergonomically functional door handle.