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Norman Foster Quotes

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, Belgravia and Mayfair. All are characterised by high density and a generosity of green spaces. They are all pedestrian-friendly with shops, entertainment, restaurants and pubs within easy walking distance Picture Quote #1

I tend to move between turtlenecks and shirts and ties. I don’t really have a uniform in the sense that some people might Picture Quote #1

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, Belgravia and Mayfair. All are characterised by high density and a generosity of green spaces Picture Quote #1

There are those airports which make you feel better, and there are those airports that, when you go there, your heart sinks: you can’t wait to get out of there. They both function as airports, but it’s the things that you can’t measure that make them different Picture Quote #1

The only honourable work my parents knew was blue-collar. But while my father Robert ran a pawnbroker’s shop, and my mother was a waitress, I moved into a middle-class world with a level of security they never knew Picture Quote #1

I love flying; I love aircraft, and you could say I’ve had a love affair with flight since I was a child. I travel a huge amount. I use airports, and as a pilot, I’ve flown in and out of airports thousands of times, so really, I have a fairly broad perspective Picture Quote #1

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I describe the design process as like the tip of the iceberg. What you don’t see is the long haul: all the endless auditing and things like that Picture Quote #1

I’m not a creature of habit. I like to find things from unexpected sources Picture Quote #1

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, he had drawn up an elegant grid of broad boulevards leading to majestic squares, but it came to nothing - the existing landowners wanted things as they had been Picture Quote #1

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 of jobs to pay for tuition - from ice-cream salesman to night-club bouncer. Whatever earned the most money in the least time Picture Quote #1

There’s a snobbery at work in architecture. The subject is too often treated as a fine art, delicately wrapped in mumbo-jumbo. In reality, it’s an all-embracing discipline taking in science, art, maths, engineering, climate, nature, politics, economics Picture Quote #1

A life-threatening illness or two certainly gives you an awareness of your own mortality. It heightens your sense of gratitude for things that previously, if you’ve not taken them for granted, you perhaps never appreciated how precious they were. That’s almost a platitude, but one has to state the obvious Picture Quote #1

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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 eagle. I witnessed, close up, effortlessness and lightness combined with strength, precision and determination Picture Quote #1

Since Stonehenge, architects have always been at the cutting edge of technology. And you can’t separate technology from the humanistic and spiritual content of a building Picture Quote #1

I think you never stop learning Picture Quote #1

If you weren’t an optimist, it would be impossible to be an architect Picture Quote #1

It takes a lot of effort to make a building look effortless Picture Quote #1

Architecture is an expression of values Picture Quote #1

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Everything inspires me; sometimes I think I see things others don’t Picture Quote #1

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 closer to certain projects than I could ever be Picture Quote #1

I tend to move between turtlenecks and shirts and ties. I don’t really have a uniform in the sense that some people might Picture Quote #1

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 imagined myself piloting Picture Quote #1

You cannot separate the buildings out from the infrastructure of cites and the mobility of transit Picture Quote #1

Manhattan, one of the most moneyed spots on the planet, also has one of the greatest concentrations of people in its skyscrapers. Its also, of course, the place where every architect wants to build his tower Picture Quote #1

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Our object in life should be to accumulate a great number of grand questions to be asked and resolved in eternity Picture Quote #1

I’m not a creature of habit. I like to find things from unexpected sources Picture Quote #1

The pencil and computer are, if left to their own devices, equally dumb and only as good as the person driving them Picture Quote #1

As an architect you design for the present, with an awareness of the past, for a future which is essentially unknown Picture Quote #1

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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, Belgravia and Mayfair. All are characterised by high density and a generosity of green spaces. They are all pedestrian-friendly with shops, entertainment, restaurants and pubs within easy walking distance (Norman Foster Quotes) I tend to move between turtlenecks and shirts and ties. I don’t really have a uniform in the sense that some people might. (Norman Foster Quotes) 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, Belgravia and Mayfair. All are characterised by high density and a generosity of green spaces. (Norman Foster Quotes) There are those airports which make you feel better, and there are those airports that, when you go there, your heart sinks: you can’t wait to get out of there. They both function as airports, but it’s the things that you can’t measure that make them different. (Norman Foster Quotes) The only honourable work my parents knew was blue-collar. But while my father Robert ran a pawnbroker’s shop, and my mother was a waitress, I moved into a middle-class world with a level of security they never knew. (Norman Foster Quotes) I love flying; I love aircraft, and you could say I’ve had a love affair with flight since I was a child. I travel a huge amount. I use airports, and as a pilot, I’ve flown in and out of airports thousands of times, so really, I have a fairly broad perspective. (Norman Foster Quotes) I describe the design process as like the tip of the iceberg. What you don’t see is the long haul: all the endless auditing and things like that. (Norman Foster Quotes) I’m not a creature of habit. I like to find things from unexpected sources. (Norman Foster Quotes) 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, he had drawn up an elegant grid of broad boulevards leading to majestic squares, but it came to nothing - the existing landowners wanted things as they had been. (Norman Foster Quotes) 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 of jobs to pay for tuition - from ice-cream salesman to night-club bouncer. Whatever earned the most money in the least time. (Norman Foster Quotes) There’s a snobbery at work in architecture. The subject is too often treated as a fine art, delicately wrapped in mumbo-jumbo. In reality, it’s an all-embracing discipline taking in science, art, maths, engineering, climate, nature, politics, economics. (Norman Foster Quotes) A life-threatening illness or two certainly gives you an awareness of your own mortality. It heightens your sense of gratitude for things that previously, if you’ve not taken them for granted, you perhaps never appreciated how precious they were. That’s almost a platitude, but one has to state the obvious. (Norman Foster Quotes) 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 eagle. I witnessed, close up, effortlessness and lightness combined with strength, precision and determination. (Norman Foster Quotes) Since Stonehenge, architects have always been at the cutting edge of technology. And you can’t separate technology from the humanistic and spiritual content of a building (Norman Foster Quotes) I think you never stop learning (Norman Foster Quotes) If you weren’t an optimist, it would be impossible to be an architect (Norman Foster Quotes) It takes a lot of effort to make a building look effortless (Norman Foster Quotes) Architecture is an expression of values (Norman Foster Quotes) Everything inspires me; sometimes I think I see things others don’t (Norman Foster Quotes) 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 closer to certain projects than I could ever be (Norman Foster Quotes) I tend to move between turtlenecks and shirts and ties. I don’t really have a uniform in the sense that some people might (Norman Foster Quotes) 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 imagined myself piloting (Norman Foster Quotes) You cannot separate the buildings out from the infrastructure of cites and the mobility of transit (Norman Foster Quotes) Manhattan, one of the most moneyed spots on the planet, also has one of the greatest concentrations of people in its skyscrapers. Its also, of course, the place where every architect wants to build his tower (Norman Foster Quotes) Our object in life should be to accumulate a great number of grand questions to be asked and resolved in eternity (Norman Foster Quotes) I’m not a creature of habit. I like to find things from unexpected sources (Norman Foster Quotes) The pencil and computer are, if left to their own devices, equally dumb and only as good as the person driving them (Norman Foster Quotes) As an architect you design for the present, with an awareness of the past, for a future which is essentially unknown (Norman Foster Quotes)