Every time I've flown an aircraft, or visited a steelworks, or watched a panel-beater at work, I've learned something new that can be applied to buildings.

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• Norman Foster:

  The most amazing lesson in aerodynamics I ever had was the day I climbed a thermal in a glider at t

• Norman Foster:

  I was born in 1935, and as far back as I can remember, I was sketching designs. My first subject wa

• Norman Foster:

  Google has already tested robot cars in San Francisco. If they can navigate San Francisco, they can

• Norman Foster:

  Manhattan, one of the most moneyed spots on the planet, also has one of the greatest concentrations

• Norman Foster:

  I hope that any expansion of London will learn from the planning examples of some of its most desir

• Norman Foster:

  As an architect, you design for the present, with an awareness of the past, for a future which is e

• Norman Foster:

  You cannot separate the buildings out from the infrastructure of cites and the mobility of transit.

• Norman Foster:

  Everything we design is a response to the specific climate and culture of a particular place.

• Norman Foster:

  I describe the design process as like the tip of the iceberg. What you don't see is the long haul:

• Norman Foster:

  I think cars encapsulate the history of innovation and style - it's the other side of the coin of t