Norman Foster

Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank Norman Robert Foster, OM, FRIBA, FCSD, RDI, (Hong Kong translation of Huo Langming; English: Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, June 1, 1935 -), a British architect, graduated from the University of Manchester in 1961 and went to Yale University to study for a master's degree. Before forming Team Four with Richard Rogers, he worked for Fuller and founded his own firm, Foster Associates, in 1967. He received the Royal Gold Medal in 1983 and was knighted in 1990. In 1997, he was included in the Register of Distinguished Persons by the Queen of England and received the Order of Merit. In 1999, he was created a life peer, Baron Foster of Thames Bank. Huo Langming is a representative figure of high-tech architectural style and a master in the construction industry. He is best known for his design of commercial buildings for financial institutions and airport buildings. The Hong Kong HSBC Headquarters Building built in 1986 made him famous in the international architectural world. The subsequent Frankfurt Commerzbank and Hong Kong International Airport made his reputation reach its peak in the architectural world. He won the Stirling Award for the Imperial War Museum; in 2004, he won the award for the London skyscraper No. 30 St. Mary Aix, commonly known as the "Gherkin". He is the second British architect to win the Stirling Prize twice. He was also the 1999 Pritzker Prize winner. Because the Millennium Bridge was once closed due to excessive shaking, British tabloids dubbed it "Lord Wobbly".