IN THIS PPT, WELL DESCRIBED ABOUT NORMAN FOSTER AND HIS WORKS

1. INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECT
BY DEVESH ANAND (161110031)

2. AR. NORMAN FOSTER
• LIFE HISTORY
• DESIGN CONCEPT
• PHILOSPHY
• THOUGHT
• WORKS

3. LIFE HISTORY
• 1935 - born in Manchester
• 1956 - left the Royal Air Force
• 1961 - graduated from the Manchester University
School of Architecture
• 1963 - finished a Master’s Degree in Architecture from Yale University
• 1963 - set up Team 4 Architects
• 1967 - founded Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners (designer). After
graduating from Manchester
University School of Architecture
and City Planning in 1961

4. ACHIEVEMENTS
• Won over150 Awards
• NumerousHonoraryDegreesfromuniversitiesaroundthe
world
• 1990Knighthood
• 1998/2004StirlingPrize
• 1999LifePeerage
• 1999PritzkerPrize
• 2006/2008 Most AdmiredArchitect(AJ 100)
• 2007Aga Khan Awardfor Architecture
British architect
Norman Foster
receives an
award during
'Save The
Children' Awards
2011
Council member
Lord Jacob
Rothschild
presents the
Golden Plate
Award to British
architect Lord
Norman Foster
Lord Norman
Foster with a
golden replica of
his brain

5. Over 1250 team
members
assigned to 7
teams
Received over
470 awards and
citations
Won more than
86 competitions
80+ Projects in
over 50 countries
FOSTER +
PARTNER
FOSTER
+
PARTNERS
OFFICE IN DUBAI

6. DESIGN CONCEPT
INSPIRED BY STREAMLINED BODIES

7. NORMAN WAS INSPIRED
BY THE DESIGN OF
AIRCRAFTS AND THE
WAY THAT
STREAMLINED BODIES
INTERACTED BY THE
WIND

8. DESIGN PHILOSPHY
GOING BACK TO BASICS

9. The structure that holds it up
The services that allow it to work
The ecology of the building
The materials used were light in mass.
The character of the spaces
The relationship of the buildings to the skyline or streetscape
Architecture is generated by the needs of people, both material and
spiritual

10. THE BEST ARCHITECTURE COMES FROM A SYNTHESIS
OF ALL THE ELEMENTS THAT SEPARATELY COMPRISE A
BUILDING
A FINAL THOUGHT

11. DESIGN ELEMENTS
FLEXIBLE SPACE
AIMS T O CREATE LOCALIZED
COMMUNITIES
STREBGTH OF SIZE
CURVED LINES
OPEN PLAN
NATURAL LIGHTS
BUILDING MATERIALS
ATTENTION IN DETAIL
Green power: wind and solar
SOCIAL
FOCUS
+
MODERN
ELEGANTISM

12. WORKS
SET TO TRANSFORM THE GLOBAL LANDSCAPE

13. LIST OF SOME OF HIS FAMOUS PROJECTS
HEARST
TOWER
CITY HALL
LONDON
WILLIS
BUILDING
WEMBLEY
STADIUM
THE BOW 8 CANADA
SQUARE
CRYSTAL
ISLAND
30 ST MARY
AXE

14. LONDON
CITY HALL
A STEP AHEAD TO NEO FUTURISM

15. IT IS THE HEADQUARTER OF LONDON
AUTHORITY
HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING IS 45
METRE
ARCHITECTURE STYLE :MODERN
ARCHITECTURE HIGH TECH
ARCHITECTURE NEO FUTURISM

16. The distinctive outer shell and unique framework
10 storey building.
Oval form enables the building to perform consuming
only the minimum amount of energy necessary.
Use of steel formwork for the slab results in a reduction
of costs in construction waste.

17. Theinclinedsteelcolumn
system-costeffectiveness,-
simplicity,-easily
constructed
Circularsteelcolumns508
mmin diameterarelined
up on topof eachother
floortofloorandareangled
tolineup withthefloor
plate
DESIGN INSPIRATION
Steel formwork
Circular column

18. ROOF
• It is having the symbolic import of unification, ecological function by
collecting and conserving solar energy and also handling natural ventilation
• Obsession with light
• This dome funnels light into the building during the daytime
Roofwithdomefunnels

19. The roof of City Hall is
provided with a completed
installation of photovoltaic
solar panels.
Running along the interior
atrium is a stepped ramp
which continues spirling
up above the debating
chamber.

20. SUBJECTED TO REDUCE
THE ENERGY
CONSUMPTION OF 25 %
OF A TYPICAL AIR
CONDITONED EFFECT
SPHERICAL FORM
MINIMISES SURFACE
AREA REDUCING HEAT
AND GAIN LOSS
RESPONSIVE CLADDING
SYSTEM
LOW LEVEL AIR SUPPLY
NO BOILERS NO
CHILLERS

22. BUILDING FORMS PROVIDE WELL SHADING
PASSIVE COOLING WITH CHILLED COOLINGS
PEAK DEMAND MONTHS SELF SHADING
MODERATE MONTHS REFLECTING AND COOLING
WINTER MONTHS PERMISSIVE

23. THE BEST ARCHITECTURE COMES FROM A
SYNTHESIS OF ALL THE ELEMENTS THAT
SEPARATELY COMPRISES THE BUILDING
RENEWABLE
BUILDING
MATERIALS
BUILDING MATERIALS

24. PLAN

25. SECTIO
N

26. VIEW

28. 30
ST
MARY
AXE
THE GHERKIN

29. Floors: 40 floors Height: 179.8
meters Estimated actual area :
~500,000 sq. ft.
The building provides
approximately 500,000 square ft
of office space
Each floor is circular and
comprises an outer ring with
equally spaced radial beams

30. 30 St Mary Axe, better known as the Gherkin
because is floor plan resembled asliced pickle.
Flexible and environmentally sound office
space in London.
London’s first ecological green tall building.
It is the second highest building in the City of
London

32. UNIQUE FORM
A UNIQUE FORM• Constructed on a
diagrid structure
Made of 5,500 glass panels• Only
piece of curved glass is the lens
Radial floor design with each
floor is rotated 5°
Smaller footprint allows for a
public plaza
Aerodynamic shape creates less
downdraft

33. Differing air
pressures and
double skin
façade allow
for natural
ventilation
Six spiralling
light wells
allow daylight
to flood down
onto the floors
Windows open
when external
temperature is
between 20°C
and 26°C and
wind speed is
less than 10
mph
Windows and
blinds are
computer
controlled

34. Tempe
rature
can be
contro
lled in
severa
l
separa
te
zones
on
each
floor
•
Building
can
potentia
lly turn
off
mechan
ical
tempera
ture
system
40% of
the year
Main
energy
source
is gas•
Building
was
suppos
ed to
consum
e 50%
less
energy•
The
buildin
g uses
open
window
s and
natural
ventilat
ion to
reduce
energy
costs

35. The tower is
aerodynamically
designed to reduce
wind load on the
structure, whilst the
lower part tapers so
that wind wraps
around the tower
• Gas is the main fuel
used hence it will only
generate half the
carbon emission.•
Overall energy serving
is up to 50%.
Each of the two main
stairwells contains
1,037 stairs.• The 23
lifts vary in velocity
from 1 metre per
second to 6 meters
per second.
Dimensions• Height to
top of dome: 179.8 m•
Number of floors
above ground: 40• Site
area:0.57 hectares
(1.4 acres)• Net
accommodations
areas:• Office 46,450
m2• Retail 1,400 m2•
Office floor-floor: 4.15
m

36. THE 18TH BEST SKYSCRAPPER IN THE
WORLD .AND MENTIONED OVER 8
AWARDS FOR THIS BEAUTIFULL
ELEGANT AERODYNAMIC DESIGN

37. THANK
YOU