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Norman Foster's Iconic Buildings
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Building↕ | City↕ | Country↕ | Completed↕ | Height (m)↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin) | London | United Kingdom | 2,003 | 180 | Diagrid curving tower, Stirling Prize finalist, aerodynamic form reduces wind loads |
| Apple Park (Apple Campus 2) | Cupertino | United States | 2,017 | 22 | Ring-shaped 2.8 million sq ft headquarters, largest curved glass panels, Steve Jobs' last project |
| Reichstag Dome | Berlin | Germany | 1,999 | 47 | Glass cupola with spiral ramps over German parliament, symbol of transparent democracy |
| Hearst Tower | New York | United States | 2,006 | 182 | Diagrid tower rising from 1928 art deco base, LEED Gold, 20 percent steel savings |
| Millau Viaduct | Millau | France | 2,004 | 343 | Tallest bridge in the world, cable-stayed over Tarn gorge, with engineer Michel Virlogeux |
| HSBC Main Building | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 1,985 | 180 | Suspension-bridge structure, modular high-tech icon, most expensive building on completion |
| Commerzbank Tower | Frankfurt | Germany | 1,997 | 259 | First ecological skyscraper, sky gardens every nine floors, natural ventilation |
| Beijing Daxing Airport (with Zaha Hadid) | Beijing | China | 2,019 | 50 | Starfish terminal, 700,000 sq m, one of largest single-building airport terminals |
| Stansted Airport Terminal | London | United Kingdom | 1,991 | 15 | Inverted tree structural trees, lightweight floating roof, template for modern airports |
| Bloomberg European HQ | London | United Kingdom | 2,017 | 51 | Stirling Prize 2018, bronze blades facade, Vortex ramp, most sustainable office in the world |
| Swiss Re HQ (Baar-Steinhausen) | Zurich | Switzerland | 2,017 | 40 | Low-rise corporate campus with timber atrium |
| Wembley Stadium | London | United Kingdom | 2,007 | 133 | 315 m signature arch, largest single-span roof structure in the world |
| Torre Caja Madrid (Cepsa Tower) | Madrid | Spain | 2,008 | 250 | Cuatro Torres skyline icon, triple-core arch structure, sky lobbies |
| Palace of Peace and Reconciliation | Astana | Kazakhstan | 2,006 | 62 | 77 m glass-and-steel pyramid, UN-style congress hall, opera house inside |
| Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts | Norwich | United Kingdom | 1,978 | 15 | Early Foster high-tech masterpiece, aluminum shed housing art collection |
| Great Court at British Museum | London | United Kingdom | 2,000 | 20 | Tessellated glass roof, largest covered public square in Europe |
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