About Foster & Partners

Foster + Partners is a global studio for sustainable architecture, urbanism, engineering and design, founded by Norman Foster in 1967. With offices across the world, the practice works as a single entity that is both ethnically and culturally diverse, with people central to all our endeavours. On this page you can find out more about our Practice Structure, approach to Diversity & Inclusion, CSER Commitment and Sustainability Manifesto, Integrated Design and Specialist teams. Practice Structure The partners, who are all shareholders, are the core of the practice. They are central to our continuing evolution and take responsibility for all projects, which are shared amongst our six architectural studios. Maintaining the design ethos of the practice, the Design Board reviews every project at all its different stages. Day-to-day management of the practice is provided by the Management Board, which is drawn from the wider group of senior partners and partners. The Partnership Board then oversees the strategic direction of the entire practice. Sustainability Sustainability is at the heart of our design approach. We audit projects against global standards as well as our own, more comprehensive, Responsibility Framework. To build sustainably requires us to design holistically, driven by our unique integrated approach. Every project starts with fresh thinking, leading to innovative solutions that are tailor-made to site, user and climate. Integrated Design teams We have always believed that good, responsible design is only possible with significant contributions from different disciplines. This allows us to rapidly explore a wide range of solutions from many points of view. Our architectural teams design and deliver projects from the earliest sketch through to strategic design, construction drawings and completion. They work closely with our specialist design teams throughout the process to deliver an integrated vision. These teams include structural and environmental engineering, sustainability, urban and landscape design, industrial design, workplace and interior design together with our own research teams.