As an architect you design for the present, with an awareness of the past, for a future which is essentially unknown.
Norman FosterGoogle has already tested robot cars in San Francisco. If they can navigate San Francisco, they can probably manage just about anywhere.
Norman FosterI would never wear anything with a logo. That I really find difficult. It's a frustration that I'll find a nice shirt or something and it's got 50 prints of the logo on it - why do they do this?
Norman FosterSince Stonehenge, architects have always been at the cutting edge of technology. And you cant separate technology from the humanistic and spiritual content of a building.
Norman FosterDidn't think her vision was consistent with the ORC, especially the way the Council wishes to work with the ORC. For example, with regard to the zoning ordinance, the Council sees a comprehensive approach, the ORC wants to review the ordinances and simplify them. Pam's vision was counter to that.
Norman Foster