Norman Foster is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Foster + Partners, an award-winning British architectural design and engineering firm, and the President of the Norman Foster Foundation. Based in Madrid with a global reach, the foundation promotes interdisciplinary thinking and research to help new generations of architects, designers and urbanists anticipate the future.

In this podcast, Norman Foster addresses the question of how crises have improved the quality of life of the cities, effectively transforming them. Foster uses the recent global covid-19 pandemic as an example of changing attitudes engendering positive changes within cities leading to the rebirth of the traditional European city. Reexploring housing, transportation, sustainability, technology and design through a holistic and innovative eye Norman Foster demonstrates ‘the only constant is change’, defining cities through their evolution and the power of city leaders. The ultimate city giving equal importance to sustainability and quality.

#NFFStories is a series of podcasts produced by the Norman Foster Foundation that aims to empower our community to make positive change. A new platform for people around the world to share and hear inspirational stories and ideas that are going to shape the future.

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