Foster + Partners is a British architectural, engineering, and integrated design practice founded in 1967 as Foster Associates by Norman Foster. It is the largest architectural firm in the UK with over 1,800 employees in 16 locations worldwide. History Established by Norman Foster as Foster Associates in 1967 shortly after leaving Team 4, the firm was renamed Sir Norman Foster and Partners Ltd in 1992 and shortened to Foster & Partners Ltd in 1999 to more accurately reflect the influence of the other lead architects. In 2007, the private equity company 3i took a stake in the practice. This was bought back by the practice in June 2014 to become wholly owned by the 140 partners. In October 2021, Foster + Partners was bought by a Canadian private investment firm Hennick & Company for an undisclosed sum, making it the single biggest shareholder of the practice. Foster will retain a controlling interest. Major projects Major projects, by year of completion and ordered by type, are: Masterplans More London, London, UK (1998–2000) Duisburg Inner Harbour, Germany (1991–2003) Trafalgar Square redevelopment, London, UK (1996–2003) Quartermile, Edinburgh, Scotland (2001–) Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2007–) West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong (2009) Thames Hub, UK (2011–) Central Square, Cardiff, Wales Amaravati, India (under construction) Bridges Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world (2004) Western Årsta Bridge, Sweden (1994/2005) Millennium Bridge, London, UK (1998–2002) Government Reichstag building redevelopment, Berlin, Germany (1999) London City Hall, UK (2002) New Supreme Court Building, Singapore (2005) Palace of Peace and Reconciliation, Astana, Kazakhstan (2006) Buenos Aires City Hall (new headquarters), Buenos Aires, Argentina (2015) Cultural Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK (1978) Clyde Auditorium, part of the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre complex, Glasgow (1997) Sackler Galleries, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK (1985–1991) Carré d'Art, Nîmes, France (1984–1993) American Air Museum, Imperial War Museum Duxford, UK (1997) – Stirling Prize Queen Elizabeth II Great Court redevelopment, British Museum, London, UK (2000) The Sage Gateshead, Gateshead, UK (1997–2004) The Zénith, Zénith de Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne, France (2004–2007) The Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., US (2004–2007) Winspear Opera House, Dallas, US (2003–2009) Art of the Americas Wing, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, US (1999–2010) Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center, Astana, Kazakhstan (2006–2010) Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York City, US (2008–2010) Extension to Lenbachhaus art museum, Munich, Germany