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Facts

Also Known As Lord Norman Foster of Thames Bank • Norman Robert Foster
Born June 1, 1935 (age 91) • near Manchester • England
Awards And Honors Praemium Imperiale (2002) • Pritzker Prize (1999)

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Norman Foster: Reichstag
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Museum of Modern Art
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Japanese architect
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