Wendy Foster

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Wendy Cheesman Foster
Wendy Foster, née Cheesman.jpg
Born
Wendy Ann Cheesman

1937[1]
Died15 January 1989 (aged 51)[2][3]
NationalityBritish
Alma materYale School of Architecture
OccupationArchitect
Spouse(s)Norman Foster
(m. 1964)
Children4 sons[4]
PracticeTeam 4 (1963–67)
Foster Associates (1967–1989)
BuildingsCreek Vean (Team 4), Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Willis Faber and Dumas building, HSBC Building in Hong Kong (Foster Associates)

Wendy Ann Foster, née Cheesman, (1937 – 15 January 1989)[1][3] was a British architect and co-founder of Team 4 and Foster Associates.

Career[]

Creek Vean, Feock, Cornwall

Team 4 was an architectural firm, established in 1963 by architecture graduates Su Rogers (née Brumwell), Wendy Cheesman, Norman Foster and Richard Rogers.[5][6] The firm originally included Wendy Cheesman's sister Georgie Wolton who, as the only qualified architect of the group, allowed the practice to function. Georgie Cheesman left after only a few months, leaving the remaining members to try to pass their professional exams while continuing to practice.[5]

The notable buildings that she worked on while at Team 4, includes the first ever house to win a RIBA award - Creek Vean House, Feock, Cornwall, England (1966), Reliance Controls factory, Swindon (1967), Jaffe House (also known as Skybreak House), which was Humphrey Spender's house, Maldon, Essex (1965-1966) and Wates Housing, Coulsdon, Surrey (1965), all in England.[7]

By June 1967, Foster and Rogers, had both decided to dissolve the firm.[8][9] The Rogerses (Richard and Su) established Richard and Su Rogers Architects and the Fosters (Norman Foster and Wendy Foster, née Cheesman)[6] established Foster Associates.[6] The notable buildings that Wendy Foster was involved in include Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Willis Faber and Dumas building, and the HSBC Building in Hong Kong.

Private life[]

Wendy Cheesman was the former girlfriend of Richard Rogers. She went on to marry Norman Foster in 1964.[10][6] Wendy Foster died of cancer in 1989, when she was still a partner/director at Foster Associates.[4][3]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Norman Foster: Man of steel". The Independent. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  3. ^ a b c "Foster Associates Ltd: Directors Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 April 1989". Companies House. Retrieved 2017-09-10.[dead link]
  4. ^ a b "Foster's brew". Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on February 26, 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  5. ^ a b Ian Lambot (Ed.), "Norman Foster: Buildings and Projects Volume 1 1964-1973", Watermark Publications (1991), ISBN 1-873200-01-3. Chapter 1 "Team 4" by Sir Richard Rogers, pp. 14-15
  6. ^ a b c d "The Guardian Profile: Sir Norman Foster: The master builder". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  7. ^ Hall, Jane (Writer on architecture) (16 October 2019). Breaking ground : architecture by women. London. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-7148-7927-7. OCLC 1099690151.
  8. ^ "El talento es importante, pero lo es más la constancia y el esfuerzo". Gonzalo Carazo. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  9. ^ "Richard Rogers, Architect (1933-), From the House to the City". Design Museum. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  10. ^ "Reaching for the sky". The Independent. Retrieved 10 September 2017.


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