Foster flags Sainsbury Centre and Reichstag as ‘best’ work

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Three-time Stirling Prize winner also describes shock revelation that drove resolve to study architecture

Norman Foster has named his practice’s Sainsbury Centre in Norwich and its refurbishment of the Reichstag in Berlin as the buildings he is most proud of in his 60-plus year career.

The three-time Stirling Prize winner set out his reasoning in an interview where he also discussed the surprising revelation that drove his resolve to become an architect.

Foster, who turned 87 in June, also dismissed the prospect of retirement in his interview for BBC Radio 4’s This Cultural Life programme. “Why should I? I enjoy what I do,” he said.

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