Balancing act: social housing in Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain, by ...

‘‘it is the simplest box we have ever built, and in fact, the hardest part of the job was convincing the contractors that other than the cost of the materials to extend the balcony slabs this would be no different from building the basic box.’’ Ultimately, Loewenberg

Lord Foster’s focus on a seemingly intractable problem, slum dwelling, has taken him, his team, and the Norman Foster Foundation (a nonprofit institution) to different parts of the world to meet with experts in solar power and in infrastructure that doesn’t rely on soil (such as boats and airplanes).