Foster Associates
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Foster Associates is the renowned architectural practice established by British architect Norman Foster, known for its innovative, high-tech modernist designs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Foster Associates canonical | 6 |
| Foster + Associates | 1 |
| Foster and Associates | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T761938 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Foster Associates Context triple: [Norman Foster, founded, Foster Associates]
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A.
Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson
Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson was a prominent early 20th-century American architectural firm renowned for its Gothic Revival and collegiate designs, particularly churches and university buildings.
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B.
Edward Durell Stone & Associates
Edward Durell Stone & Associates was the architectural firm founded by prominent American modernist architect Edward Durell Stone, known for designing notable mid-20th-century buildings in the United States and abroad.
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C.
Arup Associates
Arup Associates is a multidisciplinary architectural and engineering firm known for designing innovative, high-performance buildings and cultural venues.
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D.
Holabird & Roche
Holabird & Roche was a prominent Chicago-based architectural firm known for its influential early skyscraper designs and major civic projects in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Ellerbe Becket
Ellerbe Becket is a major American architectural and engineering firm known for designing large-scale sports, entertainment, and public assembly venues worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Foster Associates Target entity description: Foster Associates is the renowned architectural practice established by British architect Norman Foster, known for its innovative, high-tech modernist designs.
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A.
Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson
Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson was a prominent early 20th-century American architectural firm renowned for its Gothic Revival and collegiate designs, particularly churches and university buildings.
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B.
Edward Durell Stone & Associates
Edward Durell Stone & Associates was the architectural firm founded by prominent American modernist architect Edward Durell Stone, known for designing notable mid-20th-century buildings in the United States and abroad.
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C.
Arup Associates
Arup Associates is a multidisciplinary architectural and engineering firm known for designing innovative, high-performance buildings and cultural venues.
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D.
Holabird & Roche
Holabird & Roche was a prominent Chicago-based architectural firm known for its influential early skyscraper designs and major civic projects in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Ellerbe Becket
Ellerbe Becket is a major American architectural and engineering firm known for designing large-scale sports, entertainment, and public assembly venues worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural practice
ⓘ
architecture firm ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ late 1960s ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Foster Associates
ⓘ
surface form:
Foster + Associates
Foster Associates ⓘ
surface form:
Foster and Associates
|
| architecturalStyle |
high-tech modernism
ⓘ
modernism ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British high-tech movement ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolvedInto | Foster + Partners ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
ⓘ
high-tech architecture ⓘ modernist architecture ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Norman Foster ⓘ |
| founder | Norman Foster ⓘ |
| hasClient |
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
ⓘ
Sainsbury family ⓘ Willis Faber and Dumas ⓘ |
| hasDesignApproach |
energy-conscious design
ⓘ
flexible open-plan interiors ⓘ integration of structure and services ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson |
Norman Foster
ⓘ
Wendy Cheesman ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Foster + Partners ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| industry | architecture ⓘ |
| locationCity |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| locationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableArchitect | Norman Foster ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressed structural systems
ⓘ
extensive use of glass and steel ⓘ innovative use of technology in architecture ⓘ |
| notableProjectType |
cultural buildings
ⓘ
office buildings ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| notableWork |
HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong
ⓘ
surface form:
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Headquarters, Hong Kong
Reichstag building ⓘ
surface form:
Renovation of the Reichstag dome, Berlin
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts ⓘ
surface form:
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich
Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters ⓘ
surface form:
Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters, Ipswich
|
| partOf | late 20th-century British architecture ⓘ |
| precededBy | Team 4 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Foster Associates Description of subject: Foster Associates is the renowned architectural practice established by British architect Norman Foster, known for its innovative, high-tech modernist designs.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Foster and Associates
this entity surface form:
Foster + Associates