In the Footsteps of Wren: the Architecture of Norman Foster and Richard Rogers

12 February 2026 MKHA Webmaster MKHA member events, Speaker meetings 0

Reichstag Dome, Norman Ffoster
Reichstag Dome designed by Norman Foster Ank Kumar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Arts Society North Bucks

Thursday, 12th March 2026 at 11.00 am
Lovat Hall, Silver Street, Newport Pagnell MK16 0EJ

Whenever a radical building appears, someone, somewhere, insists: “Christopher Wren would be turning in his grave.”

That barb was certainly endured by Richard Rogers and Norman Foster, who embraced modernism, building in steel, glass and concrete, while Wren designed in the classical style, using timber and stone. However, when Rogers was awarded the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture, the citation observed that he was “the rightful heir to the traditions of Wren”. And the same might very well be said of Foster.

Speaker: Brian Stater.  Brian lectured at University College London for 25 years, retiring in 2021. He has a lifelong enthusiasm for photography.

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