Tracy Alloway

We are going to be speaking to a very famous architect, Lord Norman Foster.

He is, of course, the founder of Foster and Partners.

And we are here with him in Madrid.

Thank you so much for coming on the show.

So how much of architecture is about dealing with real-world constraints?

Because I always think there's not just physics and finance, but you're also dealing with things like zoning.

And I guess in the UK, you're also dealing with listing requirements and things like that.

How much does that constrain you?

Cherry wood, plum wood.

Jo brought up the wood samples.

I can't help but notice that the majority of items in this room are related to transportation.

So cars and jets and trains as well.

I also read- The city.

But I also read in an older interview, I think someone asked you your favorite building and you replied, a jumbo jet.

Do you have an interest in engineering?

Should you have been an engineer instead of an architect?

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