Wendy Foster

Wendy Ann Foster, née Cheesman, (September 1937 – 15 January 1989)[1][3] was a British architect and co-founder of Team 4 and Foster Associates.

Wendy Cheesman Foster
Born
Wendy Ann Cheesman

September 1937[1]
Died15 January 1989 (aged 51)[2][3]
NationalityBritish
Alma materYale School of Architecture
OccupationArchitect
Spouse(s)Norman Foster
(m. 1964)
Children4 sons[4]
PracticeTeam 4 (1963-67)
Foster Associates (1967-1989)
BuildingsCreek Vean (Team 4), Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Willis Faber and Dumas building, HSBC Building in Hong Kong (Foster Associates)

Private life

Wendy Cheesman's sister is Georgie Wolton, née Cheesman, who is also a qualified architect. She was the former girlfriend of Richard Rogers and later went on to marry Norman Foster in 1964.[5][6] Wendy Foster died of cancer in 1989, when she was still a partner/director at Foster Associates.[4][3]

Career
Creek Vean, Feock, Cornwall

Team 4 was an architectural firm, established in 1963 by architecture graduates Su Rogers (née Brumwell), Wendy Cheesman, Norman Foster and Richard Rogers.[7][6] The firm originally included Wendy Cheesman's sister Georgie Wolton who, as the only qualified architect of the group, allowed the practice to function. Georgie Cheeseman left after only a few months, leaving the remaining members to try to pass their professional exams while continuing to practice.[7]

The notable buildings that she worked on while at Team 4, includes the first ever house to win a RIBA award - Creek Vean House, Feock, Cornwall, England (1966), Reliance Controls factory, Swindon (1967), Jaffe House (also known as Skybreak House), which was Humphrey Spender's house, Maldon, Essex (1965-1966) and Wates Housing, Coulsdon, Surrey (1965), all in England.[8]

By June 1967, Foster and Rogers, had both decided to dissolve the firm.[9][10] The Rogers' (Richard Rogers and Su Rogers) established Richard and Su Rogers Architects and the Fosters (Norman Foster and Wendy Foster, née Cheesman),[6] established Foster Associates.[6] The notable buildings that Wendy Foster was involved in include Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Willis Faber and Dumas building, and the HSBC Building in Hong Kong.

See also

References
  1. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. "Norman Foster: Man of steel". The Independent. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  3. "Foster Associates Ltd: Directors Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 April 1989". Companies House. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  4. "Foster's brew". Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  5. "Reaching for the sky". The Independent. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. "The Guardian Profile: Sir Norman Foster: The master builder". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  7. Ian Lambot (Ed.), "Norman Foster: Buildings and Projects Volume 1 1964-1973", Watermark Publications (1991), ISBN 1-873200-01-3. Chapter 1 "Team 4" by Sir Richard Rogers, pp. 14-15
  8. Hall, Jane (Writer on architecture) (16 October 2019). Breaking ground : architecture by women. London. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-7148-7927-7. OCLC 1099690151.
  9. "El talento es importante, pero lo es más la constancia y el esfuerzo". Gonzalo Carazo. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  10. "Richard Rogers, Architect (1933-), From the House to the City". Design Museum. Retrieved 2009-10-04.


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