Photographer Jose Manuel Ballester provides an intimate look inside the Norman Foster Foundation in Madrid for his book Spaces, detailing the architect's vast collection that ranges from a car owned by Le Corbusier to a model of Apple Park.
Founded in 1999, the Norman Foster Foundation supports the development of the new generations of architects, designers and urbanists via interdisciplinary programmes and projects designed to encourage them to research the future of cities.
North view of the pavilion, with the Voisin G7 Lumineuse car once owned by Le Corbusier and Storm Prototype II by Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, both reflected in the vitrine and ceiling. The photographs, on loan from the Le Corbusier Foundation, show the car in the context of his architecture Holding over 74,000 objects dating from 1950 to the present day, the Foundation's archive, library and study spaces are housed in a historic former residential palace on the Calle Monte Esquinza.
Details of maquettes for Foster + Partner's Apple Park, with a model of the final version in the foreground
A pavilion built in its courtyard was designed by Norman Foster's studio within the foundation.
Made from glazed walls that support a fibreglass roof, the single-storey structure is used for programmes and events, as well as housing a collection of items that have personally inspired Foster throughout his career.
The Heritage Gallery, with models showing the evolution of the design for the eagle in the Reichstag in Berli...