2022

Joode Umweni, Coloma Convent Girls’ School, Croydon, Surrey, UK. Winner of the sixth Norman Foster Foundation Scholarship at The Bartlett School of Architecture

Joode Umweni prepared three projects: the topography project, the ‘water’ project and “my environment” project. All of them were focused on her thinking and the ways she gains inspiration for architectural design. The first project consisted of portrait drawings of her friends, incorporating a continuous ink line-drawing for the hair, and these lines were reminiscent of the mountainous landscapes that she climbed on an expedition she took on Snowdonia. In the second project she compared the fluidity of water, which she then connected to the fluidity of her identity through a multi-media A1 portrait of her great grandmother. Her third and final project drew attention to the impact of the passage of time on architectural perception on her street in South London.

2021

Iolo Rees, Art Foundation, Coleg Menai, Bangor, United Kingdom. Winner of the fifth Norman Foster Foundation Scholarship at The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College, London.

Iolo Rees impressed the jury by his intuitive outlook on a variety of phenomenological observations from the natural world. It was noted that he was able to confidently express his views and considerations that underpinned his iterative investigations in a wide variety of documentation methods and thoughtful discussion. Panelists enjoyed Iolo’s visual playfulness and were encouraged by his deeper concerns for expanding his inspirations from nature in the field of architecture.

2020

Jatin Naru, Royal Grammar School Newcastle, UK. Winner of the fourth Norman Foster Foundation Scholarship at The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College, London.

Jatin Naru impressed the jury with his inspirational leadership skills, his hard work, and talent. Naru’s work stood out from those of the other candidates as he organized a series of workshops and other community-led projects where he inspired young students to create models, drawings, and other forms of 3D structures. In addition, his work demonstrated a high level of intellectual engagement and a unique palette of analytical skills. This is the fourth year that the Norman Foster Foundation Scholarship has been awarded.

2019

Kate Taylor, Europa School, UK. Winner of the third Norman Foster Foundation Scholarship at The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College, London.

Kate Taylor impressed the jury with her creative ambition. Kate’s work brings a fresh perspective to the search for sustainable, ecological and cost-effective ways to confront the greatest social obstacles we now face. This is the third year that the Norman Foster Foundation Scholarship has been awarded, and the Foundation is proud to note that the profiles of student applicants only increase in strength and diversity every year.

2018

Grace Baker, Loughborough University, UK. Winner of the second Norman Foster Foundation Scholarship at The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College, London.

Grace Baker impressed the jury with her sense of creative enquiry. This is the second year that the Norman Foster Foundation Scholarship has been awarded and the jury’s overall impression is that the initiative is going from strength to strength.

2017

Alice Shanahan, Ripon Grammar School, UK. Winner of the first Norman Foster Foundation Scholarship at The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College, London.

The jury agreed that Alice Shanahan’s work was the most accomplished and sophisticated of all the candidates. Shanahan’s work lays as much emphasis on the process of making and drawing as it does on the final product. She has shown herself to be a genuine, mature student who thinks like an architect; she has a delightful and perceptive spatial sense, but also has a good idea of how a scholarly approach could be beneficial for her future life and career.