Today, Manuela Carmena, mayor of Madrid, and Norman Foster, president of the Norman Foster Foundation, inaugurated the Foundation in Madrid by hosting the Future is Now forum.

The forum was held in the Royal Theatre and brought together 1,800 attendees, including 1,100 students from national and international universities as well as members of a rising generation of professionals interested in architecture, art, new technology and culture – areas in which the Foundation is focusing its work. The event was dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary thinking as a means of helping up-and-coming architects, urbanists and designers from various fields anticipate the challenges of the future.

Watch the Forum here.