Foster: Global warming is a design issue we can solve

Norman Foster and John Kerry at COP26 in Glasgow 1

Architect draws parallels with space race spawning the environmental movement

The climate crisis is a design issue that we have the brains to solve, Norman Foster told an event at COP26.

Speaking at an event in Glasgow with former US secretary of state John Kerry, the architect draw parallels with the space race – and revealed how he first became interested in environmental concerns in the 1960s.

The pair – who are neighbours in Martha’s Vineyard, the New England holiday island favoured by the rich and famous – were the keynote guests at a breakfast organised by C40, a global network of mayors.

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