Based in Madrid and operating globally, The Norman Foster Foundation is a non-profit promoting holistic education and interdisciplinary thinking and research. 

Followed from the Future is Now forum held in Madrid's Royal Theater on the 1st of June, Mayor of Madrid and Lord Foster brought together leading figures in the fields of science, design, architecture, politics, art, economics and history, to a capacity audience of 2,000 and 75,000 online viewers. 

With the support of the Rolex Institute, the Foundation will host week-long events in its Madrid Headquarters in November 2017. Grants will be awarded to ten students from around the world for a series of talks, think tanks and workshops led by key individuals, including Norman Foster, on issues such as the city, infrastructure, mobility and technology. 

In October 2017 the Foundation will feature an exhibit titled Common Futures in Madrid's Espacio Fundacion Telefonica. Created by Prof. Dr. Luis Fernández-Galiano, it comprises twelve sections which range across issues such as culture, work, wellness, and sustainability. Continuing until February 2018, the exhibit will couple early projects with current works to show a consistency of design approach over more than five decades.

In addition to that, The Norman Foster Foundation will also work with the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, to select recipients for the scholarship which will fund the full academic fees of one student per year to ensure that the most promising candidates in Europe, regardless of means, have the opportunity to undertake the Bartlett School’s BSc Architecture Course. The first award will be announced shortly.