| 2009 | Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany – Norman Foster |
| | Honorary Mention, Fédération Internationale du Béton Awards for Outstanding Concrete Structures – Elephant House, Copenhagen Zoo |
| | Green Building Award of the City of Frankfurt – Commerzbank |
| | Saltire Housing Design Awards winner - Quartermile |
| | United Nations Association of New York Humanitarian Awards, honoured for Green Architecture – Norman Foster |
| | World Architecture News, Urban Design Sector Awards winner – Beijing Airport |
| | UDIA (Urban Development Institute of Australia) NSW Awards for Excellence, Concept Design category winner – Frasers Broadway |
| | Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Awards, Favourite Airport – Beijing Airport |
| | RIBA International Award - Beijing Airport |
| | Architectural Ironmongery Specification Awards, Highly Commended: Commercial Buildings – Willis Building, Lime Street |
| | The Structural Engineers Association of Illinois Award of Merit – University of Toronto Leslie L. Dan School of Pharmacy |
| | Scottish Home Awards City Apartment of the Year - Quartermile |
| | Property Council of Australia’s Innovation and Excellence Awards, Best Mixed-use Development – Frasers Broadway |
| | Scottish Design Awards: Commendation, Residential – Quartermile |
| | Scottish Design Awards: Winner, Regeneration – Quartermile |
| | AJ100 Building of the Year – Beijing Airport |
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| | Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts – Norman Foster |
| | Scottish Property Awards, Mixed-use Development of the Year - Quartermile |
| | RICS North West awards, Design and Innovation category - Budenberg Haus |
| | Condé Nast Traveller Innovation & Design Award (Sustainability) - Masdar |
| | Condé Nast Traveller Innovation & Design Award (Transport) – Routemaster competition |
| | Best Sustainable Development, Cityscape Abu Dhabi – Masdar |
| | Red Dot Award – Foster 510 sofa range for Walter Knoll |
| | FT ArcelorMittal Boldness in Business Awards - Masdar |
| | Danish Concrete Association, Insitu Concrete Award – Elephant House, Copenhagen Zoo |
| | Danish Concrete Association, Concrete Award – Elephant House, Copenhagen Zoo |
| | ‘Best Built Project’, London Planning Awards – More London |
| | Travel + Leisure 2009 Design Awards: Best Transportation – Beijing International Airport |
| | Wallpaper Awards: Best Business Jet, NetJets Falcon 7X |
| | Wallpaper Awards: Judge's Awards, Best New or Renovated Hotel - The Dolder Grand |
| 2008 | Regeneration winner, RICS Scotland (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in Scotland) Awards 2008 - Quartermile |
| | London Borough of Barnet Design Awards for Education – London Academy |
| | Commercial Interior Design Awards in the Middle East, Architecture Firm of the Year |
| | CNBC International Property Awards, Best High-rise Architecture – The Troika, Kuala Lumpur |
| | Inaugural BCIA Hall of Fame personality – Norman Foster |
| | Baden-Württemberg International Design Award – ‘Focus Green’ Gold Award Winner – Emeco 20-06 chair |
| | Gulf States Building Awards – Architect of the Year |
| | International Highrise Award – Hearst Tower |
| | Institution of Structural Engineer Awards, Award for Education or Healthcare Structures Winner – The Thomas Deacon Academy |
| | FX Interior Design Awards Best Hotel Project – The Dolder Grand’s pool and spa |
| | European Hotel Design Awards, Best Conversion of an Existing Hotel Building – The Dolder Grand |
| | World Architecture Festival, High Commendation (Pleasure category) – Elephant House, Copenhagen Zoo |
| | World Architecture Festival, High Commendation (Sport category) – Wembley Stadium |
| | World Architecture Festival, Best ‘New & Old’ project – Smithsonian Institution Courtyard |
| | LABC National Built in Quality Awards – Overall Winner – Wembley Stadium |
| | LABC National Built in Quality Awards – Best Commercial Project – Wembley Stadium |
| | The Emirates Glass LEAF Awards, Best Structural Design of the Year – Beijing International Airport |
| | Roses Design Award (Silver), Commercial Project - Quartermile |
| | ‘Etica & Estetica, Capri: Design Category - Best Architect Worldwide’ – Norman Foster |
| | Preis des Deutschen Stahlbaues (German Steel Awards), Commendation – Dresden Station |
| | Skytrax Airport of the Year – Gold Award, Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok |
| | Middle East Architect Awards, Concept Design of the Year – Blue City, Amman |
| | Middle East Architect Awards 2008, Architecture Firm of the Year |
| | British Council for Offices – Scotland Commercial Workplace Award, Number One Quartermile Square, Edinburgh |
| | British Council for Offices – National Fit-out of Workplace Award, 3 More London Riverside, London |
| | British Council for Offices – London Fit-out of Workplace Award, 3 More London Riverside, London |
| | California Construction's Best of 2008, Award of Merit in Outstanding Architectural Design - California State University Channel Islands |
| | Frederiksberg Award for Good and Beautiful Buildings – Elephant House, Copenhagen Zoo |
| | Brunel Award – Dresden Station |
| | China Friendship Award, presented by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs to Norman Foster |
| | Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award – Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian Institution |
| | Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award – Hearst Tower |
| | Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award – Millau Viaduct |
| | Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award – Dresden Station |
| | Green Building Competition for New York City, Honourable Mention – Hearst Tower |
| | Urban Taskforce Australia Development Excellence Awards, Development of the Year – Regent Place |
| | Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Best Tall Building – Europe, 51 Lime Street |
| | Urban Development Institute of Australia, New South Wales Award for Excellence, Best High Density Housing – Regent Place, Sydney |
| | Best Large Structural Project, awarded by the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois – Torre Caja Madrid |
| | RIBA National Award – Wembley Stadium |
| | London District Surveyors Association Quality Awards, Best Commercial Project – Wembley Stadium |
| | London District Surveyors Association Quality Awards, Best Structural Innovation – Wembley Stadium |
| | London District Surveyors Association Quality Awards, Best Fire Engineering Innovation – Wembley Stadium |
| | Mail on Sunday British Home Awards, Mixed-use Regeneration Development of the Year - Quartermile |
| | iF Communication Design Award – Foster 40 |
| | RIBA Award, Wembley Stadium |
| | RIBA Award, Thomas Deacon Academy |
| | Cityscape Abu Dhabi – Sustainable Development Award, Masdar City, Abu Dhabi |
| | AJ100’s ‘Most admired living architect’, Norman Foster |
| | AJ100 London and South East Region Winner, (based on survey results) Foster + Partners |
| | AJ100 Sustainability Initiative of the Year 2008 for Masdar City, Abu Dhabi |
| | AJ100 International Practice of the Year 2008, Foster + Partners |
| | ‘XVI Concorse Internazionale Sistema d’Autore Metra 2008’ – Hearst Tower, New York, presented by Metra, Italy for innovative use of technology |
| | British Council for School Environment Industry Awards 2008; ‘Best Use of ICT to Create a Learning Community' – Thomas Deacon Academy |
| | Grand DAI Award for Building Culture, bi-annual award for distinguished work in the building industry, on behalf of DAI presented to Lord Foster |
| | ''Lebensqualität in Siedlungen'' (Certified quality of living in residential areas) - NF1 Wohnungen am Innenhafen Duisburg (Duisburg Housing) |
| | Washington Building Congress Craftsmanship Award - Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery |
| 2007 | Commendation, Civic Trust Awards – West London Academy and Budenberg Haus |
| | Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects, New City Architecture Award 2007, Lime Street, London |
| | Renault Traffic Future Award 2007 – Dresden Station |
| | Good Design 2007 - 20-06 Chair |
| | London Planning Award ‘Best New Public Space’ – Bishop’s Square Development at Spitalfields |
| | BD World Architecture 100 – most admired architectural firm, fifth largest firm |
| | Deutsche Architekturpreis – Free University, Berlin |
| | BD International Regeneration Award – Dresden Station Redevelopment, Germany |
| | ULI Germany Leadership Award in the category City Planning/Administration – Norman Foster |
| | Structural Awards 2007 - Heritage Award for Infrastructure – Dresden Station Redevelopment, Germany |
| | LABC National Built in Quality Awards – Highly commended in the Best Housing or Residential Projects category, Budenberg HAUS Projekte, Manchester |
| | Lynn S. Beedle Achievement Award, awarded by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat – Norman Foster |
| | Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Best Sustainable Building Award – Hearst Tower, New York |
| | CNBC Arabian Property Awards - 5 Winner in the Architecture Multiple Units category, Living Wall, Amman |
| | BCI Awards – International Award, Hearst Tower |
| | Global Renewable Energy Awards – Sustainable City of the Year, Masdar Development, UAE |
| | Vodafone Live Music Awards – Best Live Music Venue, Wembley Stadium |
| | Aga Khan Award for Architecture – Petronas University of Technology, Malaysia |
| | Business Week/Architectural Record Citation for Excellence – Hearst Tower interior, New York |
| | RIBA International Award – Hearst Tower, New York |
| | RIBA European Award – Dresden Station Redevelopment, Germany |
| | Archi Tech AV Awards – Best Project over $1,000,000, Hearst Tower, New York |
| | Property Council of Australia/Rider Hunt Award – Overall Winner, Deutsche Bank Place, 126 Phillip Street, Sydney |
| | Rider Hunt Award for Office Developments – Deutsche Bank Place, 126 Phillip Street, Sydney |
| | The Greater New York Construction User Council Outstanding Green Project Award – Hearst Tower, New York |
| | Green Apple Gold Award for the Built Environment and our Architectural Heritage - Residential New Build, Budenberg HAUS Projekte |
| | British Homes Awards - Apartment Building of the Year, Budenberg HAUS Projekte, Manchester |
| | British Homes Awards – Innovation Award for Building Technology, Commended, Budenberg HAUS Projekte, Manchester |
| | AJ100 International Practice of the Year |
| | AJ100 South East and London Regional Winner |
| | RIBA North West Region Award – Budenberg HAUS Projekte, Manchester |
| | Scottish Property Awards – Mixed-use development of the year, Quartermile, Edinburgh |
| | New York City MASterwork Awards – Best New Building, Hearst Tower |
| | Cityscape Real Estate Awards – Best Environmental Real Estate Project, Masdar Development, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| | LABC East Anglia Built-In Quality Award – Best Public Community Project, Highly Commended, Sainsbury Centre extension |
| | Condé Nast Traveller Award for Innovation and Design – Winner Infrastructure category, Beijing Airport |
| | “Der Steiger Award” of North-Rhine Westphalia – awarded to Norman Foster in the Art category |
| | IStructE North West Regional Structural Award – Budenberg Haus Projekte, Manchester |
| | MIPIM Architectural Review Future Project Awards – Winner Retail & Leisure category, New Holland Island, St Petersburg, Russia |
| | AIA New York Design Honor Award in the Architecture category – Hearst Tower, New York |
| | AARETS ARNE Award ‘Project of the Year’ – Tivoli Four Seasons Hotel, Copenhagen |
| | contractworld.award – 2nd Prize Education category, Free University Berlin |
| | iF Product Design Award – Radial Lighting for iGuzzini |
| 2006 | Emporis ‘Best New Skyscraper of the Year for Design and Functionality’ – Hearst Tower, New York |
| | Regeneration Awards – Winner Best Commercial-led Regeneration Project, Bishops Square, Spitalfields, London |
| | Australian Stone Architecture Awards – Best Commercial Interior, Deutsche Bank Place, 126 Phillip Street, Sydney |
| | Cityscape Architectural Review Awards – Winner Commercial/Mixed-use category, Living Wall, Amman |
| | Cityscape Architectural Review Awards – Winner Transport category, Queen Alia International Airport, Amman |
| | Staalbouwwedstrijd / Concours Construction Acier – Winner International category, Millau Viaduct |
| | Skytrax Airport of the Year – Silver Award, Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok |
| | Madrid Creative Award – Norman Foster |
| | MAPIC EG Retail & Future Project Awards – Winner BCSC International Trends category, Central Market, Abu Dhabi |
| | Berlin Architecture Award – Free University Berlin |
| | Build New York Awards – Winner New Project, Hearst Tower, New York |
| | Persatuan Arkitek Malaysia (PAM) 2005 Award for Best Public and Civic Building – Petronas University of Technology, Malaysia |
| | IABSE (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering) Outstanding Structure Award – Millau Viaduct |
| | RIBA Award – National Police Memorial, London |
| | Structural Steel Design Award – McLaren Technology Centre, Woking |
| | LDSA Built-in Quality Awards – Best Large Commercial Project, One London Wall, City of London |
| | ASI Steel Awards NSW & ACT – Architectural Industrial & Commercial Steel Design category, High Commendation, Deutsche Bank Place, Sydney |
| | ASI Steel Awards NSW & ACT - Structural Engineering Steel Design category, High Commendation, Deutsche Bank Place, Sydney |
| | London Architectural Biennale Best Building Award – 30 St Mary Axe, Swiss Re Headquarters |
| | The Building Exchange (BEX) Award – Best Use of Architectural or Structural Design in a Regeneration Scheme, 2nd Place, Millau Viaduct |
| | British-German Association Medal of Honour for services to Anglo-German relations – Norman Foster |
| | Ontario Steel Design Award – Engineering category, Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building, University of Toronto, Canada |
| | Marble Architecture Award – Joint winner in the ‘External Facings’ category, Great Court at the British Museum, London |
| | AJ 100 Most Admired Architect – Norman Foster |
| | Civic Trust Commendation – Faculty Building, Imperial College, London |
| | Civic Trust Commendation – Albion Riverside, London |
| | Civic Trust Award – The Sage Gateshead |
| | Civic Trust Award – 30 St Mary Axe, Swiss Re Headquarters |
| | Wandsworth Design Award – Albion Riverside, London |
| | Balthasar Neumann Prize – Commendation, Millau Viaduct |
| | Wallpaper Design Awards – Best New Public Building, Millau Viaduct |
| 2005 | Skytrax Airport of the Year – Gold Award, Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok |
| | London Planning Awards – Best Built Project Contributing to London’s Future, Joint Winner, Bishops Square, Spitalfields, London |
| | Global Green USA Green Building Design Award – Hearst Tower, New York |
| | Building Design Office Architect of the Year – Foster + Partners |
| | British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) National Landscape Grand Award – McLaren Technology Centre, Woking |
| | BALI National Landscape Soft Landscaping over 1 Hectare Award and Grand Award – McLaren Technology Centre, Woking |
| | The City of Nottingham Lord Mayor’s Award for Urban Design – Commendation, Djanogly City Academy, Nottingham |
| | Architectural Record Innovation Prize awarded at the McGraw-Hill Construction Innovation Conference – Norman Foster |
| | Examplary Buildings in North Rhine-Westphalia Prize – NF1, Duisburg |
| | LABC Built-in Quality Awards – Best Public/Community Project, The Sage Gateshead |
| | LABC Built-in Quality Awards – Best Access/Disability Regulations Innovation – The Sage Gateshead |
| | The Journal North East Landmark of the Year Award – The Sage Gateshead |
| | The Journal Landmark Public Sector Award – The Sage Gateshead |
| | The Wood Awards – Winner Commercial & Public Access category – The Sage Gateshead |
| | Roses Design Award for Best Public Building – The Sage Gateshead |
| | RIBA Stirling Prize Channel 4 Peoples Choice Award - McLaren Technology Centre, Woking |
| | RIBA Inclusive Design Award – The Sage Gateshead |
| | British Construction Industry Conservation Award – GOGGS, London |
| | British Construction Industry Local Authority Award – The Sage Gateshead |
| | The British Council for Offices President’s Award – Norman Foster |
| | British Council for Offices – London Refurbished/Recycled Workplace Award, GOGGS, London |
| | World Solar Prize, Solar Agency Switzerland - Norman Foster |
| | ECCS European Award for Steel Structures – Millau Viaduct, France |
| | Property Executive Development Award – Regeneration Award for Excellence, ForthQuarter masterplan, Granton, Edinburgh |
| | Deep Foundation Institute - Outstanding Project Award, Moor House, City of London |
| | Prize of the European Press – Norman Foster |
| | Retail & Leisure Property Awards – Best Public Sector-funded Leisure Development, The Sage Gateshead |
| | Urban Land Institute (ULI) Award for Excellence: Europe competition – GOGGS, London |
| | National HomeBuilder Design Awards – Best Apartment Building, Albion Riverside, London |
| | RIBA Award – Asprey Store, London |
| | RIBA Award – Faculty Building, Imperial College |
| | RIBA Award – McLaren Technology Centre, Woking |
| | RIBA Award – Millau Viaduct |
| | RIBA Award – The Sage Gateshead |
| | The Royal Fine Art Commission Trust/BSkyB Building of the Year Award – Winner, McLaren Technology Centre, Woking |
| | D&AD Gold Award – Millau Viaduct |
| | Building Design and Construction (BD&C) Building Team Project Awards – Platinum Award, James H. Clark Center, Stanford University |
| | Scottish Design Award – Commercial Interior, Scottish Gas HQ, Edinburgh |
| | Construction Excellence North East Award – Mobile Acoustic Ceiling Panels at The Sage Gateshead |
| | BD Impact 100 – Most impactful architectural practice working in Britain, Foster + Partners |
| | AJ100 10th Anniversary Special Award – International Practice of the Year, Foster + Partners |
| | The Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects New City Architecture Award for 2004 – Commendation, 10 Gresham Street |
| | LDSA Built in Quality Awards – Winner Innovation category, 30 St Mary Axe, Swiss Re Headquarters |
| | LDSA Built in Quality Awards – Winner Social Commercial category, Tanaka Business School, Imperial College London |
| | LDSA Built in Quality Awards – Winner Large Commercial category, More London Plot 1 |
| | AETRA Customer Satisfaction Survey - Best Airport Worldwide – Special Recognition Award, Hong Kong International Airport |
| | Wallpaper 2004 Design Awards – Winner Best New View: 30 St Mary Axe, Swiss Re Headquarters |
| | Wallpaper 2004 Design Awards – Winner Best Building Sites, Hearst HQ, New York |
| | Travel + Leisure Design Award for Best Infrastructure – Millau Viaduct |
| | RTPI Planning Awards – Award for Planning for Business, McLaren Technology Centre, Woking |
| | RTPI Planning Awards – Commendation for Planning for City and Metropolitan Areas, World Squares for All: Trafalgar Square and Environs |
| | Great Britons 2004 Award in the Creative Industries category – Norman Foster |
| | Festival Automobile International – Architecture Prize, McLaren Technology Centre, Woking, and Millau Viaduct, France |