Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
The Norman Foster Partners Exhibition
Speaker
Diane Kane, Ph.D., AICP
Coordinator
Steve Clarey
This lecture will preview the Osher Field Trip on
August 1 to the San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA)
exhibition Foster + Partners: The Architecture of
Light and Space. Norman Foster is one of the most
esteemed international architects of our time, with
projects worldwide. Among innumerable accolades,
he was awarded the prestigious Pritzker Prize for
Architecture in 1999. This exhibit focuses on models
and designs for a select few of his many celebrated
projects, organized into three themes: working with
history; embracing the environment; and community
and culture. All these subjects are underpinned by
sustainability, and crucial to Foster + Partners’ vision
for an upcoming renovation of the west wing of The
San Diego Museum of Art.
August 1 to the San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA)
exhibition Foster + Partners: The Architecture of
Light and Space. Norman Foster is one of the most
esteemed international architects of our time, with
projects worldwide. Among innumerable accolades,
he was awarded the prestigious Pritzker Prize for
Architecture in 1999. This exhibit focuses on models
and designs for a select few of his many celebrated
projects, organized into three themes: working with
history; embracing the environment; and community
and culture. All these subjects are underpinned by
sustainability, and crucial to Foster + Partners’ vision
for an upcoming renovation of the west wing of The
San Diego Museum of Art.
Speaker Bio
Presenter: Diane Kane is an architectural
historian and retired senior planner for the city
of San Diego. She was previously the heritage
resources coordinator for Caltrans in Los
Angeles and president of the La Jolla Planning
Commission. A popular lecturer at Osher, she was
recently honored by the La Jolla Town Council
and the California State Senate “Women Who
Inspire” program, which honors women who are
“trailblazers, changemakers and everyday heroes.”
She received her Ph.D. in architectural history
from UC Santa Barbara.
historian and retired senior planner for the city
of San Diego. She was previously the heritage
resources coordinator for Caltrans in Los
Angeles and president of the La Jolla Planning
Commission. A popular lecturer at Osher, she was
recently honored by the La Jolla Town Council
and the California State Senate “Women Who
Inspire” program, which honors women who are
“trailblazers, changemakers and everyday heroes.”
She received her Ph.D. in architectural history
from UC Santa Barbara.
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