Foster’s polite machine at the museum edge—an academic building that behaves like an urban hinge.
Business school in London, England.
Featured in Foster + Partners's definitive monograph, Norman Foster: A Life in Architecture.
Visitor Guide
Approach from Exhibition Road so you feel how it stitches campus to the city; the building is at its best when you treat it as a threshold, not a destination.
Exhibition Road frontage, late afternoon: the façade reads as a precise, layered interface between street life and campus control.
Active university building: public access is typically limited to events, lectures, or invited visits; exterior is always free to see from the street.
It’s part of a Foster-led campus masterplan lineage—less “one building,” more a controlled urban sequence where entrances are architectural events.
20-45 minutes
Design & Structure
Designed as an urban gateway building: clear structural grid, disciplined servicing, and a façade strategy that reads as calm precision rather than spectacle.
Glass and metal panels with crisp detailing—materials used to express institutional clarity and to manage transparency/privacy at a busy public edge.
Straightforward, efficient academic structure; the engineering achievement is integration—services, circulation, and façade performance in a tight urban footprint.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who designed Imperial Business School?+
Imperial Business School was designed by Foster + Partners and completed in 2004. It is located in City of Westminster, United Kingdom.
Where is Imperial Business School located?+
Imperial Business School is located in City of Westminster, United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 51.4992°, -0.1748°.
When was Imperial Business School built?+
Imperial Business School was completed in 2004. It was designed by Foster + Partners.
Can I visit Imperial Business School?+
Imperial Business School is a real building in City of Westminster that can be viewed from the outside. Check local information for interior access and visiting hours. Use the Parametric Atlas walking tour feature to plan a route that includes this building.