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Tim Foster Architects : Architecture

Contemporary Architect Practice London, England, UK Design Office Info

post updated 3 April 2026

Tim Foster – Key Projects

28 Sep 2009

Tim Foster Architects becomes Foster Wilson Architects

Tim Foster Architects changed its name to Foster Wilson Architects from 1 Oct 2009.

Projects / Buildings by Tim Foster, alphabetical:

The Annenberg Theatre, American School, London, England, UK
Date built: –

The Broadway, Barking, east London, England
Date built: –

Caledonian Road, London, England – mixed-use development
Date built:

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Caledonian Road building
This mixed-use development replaces a single storey plumber’s merchant warehouse and includes two new restaurants at ground and basement floor level as well as eight flats and three floors of offices. The building has open terraces at high level on the street elevation and at floors two to five at the rear. The set-back to the fifth floor flats are clad in oxidised copper. A green roof is planned that will mimic the habitat of the adjacent nature conservation area.

Cheltenham Ladies’ College Performing Arts Centre, Bayshill Rd, Cheltenham GL50 3EP, Gloucestershire, western England, UK
Date built: –
Cheltenham Ladies’ College

Gardner Arts Centre, University of Sussex, Gardner Center Rd, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RA, southern England, UK
– Conservation Management Plans : Grade II* listed
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Gardner Arts Centre

Hoxton Hall, 130 Hoxton Street, Shoreditch, Borough of Hackney, east London, southern England, UK
Conservation Management Plans : Grade II listed
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Kingsmead School Theatre, Enfield, London, south east England, UK
Date built: 2007

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Kingsmead School Theatre

Kingston College Studio Theatre, Kingston Hall Rd, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2AQ, England
Since renamed as The Arthur Cotterell Theatre (ACT)
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Norwich Theatre Royal Refurbishment, Theatre St, Norfolk, eastern England
Date built: 2007

Oval House Theatre – improvement works
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Polka Children’s Theatre, Wimbledon, London, UK
Date built: 2009-

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Polka Children’s Theatre

Salisbury Playhouse Extension, Wiltshire, England
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photograph : James Morris
Salisbury Playhouse : Wiltshire building

Whitehall Theatre – The Trafalgar Studios, England
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More architecture projects by Tim Foster Architects online soon

Location: London, south east England, UK

London Architect Practice Information

Architect studio based in London, UK

London Architects

Feasibility studies for Greenwich Theatre, Trinity College of Music, the Playhouse Theatre, the Dominion Theatre and the Vaudeville Theatre

Previous award-winning Tim Foster Architects’ schemes include The Tricycle Theatre and Cinema and the Broadway, Peterborough

2006 Civic Trust Award winner for The Broadway, Barking, Essex, England, UK

Tim Foster Architects was a British architectural studio known primarily for theatre design, cultural buildings, and adaptive reuse projects.

Overview:

Founded in 1979 by Tim Foster in London
The practice built a strong reputation in performing arts architecture, especially theatres and auditoria
In 2009, it was renamed Foster Wilson Architects to reflect a partnership with Edmund Wilson

Key Characteristics:

Specialist expertise in theatre planning and design
Frequent work on historic buildings, combining restoration with contemporary additions
Emphasis on functional performance spaces (acoustics, sightlines, audience experience)
Notable Projects

Major works associated with the practice include:

Tricycle Theatre and Cinema (London)
Norwich Theatre Royal – redevelopment and refurbishment
Salisbury Playhouse – extension project
Polka Theatre – improvements and expansion
The Broadway Theatre – award-winning civic theatre
Trafalgar Studios (formerly Whitehall Theatre)
Caledonian Road mixed-use development (London)

They also carried out feasibility studies and consultancy for venues such as the Dominion Theatre and Greenwich Theatre .

London Architect Office

Website: https://fosterwilsonsize.com/

London Architectural Designs

London Architecture Designs – chronological list

London Architect – design practice listing on e-architect

London Architecture Designs – architectural selection below:

Mandarin Oriental Bankside, Bankside Yards, Southwark
Design: PLP Architecture

image courtesy of Mandarin Oriental Hotels
Mandarin Oriental Bankside London hotel