Delivering the John Foerster ‘64 Fund Lecture, Thomas Heatherwick is a globally celebrated, visionary designer and fierce advocate for bringing joy, interest and humanity to our cities. Over the past 30 years, he has designed soulful and extraordinary new districts, cultural landmarks and transport infrastructure across the globe. These include Azabudai Hills, a new neighbourhood in the centre of Tokyo; Little Island, a floating public park in New York; Google’s first ground-up campus in California; the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town; and a new retail district in Xi’an, China

He now also campaigns for an end to the “blandemic” of harmful, boring buildings that are bad for society and for the planet. His studio has become one of the most diverse and inventive creative organizations in the world, and the team is currently working on over 30 projects in 10 countries, including Seoul’s Nodeul Island and Singapore’s Changi Airport Terminal 5 in collaboration with KPF.