Climate activists slam Norman Foster over Saudi airport

Architect is ignoring his own environment pledge, say critics

One of Britain's most famous architects is under fire for agreeing to design an airport and terminal in Saudi Arabia despite signing a climate emergency manifesto that called for an urgent need for action" on climate change.

Norman Foster's design firm, Foster and Partners, was one of the founding signatories of the profession's Architects Declare manifesto last year. However, The Architects' Journal last week revealed that several new Foster and Partners projects in Saudi Arabia have caused controversy in the profession over their links to the aviation industry.