Eduardo Foster is the son of one of the most renowned architects of the century, Norman Foster, and of the legendary presenter of the television program ‘Let's talk about sex’ in the 90s on RTVE, Elena Ochoa, who, in addition to being a psychologist, is an editor and curator of contemporary art.
The son of the famous couple has just spent a few days in Lanzarote and although he does not dedicate himself to architecture like his father or his sister, he has inherited his artistic sensibility and has highlighted on social media several works by César Manrique that he has visited on the island.
Of the different architectural works by Manrique that Foster has visited in Lanzarote, he has published images of the César Manrique Foundation, the building that the artist from Lanzarote conceived to be his home upon his return from his time in New York and in which he lived until 1988.
The house, built on five bubbles volcanic of great size, is built on a 30,000-meter estate that extends over a lava flow from the eruptions that occurred between 1730 and 1736.
The upper floor is inspired by the traditional architecture of Lanzarote, to which functional elements of modern conception are incorporated.
Foster has also published images of César Manrique's house in Haría, which shows the domestic environment in which the artist carried out his daily life, showing the most human and personal facet of the artist. Inside, unusual constructive and decorative details are perceived, and the abundant vegetation characteristic of his homes.
The house in Haría also includes Manrique's workshop, isolated from the dwelling and semi-hidden at one end of the estate, where he painted daily surrounded by easels, pigments, tables, and drawings.
