His remarks never sounded capricious; nor did they seem unwelcome. This is the core of the business: people draw ten versions of a stairway, or a lobby, and agree to develop the best one, and then someonepossibly Lord Fosterstarts to wonder about an eleventh version. Foster is very good at designing. But hes also very good at making others not stop designing.The lengthy profile, likely the longest of Foster's six-decade career, includes testimonials of his management style from former staff members who paint a picture of a "dominant but largely unseen figure" at work more remotely in a late period that nonetheless spurred a record 422 million ($523 million USD) last year. Doing "more with less" apparently entails constant all-nighters and even Christmas workdays. His many critics might say such is to be expected from the man who lately traffics heavily in "exquisite monuments for ultra-wealthy clients."Related Norman Foster news on Archinect:Norman Foster says he has "no power as an architect, none whatsoever" only advocacyNorman Foster skeptical of AI in architecture while championing urban living and cleaner citiesNorman Foster says he still hasn't lost that old, familiar feelingThe Ukrainian architect who showed Norman Foster his Kharkiv