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The presence of the past
Sep 15, 2023by Ruth Lang Sep 15, 2023
Exhibitions recognising the old vanguard of architects—mostly male, mostly white—are changing their perspectives. Does this mean a slow shift in the discourse?
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Centre Pompidou, Paris to host the largest retrospective exhibition on Norman Foster
May 02, 2023by Jincy Iype May 02, 2023
With the participation of Foster + Partners and the Norman Foster Foundation, the ‘Norman Foster’ retrospective exhibition dedicates itself to the leader of the ‘high-tech’ architectural trend.
Foster + Partners conceives an energy-efficient design for India’s first Apple store
Apr 22, 2023by STIRworld Apr 22, 2023
Embodying the creative spirit of Mumbai, Apple BKC, India's first Apple flagship store, features a handcrafted timber ceiling with 450,000 pieces of wood.
Charting the cutting edge in sports architecture from 2022
Dec 29, 2022by Jerry Elengical Dec 29, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR curates the most innovative developments in sports architecture featured over the past year, from landmark stadiums to innovative multi-use venues.
Discussion, discourse, and creative insight through STIRring conversations in 2022
Dec 27, 2022by Jincy Iype Dec 27, 2022
Best of 2022: From Oscar-nominated production designers to trend forecasters, STIR recalls compelling conversations centred on the disciplines of architecture and design.
FIFA Arenas: Lusail Stadium by Foster + Partners in Lusail, Qatar
Dec 01, 2022by Jerry Elengical Dec 01, 2022
Angus Campbell and Doretta Bevilacqua Gilkes delve into the structure and golden diagrid envelope of the 80,000-seater stadium, which will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup final.
Foster + Partners and Buro Happold to design new ‘woven’ CPK airport in Poland
Nov 23, 2022by STIRworld Nov 23, 2022
Revealed as the winning entry in a design competition to design a "gateway to Poland" for the 21st century, the project is expected to cater to 40 million yearly passengers on its opening.
Cities: Affordable Housing Public Debates 2022 by the Norman Foster Foundation
Nov 18, 2022by Jerry Elengical Nov 18, 2022
Uniting minds such as Alejandro Aravena, Tatiana Bilbao, and Peter van Assche, the event probed into how cities of the future can tackle rampant urbanisation and housing demand.
FIFA Arenas: Better Together
Oct 20, 2022by Jerry Elengical Oct 20, 2022
Covering the eight FIFA World Cup 2022 venues in Qatar, STIR presents a series of in-depth case studies and interviews, delving into what makes a truly memorable FIFA-grade stadium.
Foster + Partners' DJI Sky City features a tree-like suspended steel structure
Oct 07, 2022by Jerry Elengical Oct 07, 2022
As the new Shenzhen headquarters for Chinese drone manufacturer DJI, the twin skyscrapers are said to boast the first asymmetrical suspended steel structures over 200m.
Foster + Partners completes fin-wrapped skyscraper for the National Bank of Kuwait
Jul 11, 2022by STIRworld Jul 11, 2022
Driven by an intent to promote synergy and enhance wellbeing, the sculptural 300 m skyscraper marks a distinctive presence along the skyline of Kuwait City.
James White on what's in store from Foster + Partners at Milan Design Week 2022
Jun 11, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jun 11, 2022
Delving into their launches of the Artemide IXA lighting family and the Cordoba Chair for B&B Italia, the industrial designer elaborates on the firm’s 'integrated design' approach.
Hanif Kara in conversation with STIR on expanding the spectrum of design
May 18, 2022by Devanshi Shah May 18, 2022
Speaking with STIR, Hanif Kara elaborates on what receiving the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire award mean while expanding on the ethos of AKT II.
Norman Foster presents his manifesto to rebuild the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine
May 10, 2022by STIRworld May 10, 2022
Invited by Mayor Ihor Terekhov, Lord Foster's reconstruction plan for the city of Kharkiv is postulated to become a blueprint for the reconstruction of other Ukrainian cities.
Foster + Partners unveils design for new JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York
Apr 25, 2022by Jerry Elengical Apr 25, 2022
Located at 270 Park Avenue in Manhattan, the conceptual design has been presented as the city’s first all-electric tower, with a program that prioritises employee wellness.
Zaha Hadid Architects, MVRDV, UNStudio among firms suspending Russia operations
Mar 07, 2022by STIRworld Mar 07, 2022
As global tensions mount against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, major architecture firms across the world have ceased operations within the country in a show of solidarity.
The story of swagger buildings and "experience architecture"
Feb 25, 2022by John Jervis Feb 25, 2022
From towers and domes to wheels and vessels, these spectacular structures blow budgets, attract controversy and risk disaster. Yet, just occasionally, they triumph.
The Architecture Drawing Prize 2021 reveals overall winner and partner exhibitions
Feb 09, 2022by Jerry Elengical Feb 09, 2022
Fluid Strata by Dafni Filippa was declared as the overall winner of the prize, organised annually by Sir John Soane’s Museum, Make Architects, and the World Architecture Festival.
Foster + Partners' proposal wins competition to redevelop the Stockholm Central Station
Jan 20, 2022by STIRworld Jan 20, 2022
The winning design by the British firm and Swedish studio, Marge Arkitekter, will bring several modes of transport together to a single integrated transport hub, prioritising pedestrian flows.
Foster + Partners' Datong Art Museum in China features intersecting pyramidal roofs
Jan 06, 2022by STIRworld Jan 06, 2022
Foster + Partners conceives the recently completed Datong Art Museum as an urban living room, its four intersecting, earth-coloured pyramids surrounded by landscaped plazas.
Expo 2020 Dubai will be remembered for its architectural richness
Nov 04, 2021by Vladimir Belogolovsky Nov 04, 2021
Vladimir Belogolovsky visits Expo 2020 Dubai where spectacle-driven architecture is the core of the new smart city of the future; shares his list of 20 must-see pavilions.
LOOP Design Awards 2021 celebrates diversity and outstanding design
Oct 13, 2021by Jerry Elengical Oct 13, 2021
The second edition of the LOOP Design Awards adds several new honours with winning projects by reputed firms such as Foster + Partners, Nic Brunsdon, and Studio Paolo Ferrari.
World Architecture Festival 2021 reveals Completed Buildings shortlist
Jul 23, 2021by Jerry Elengical Jul 23, 2021
Projects by BIG, Foster + Partners, Studio Gang, Zaha Hadid Architects, SOM, Heatherwick Studio and Studio Lotus are among 200 shortlists for WAF Awards 2021.
2021 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship awarded to Weronika Zdziarska
Jul 19, 2021by Jerry Elengical Jul 19, 2021
Zdziarska, a student of Politecnico di Milano, is the latest recipient of the grant from RIBA and the Norman Foster Foundation for her research on women’s safety in urban cities.
Expo 2020 Dubai: A look at five country pavilion designs
Jul 17, 2021by Jerry Elengical Jul 17, 2021
With Expo 2020 Dubai set to open its doors to public this October, STIR offers a glimpse into the unique features of five country pavilions - Singapore, India, UK, Morocco, and South Korea.
Foster + Partners restores iconic Tower Theatre in LA into a stunning Apple store
Jul 12, 2021by STIRworld Jul 12, 2021
Revived to its former glory by London-based Foster + Partners, the 94-year-old movie palace in Los Angeles is Apple's one of the most significant restoration projects till date.
World Architecture Festival awards, WAFX 2021, go to 12 ambitious future projects
Jul 10, 2021by Jerry Elengical Jul 10, 2021
Proposals by BIG, Foster + Partners and Sou Fujimoto Architects, which respond to the pandemic, climate change and social equity, are among the winners for the WAFX 2021 Prize.
Foster + Partners turns home of artist Filippo Marignoli in Rome into Apple store
Jun 01, 2021by Zohra Khan Jun 01, 2021
London-based Foster + Partners restores historic Palazzo Marignoli as it transforms the 17th century structure's artistic assets into a stunning retail destination for Apple.
Foster + Partners’ RCC Headquarters has a crystalline copper lattice inspired skin
Apr 20, 2021by STIRworld Apr 20, 2021
Facing the River Iset in Ekaterinburg, Russia, the newly opened building is envisioned as a ‘house for staff’ with stacked modules, ample daylight and bifurcated staircases.
House of Wisdom by Foster + Partners creates a hi-tech ground for knowledge
Mar 13, 2021by STIRworld Mar 13, 2021
The rectilinear learning centre in Sharjah, UAE, expresses clarity with its floating roof and translucent facade, and adopts a “book espresso machine” that prints books on demand.
Foster + Partners reveal Southern Dunes hotel in the desert of Saudi Arabia
Feb 26, 2021by STIRworld Feb 26, 2021
The British studio’s second inland resort under phase I for the Red Sea Project along Saudi Arabia’s west coast will have 40 hotel villas, all covered in asymmetric timber roofs.
Foster + Partners’ ambitious Coral Bloom Resort unfolds on a Saudi Arabian island
Feb 17, 2021by Jincy Iype Feb 17, 2021
Part of The Red Sea Project, Coral Bloom includes 11 luxury hotels that blend into the pristine Shurayrah Island, their distinct forms taking cues from Saudi Arabia’s native coral reefs.
Foster+Partners unveil nature inspired innovation centre overlooking the Alps
Feb 06, 2021by Anmol Ahuja Feb 06, 2021
Innhub La Punt, located in the Engadin Valley in Switzerland, is a new innovation-cum-community centre by Foster+Partners that charms with a unique contoured roofscape.
Foster + Partners reveals plans for high-rise Lusail Towers in Qatar
Jan 16, 2021by STIRworld Jan 16, 2021
Fusing in-depth technologies to address environmental concerns, Foster + Partners envisions the design for the Lusail Towers as a catalyst for a new business district.
Foster + Partners to design a new Transport Oriented Development in China
Dec 01, 2020by STIRworld Dec 01, 2020
Foster + Partners’ design for Guangming Hub, a new urban destination, integrates three metro lines in Shenzhen and an existing high-speed rail station at the site's centre.
Foster + Partners employs robotic dog to monitor progress on its London site
Nov 23, 2020by Anmol Ahuja Nov 23, 2020
Quirky wordplay outlines Boston Dynamics’ ground-breaking SPOT® the dog, a robotic quadruped that Foster + Partners has been using to remotely monitor construction progress.
Foster + Partners incorporates biophilic design in Hankook Technoplex, Seoul
Oct 05, 2020by STIRworld Oct 05, 2020
Motivated by the company’s ethics of egalitarian and progressive workspaces, Foster + Partners has designed the headquarters for Hankook in Pangyo, suited to their evolving needs.
Apple opens floating store designed by Foster + Partners in Singapore
Sep 18, 2020by STIRworld Sep 18, 2020
Foster + Partners’ design for the new Apple store in Marina Bay, Singapore is a floating dome-shaped glazed structure that celebrates light.
Foster + Partners design new earthquake proof Apple store in Beijing
Aug 06, 2020by Meghna Mehta Aug 06, 2020
The open and inviting Apple Sanlitun, with a glazed façade and integrated solar array in a retail store, brings structural stability and social vibrancy to the neighbourhood.
Foster + Partners commence work on ICÔNE, a new office building in Luxembourg
Jul 07, 2020by Meghna Mehta Jul 07, 2020
The flexible layout of the new building by Foster + Partners ensures a safe working environment, while its fluid internal spaces stand in contrast with the building’s formal façade in Belval.
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