Foster + Partners has been selected to design the national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II in St James’s Park, London. Norman Foster spoke to AT about his practice’s approach to the project.
Divya Patel Orbesen explains how the practice’s state-of-the-art Materials Research Centre (MRC) and Information Centre (IC) support its multidisciplinary project teams and the wider aspirations of the company.
When Lord Snowdon, Cedric Price and Frank Newby designed the aviary at London Zoo, they captured the spirit of the times. Samantha Hardingham charts its transformation from 1960s icon to modern-day monkey hangout.
Leaders of the Kharkiv School of Architecture have responded to Norman Foster's plans to create a new masterplan for their city, welcoming the attention of a “big name” architect but hoping it will provoke a discussion about who should be involved in the process.
Foster + Partners has designed a museum of Roman antiquities for the city of Narbonne in the south of France. Alessandra Fanari enjoys the ambiguities of a sophisticated building where the distinction between architecture and exhibits is decidedly blurred.
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Peter Murray visits the Norman Foster Foundation in Madrid, where the architect’s work will be used to shape discussion about the issues of tomorrow
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Foster & Partners’ redesign of the Regent Street Apple store reflects a changing attitude to technology
The Head of Design at Foster + Partners on La Rochelle, a city that has quietly been defining what it means to be sustainable since before the Millennium.
