All Foster & Partners articles – Page 39
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Opinion
Blade runners
Plans by Norman Foster to plonk an 85m-high wind turbine on top of Manchester City Football Stadium have been ditched after fears that it could become a giant death trap.
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News
Conran replaces Foster on Weston hotel scheme
Foster & Partners has been dropped from a plan to redevelop the Royal Pier Hotel site in Weston-super-Mare and replaced by Conran & Partners.
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Foster says recession will not force him to cut jobs
Norman Foster has shrugged off the world’s economic woes, vowing that a looming recession will not force Fosters & Partners to make any cuts to its 1,300-strong staff, despite the wave of redundancies hitting the UK.
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Foster wins commission to renovate New York’s Public Library
Foster & Partners has won the commission to re-design the New York Public Library in Manhattan as part of a $1 billion plan to transform the entire New York library system.
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Foster’s Lenbachhaus revamp goes on display
Foster & Partners designs for the modernisation and expansion of the Lenbachhaus museum in Munich will be previewed in a special exhibition at the museum itself.
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Foster’s £20m Zénith scales the heights in Saint-Etienne
Zénith, a new £20 million performance venue by Foster & Partners, opened in Saint-Etienne, France, on Monday.
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Foster, Rogers join NT campaign
A campaign to save John Vanbrugh’s grade I listed masterpiece, Seaton Delaval Hall, has been boosted by support from Richard Rogers and Norman Foster.
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Fosters' Copenhagen elephant house (video)
Foster & Partners’ elephant house for Copenhagen Zoo opened to rave reviews earlier this year. See around the building yourself with our video tour.
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Croydon Council backs Foster Gateway
Croydon Council now supports Foster & Partners’ £600 million Croydon Gateway scheme after cutting ties with the developer behind the rival Michael Aukett Architects-designed scheme.
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Foster loses £15m on record revenue
Foster & Partners suffered a £15 million loss last year despite experiencing a record-breaking boost in revenue.
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Clear run for Foster scheme in Croydon
A 150,000sq m scheme by Foster & Partners now looks likely to be built at south London’s Croydon Gateway site after communities secretary Hazel Blears effectively ruled out rival plans by Michael Aukett Architects.
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Foster urged to rethink Shoreditch tower plans
Foster & Partners should radically rework its controversial Bishop’s Place scheme in London’s East End, Hackney council has said.
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Council urges Foster's to rethink Shoreditch tower plans
Foster & Partners should radically rework its controversial Bishop's Place scheme in London's East End, Hackney council has demanded.
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Features
Take to the high seas with Norman Foster
YachtPlus is to launch its luxury yacht timeshare service this September
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Building Study
Foster & Partner’s Willis Group building stays ahead of the curve
The smooth glazed surfaces of this City newcomer not only reflect its near neighbour, the Lloyd’s building, but also show off some ingenious technical innovations
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News
Fosters' Rimini waterfront scheme unveiled
Foster & Partners has revealed designs for its waterfront development in Rimini, Italy
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Wobbly bridge is Foster’s trump card in jelly competition
Foster & Partners’ enigmatic Top Secret Jelly for the wobble-fest Architectural Jelly Design Competition has been unveiled as an interpretation of the Millennium Bridge.
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Foster's LFA installation lives for a day
Foster & Partner's 10m-high installation was erected and dismantled in a single day to mark the opening of the London Festival of Architecture.
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Foster’s set to prune Leaf tower
Ealing scheme cut as new mayor plans halt to suburban high rise
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Building Study
Foster’s urban tusk force at Copenhagen Zoo
Foster & Partners’ elephant house for Copenhagen Zoo shows the practice at its best — designing buildings for a narrowly defined purpose. Photos by Richard Davies