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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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NewsFunding gap is end of Gehry’s Brighton development
Frank Gehry’s controversial King Alfred scheme on Brighton seafront has been officially dropped after the deadline for developer Karis to find funding for the scheme expired on Sunday.
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NewsConran 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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NewsHerzog & de Meuron Tenerife Arts Space officially opens
Herzog & de Meuron's Tenerife Arts Space (TEA) has been inaugurated in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
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NewsFoster 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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NewsHeatherwick’s Shanghai Expo ‘jewel’ hit by row
Curator’s departure from 2010 pavilion comes amid uncertainty over UK’s message
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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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NewsFoster’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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NewsEric Parry Architects completes £36m restoration of St Martin-in-the-Field
Eric Parry Architects this month finally completes its £36 million refurbishment of St Martin-in-the-Fields at Trafalgar Square, London, some six and a half years after winning the commission.
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NewsHerzog & de Meuron unveils New York residential tower
Swiss duo Herzog & de Meuron has unveiled these designs for a landmark skyscraper in New York.
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NewsFoster’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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NewsFosters' 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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NewsHerzog & de Meuron's new Paris skyscraper (images)
This 180m-high Herzog & de Meuron-designed pyramid tower is a proposal for the first skyscraper in Paris for 30 years.
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NewsCroydon 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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NewsFoster 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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MultimediaHerzog & de Meuron Walker Art Centre (Video)
Watch a computer-animated flythrough of Herzog & de Meuron's Walker Art Centre expansion.
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NewsClear 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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NewsFoster 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.