Overview to Topic "Foster + Partners"

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank – 10 questions to Lord Norman Foster

»The best office tower in the world« was the brief given to Norman Foster by his client , the Hong Kong Shanghai Building Corporation. When we visited the building in 1992 and November 2007, it still looked as new as on the day it was finished in 1985. We wanted to know by Lord Foster himself though, what this building meant for his personal career and the success of his architecture firm.

ARTIC, California, HOK, RMJM, Santiago Calatrava, Pelli Clarke Pelli, SOM and Foster + Partners, new railway station, The Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, LEED, Platinum

Withdrawal from automobile business: The ARTIC project

In California, railway transportation is currently enjoying a renaissance. In order to facilitate the changeover to this still unfamiliar means of transport for Americans, a new transportation hub is being created in Anaheim. When completed in 2013, it is expected to reach the LEED Platinum Standard.

Foster + Partners, Moscow, Crystal Island

Crystal Island in Moscow by Foster + Partners

The UK’s leading architectural firm Foster + Partners is planning to build the world’s largest single building in Moscow. The ambitious project called Crystal Island is meant to become a self-contained city within a city, including a rich mix of buildings and institutions.

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