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.

LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture ) wins international design competition for the heart of world’s first sustainable city Masdar, located 17 kilometres from Abu Dhabi. Giant umbrellas will provide moveable shade in the day, store heat, then close and release the heat at night in the central plaza of Masdar.

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Harmonious extension: Municipal Gallery in the Lenbachhaus Museum expands

The historic library by John Carrère and Thomas Hastings at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street opened in 1911 as a symbol of the City’s commitment to culture and knowledge. Today it is protected as a National Historic Landmark. It offers free access to its collections and information, as well as to its range of services. It also comprises four research centres.

In connection with Foster + Partners’ project to remodel and extend the "Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus", the Lenbachhaus Museum in Munich is hosting the exhibition „Foster + Partners: Working with history“ 21. October 2008 - 22. February 2009.

Foster + Partners has unveiled designs for a new waterfront development in Rimini. The proposal is intended to strengthen the relationship between the town centre and the seafront of this old Adriatic Resort and also create a year-round attraction for the international tourist industry.

Foster + Partners in collaboration with the general London public will work together to construct and dismantle the temporary structure at the opening of the LFA on June 21. The architects worked with sound artist Bill Fontana, and will reveal the design at the event.

Designed and completed in four years, Terminal 3 at Beijing Capital International Airport opens the doors this week to its latest Olympic creation – a massive glass-and-steel airport terminal with a gently sloping roof that will welcome visitors to the Summer Games.

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.

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.

Foster + Partners has launched a masterplan for a carbon-neutral resort on the Black Sea coast in its first project in Bulgaria. A series of car free hill towns in an unspoilt setting of oak forests, meadows and river gorges, the development will create a year-round community for up to 15,400 residents.

From November 14, Eurostar trains will writhe out from under the St Pancras station's unforgettable train shed roof through new tunnels and £5.8bn-worth of newly forged engineering works to reach Paris Gare du Nord in just two-and-a-quarter hours.

FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou Stadium, one of the world’s greatest football venues, is to be extensively remodelled. Following an international competition, Foster + Partners have been selected as the architects for this renewal of the stadium, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.