All Foster & Partners articles – Page 42

  • A proposed Las Vegas hotel development includes architects  Foster & Partners, Daniel Libeskind, Raphael Viñoly, KPF and Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects.
    News

    Foster and Libeskind bet on Las Vegas...

    2008-02-29T00:00:00Z

    Foster & Partners, Daniel Libeskind and Helmut Jahn of Chicago-based Murphy Jahn Architects have designed three neighbouring buildings as part of an $8 billion development in Las Vegas, touted as the largest privately financed project ever constructed in North America.

  • Terminal interior
    Building Study

    Foster's Beijing airport terminal opens

    2008-02-27T14:26:00Z

    Foster & Partner’s new terminal at Beijing airport has opened ahead of the 2008 Olympics.

  • News

    Cabe again rebuffs Foster’s plan

    2008-02-15T00:00:00Z

    Cabe has once more slammed Foster & Partners’ Arcadia development at Ealing Broadway, west London.

  • Willingdale Associates’ scheme would preserve the Light Bar.
    News

    Challenge to Foster in Shoreditch

    2008-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Action group proposes own scheme to save popular high street bar

  • News

    Foster's Shoreditch high rise challenged by rival scheme

    2008-01-22T15:35:00Z

    Local campaigners commission Willingdale Associates in bid to preserve landmark Light Bar against Foster's Bishops's Place redevelopment

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    Foster's and Wilkinson Eyre battle for St Petersburg masterplan

    2008-01-18T16:57:00Z

    Wilkinson Eyre and Foster & Partners will compete for a major masterplanning commission in St Petersburg after beating off strong competition from Dutch megastars Rem Koolhaas and MVRDV and fellow British firm PRP.The two practices will now go head to head to land the commission to develop plans for Apraksin ...

  • The original (left) and the amended design, which spins the tower by 25 degrees.
    News

    Foster’s fails to win round Ealing tower opponents

    2008-01-11T00:00:00Z

    Foster & Partners has failed to convince English Heritage and local residents to back plans for a controversial suburban skyscraper after altering its designs.

  • Foster's amended version of its proposed tower for Ealing.
    News

    Foster changes to proposed Ealing skyscraper fail to win over critics

    2008-01-07T11:52:00Z

    Foster & Partners has failed to convince English Heritage and local residents to back plans for a controversial suburban skyscraper, despite altering its designs.It emerged this week that the practice had amended its plans for the 40-storey “penny whistle” tower in Ealing following strong criticism by the heritage body.But despite ...

  • Crystal Island
    News

    Foster gets green light for world's largest building

    2008-01-03T11:21:00Z

    Foster & Partners has won preliminary planning permission for the largest single building in the world – the Crystal Island scheme in Moscow.Situated within five miles of the Kremlin, the 2.5 million sq m spiral-form structure has been dubbed a “city inside a building”, and will include 900 apartments, 3000 ...

  • Norman Foster
    News

    Profile: Norman Foster

    2008-01-01T13:05:00Z

    Foster & Partners, which celebrated four decades in practice in 2008, continually tops lists of the world’s most admired architectural firms. Here, Norman Foster talks about success, growth and that deal with 3i

  • News

    Foster designs new coastal city in Oman - images

    2007-12-11T11:39:00Z

    Foster & Partners has revealed designs for its latest scheme, a masterplan for a new coastal city near Muscat in Oman reflecting traditional Omani architecture.Al Madina Al Zarqa, the Blue City, will be home to 200,000 people, and will be formed by a series of clustered communities featuring schools, a ...

  • News

    Fosters extends share ownership

    2007-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Foster & Partners has announced it is extending share ownership in the business, as the practice marked its 40th anniversary at the British Museum on Tuesday night

  • Foster’s “sky-catcher” design
    News

    Dublin Foster hotel boost

    2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

    Norman Foster and U2’s redevelopment of the Clarence Hotel in Dublin has won planning permission despite continued opposition.

  • Palace of Peace in Kazakhstan.
    Competitions

    World Architect Foster & Partners

    2007-11-02T00:00:00Z

    The practice is working in 27 countries and its percentage of work abroad has risen from 57% to 70%.

  • Tower: too big, say objectors.
    News

    Foster’s Leaf faces fight

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Ealing group vows to fight size and design of ‘penny whistle’ tower

  • News

    Campaigners fight Foster’s Ealing tower

    2007-10-22T17:49:00Z

    Group vows to fight size and design of Foster's intimidating “penny whistle” tower

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    Beautiful day for Foster in Dublin

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Foster & Partners is part of the team selected to design rock band U2’s 120m-high tower (pictured) and adjacent Britain Quay development in Dublin.

  • Foster’s proposal: is it the design, setting or timing that’s wrong?
    Opinion

    Is Foster’s plan for Clarence Hotel a threat to Dublin?

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Dublin has already experienced the disastrous effect of signature architecture in the wrong place, says Kevin Duff; while Robert Payne argues that it is a chance for Foster to create a remarkable building

  • Proposals for the Clarence Hotel include a “sky catcher” rooflight.
    News

    Prospects rise for U2’s Dublin hotel by Foster

    2007-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Controversial plans by Foster & Partners and rock band U2 to revamp one of Dublin’s hippest hotels received a boost this week, winning cautious support from city councillors.

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    Former BP chief to sit on Foster’s board

    2007-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Foster & Partners is to expand its international operations and infrastructure work following the appointment of former BP chief executive John Browne to its board of directors.