With its large undulating timber roof cantilevering 7,5 meters, this private house designed by Norman Foster’s firm is partly embedded into the terrain close to the Aegean Sea, in the southwestern Turkish province of Mu?la. Carefully inserted into a
The Holy See is featured for the first time at the Venice Architecture Biennale, with a unique proposal curated by Francesco Dal Co. Consisting of ten chapels, the concept takes inspiration from the chapel Erik Gunnar Asplund built in Stockholm’s Woo
Steered personally by Steve Jobs in tight collaboration with Norman Foster, Appes new headquarters, with its exact circular shape, evokes the perfection pursued by the Californian company.
Abandoned for many decades, to the point of extreme disrepair, the Kulm Eispavilion in the Alpine resort village of St. Moritz – built in 1905 and used as venue of the Olympic Winter Games held in 1928 and 1948 – has been refurbished with two princi
Una configuración escénica flexible es la protagonista de este prisma de aluminio estriado, cuyo interior acoge una serie cajas apiladas de diferentes alturas que contienen el programa.
Evoking the desert experience, the pavilion presents two large walls stretching sinuously to offer a long exhibition route that ends in a small oasis.
WITHIN THE growth strategies of Spanish companies, and in particular of Spanish wineries, it is becoming more and more important to invest in intangible assets. Over the past years there has been an increase in the number of signature wineries built
The transformation of Trafalgar Square represents the first phase of the practice’s ‘World Squares for All’ masterplan ? the culmination of many years’ work to improve the urban environment in the heart of London, creating a more civilised setting fo
In the centre of Cologne, on a site adjacent to the headquarters of the insurance company Gerling Konzern, a single complex combines apartments, offices, shops and restaurants. Aside from proposing a mixed-use program, it also provides a structure th
The foundation of the Free University in 1948 marked the rebirth of liberal education in Berlin after the war; since then it has occupied a central role in the intellectual life of the city. Today, with more than 39,000 students, it is the largest of
The Smithsonian Institution occupies the former United States Patent Building, described by Walt Whitman as “the noblest of Washington buildings.” Built between 1836 and 1867 by Robert Mills, the Patent Building is the finest example of Greek Revival
Founded in 1870, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is one of the largest art museums in the United States, visited by more than one million people every year. However, in common with many such institutions, over time the scale of this audience placed a
Carrying the day over more modest buildings, such as the Tate Gallery in Cornwall, the Bushey Jewish Cemetery, and the Storey’s Field Community Center and Nursery in Cambridge, Norman Foster has for the third time landed the RIBA Stirling Prize throu
Bloomberg’s London headquarters, designed by Norman Foster, is the world’s most expensive office building. One can tell from its volume, which by far exceeds that of any of its neighbors in the fragmented and highly dense fabric of the heart of the C
Market research, so much a part of popular culture, made us see Steve Jobs as a genius obsessed with creating objects so perfect that they could become objects of desire, things we needed without knowing it: technological fetishes with curved edges.
The Norman Foster Foundation in Madrid is not just an archive, but a real think tank and research center for themes revolving around the future of cities.
Using architecture as an emblem, sometimes as a technological lure, is nothing new. Suffice it to remember the recurring association of avant-garde buildings with automobiles, a link forged in times of Le Corbusier and continuing to this day. But aft
Sir Richard Branson, fundador de Virgin Galactic, ha inaugurado en Nuevo México (EE UU) la terminal desde la que partirán los primeros turistas espaciales. Diseñada de acuerdo al proyecto de Foster + Partners —que, junto a la consultora URS y el estu
Cultural habits and social ceremonies demand appropriate settings, that crystalize into memorable gestures. The libraries of Seville and Valencia are identified by their material consistency and by the importance given to their interior spaces, while
Whereas the office buildings of the 80s were fast track jobs for British and Japanese developers, in the 90s Foster was able to build energy-conscious working spaces for German and French public clients. In these slowly developed commissions he regai
Concept-designed between 1993 and 1995, these landmark buildings share a preference for almond shapes and tapered volumes, and a simplistic belief in the ability of the curve to call attention and raise the symbolic profile of a structure. In the Val
