Tag: Foster + Partners

Substandard materials blamed for wind
damage to Foster’s Beijing airport


Dezeen Wire:
an architect from one of the firms that collaborated with Foster + Partners on the design of the Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal in China says that recent damage caused by wind had nothing to do with the quality of the design – The Washington Post

Shao Weiping of the Beijing Architectural Design and Research Institute said he was “very confident that the design was perfect and involved no mistakes or flaws.” China state media say passengers reported seeing roofing material from Terminal 3 blowing across the runway and through the three-year-old terminal building. It is the second time in a year that wind has reportedly affected the structure.

Critics’ reactions to the Thames Hub
by Foster + Partners


Dezeen Wire:
 architecture critics are having their say on plans unveiled yesterday by Foster + Partners and engineers Halcrow for a new transportation hub in the Thames estuary (see our story on Dezeen). More »

Outrage at gardens for Aberdeen by Snøhetta,
Foster + Partners and Diller Scofidio + Renfro


Dezeen Wire:
architects including Diller Scofidio + RenfroFoster + Partners and Snøhetta have submitted plans to a controversial competition that proposes the transformation of a Victorian public gardens in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Models of the six shortlisted entries were unveiled at a public exhibition yesterday but Andrew MacGregor, secretary of the protest group Friends of Union Terrace Gardens, condemned the designs as an “absolute abomination” and said there would be rolling public protests by supporters who want to keep the gardens as they are - The Scotsman

2011 Foster + Partners prize awarded to
AA School student for Haiti proposals


Dezeen Wire:
AA student Aditya Aachi has been awarded the 2011 Foster + Partners Prize for a sanitation infrastructure concept in Haiti, which was severely damaged by an earthquake in 2010. More »

“Inside Masdar City: A Modern Mirage”
- The Guardian


Dezeenwire:
architecture critic Jonathan Glancey writes about his visit to Masdar, the zero-carbon city by Foster + Partners under construction in Abu Dhabi. The Guardian

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The Souk, Abu Dhabi Central Market
by Foster + Partners

The Souk, Abu Dhabi Central Market by Foster + Partners

Foster + Partners have completed a new shopping centre that combines high-end boutiques with independent local food and craft markets on the site of a historic city marketplace in Abu Dhabi. More »