https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1316 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17943 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17943-foster-partners-zayed-national-museum-in-abu-dhabi-meets-the-sky-with-a-series-of-splayed-solar-chimneys goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17802 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17802-with-270-park-avenue-foster-partners-creates-the-workplace-of-the-future-for-jpmorgan-chase http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16756 Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:04:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16756-a-full-block-office-building-rises-on-park-avenue-for-the-first-time-in-half-a-century http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16668 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 08:45:36 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16668-foster-partners-and-sasaki-to-transform-disused-athens-airport-into-new-urban-district http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16252 Fri, 12 May 2023 09:55:08 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16252-beyond-the-norm-maxi-foster-at-the-centre-georges-pompidou Lead_FosterExhibition.jpg Norman Foster poses with a 12-foot prototype of Buckminster Fuller's Fly's Eye Dome at a sprawling retrospective of the Pritzker Prize–winning British architect's work now on view at Centre Pompidou in Paris. Photo © Nigel Young/ Foster + Partners FosterExhibition_Slide1.webp Joining works of modern and contemporary art are large-scale objects including Le Corbusier’s 1925 Voisin C7 Lumineus and a 2010 replica of Buckminster Fuller’s 1934 Dymaxion car #4. Photo © Nigel Young/ Foster + Partners FosterExhibition_Slide3.webp The exhibition includes models of skyscrapers designed by Foster and his eponymous London firm. Photo © Nigel Young/ Foster + Partners FosterExhibition_Slide2.webp Nature and Urbanity, one of seven themed sections comprising the exhibition. Photo © Nigel Young/ Foster + Partners The under-construction tower near Grand Central Terminal will serve as JPMorgan Chase's headquarters and house up to 14,000 employees.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15616 Fri, 15 Apr 2022 17:56:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15616-foster-unveils-design-for-low-energy-new-york-supertall 2766_FP802263.jpg The ground level of 270 Park Avenue. Image © dbox / Foster + Partners 270-Park-2.jpg 270 Park Avenue at night. Image © dbox / Foster + Partners 270-Park-1.jpg The lobby at 270 Park Avenue. Image © Foster + Partners 270-Park-3.jpg A three-story “Exchange” will serve as a social hub for Chase employees. Image © LightField London 270-Park-5.jpg The new tower with the Empire State Building. Image © Foster + Partners The library and cultural center in Sharjah will be an “oasis for the local community."

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15034 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 13:40:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15034-foster-partners-house-of-wisdom-opens-in-uae 1-House-of-Wisdom.jpg Photo © Chris Goldstraw 2-House-of-Wisdom.jpg Photo © Chris Goldstraw 3-House-of-Wisdom.jpg Perforated aluminum sun screens Photo © Chris Goldstraw 4-House-of-Wisdom.jpg Perforated aluminum sun screens Photo © Chris Goldstraw 5-House-of-Wisdom.jpg Mezzanine area Photo © Chris Goldstraw 6-House-of-Wisdom.jpg Interior library study area Photo © Chris Goldstraw Foster + Partners announced it would leave the climate initiative over an aviation skirmish, followed by Zaha Hadid Architects.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14902 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 13:26:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14902-foster-partners-withdraws-from-architects-declare-movement jim@jamesgauer.com (James Gauer) An architect's thoughtful strategy results in a multidisciplinary health-education facility in Cleveland.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14163 Tue, 02 Jul 2019 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14163-sheila-and-eric-samson-pavilion-at-case-western-reserve-university-and-cleveland-clinic-by-foster-partners A stainless-steel canopy appears to float above the pavilion’s symmetrical volume, punctuated by recessed entries and winter gardens. Structural steel bays are clad in glass and modulated horizontally by white aluminum spandrels. Photo © Nigel Young A stainless-steel canopy appears to float above the pavilion’s symmetrical volume, punctuated by recessed entries and winter gardens. Structural steel bays are clad in glass and modulated horizontally by white aluminum spandrels. Photo © Nigel Young The pavilion overlooks a five-acre lawn. Photo © Nigel Young An allée of ficus trees defines an avenue through the skylit, granite-paved central courtyard. Photo © Nigel Young Students gather at custom white-oak tables, while a winter garden provides a break space for an adjacent auditorium. Photo © Nigel Young Facilities include a critical care transport-simulation room (shown), two classrooms with Sol LeWitt works, and clinical-care teaching labs. Photo © Nigel Young Facilities include a critical care transport-simulation room, two classrooms with Sol LeWitt works (shown), and clinical-care teaching labs. Photo © Nigel Young Facilities include a critical care transport-simulation room, two classrooms with Sol LeWitt works, and clinical-care teaching labs (shown). Photo © Nigel Young Image courtesy Foster + Partners Seven up-and-coming aviation projects, in various stages of planning and construction, will soon be ready for takeoff.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14156 Mon, 01 Jul 2019 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14156-six-new-aviation-projects Kuwait International Airport The new Kuwait International Airport by Foster + Partners, scheduled to open in 2023, is trefoil-shaped in plan, with all the facilities united under a single concrete-shell roof. The interior receives daylight through large glazed openings in the vaulted structure, as shown in the baggage-claim area, which is surrounded by cascading fountains, similar in design to Foster’s “water wall” in the Hearst Tower lobby in New York. Tapering concrete columns support the roof structure, which also carries photovoltaic panels and will help the airport earn LEED Gold certification. About 13 million passengers a year are expected to use the 1.5 million-square-foot complex. Image courtesy Foster + Partners   Global Terminal and Concourse at O'Hare International Airport A new Y-shaped terminal and concourse at Chicago’s O’Hare is being designed by Studio ORD–a partnership among Studio Gang; Solomon Cordwell Buenz; Corgan; Milhouse Engineering and Construction; and STL Architects. The 2.2 million-square-foot facility will be the largest expansion in the airport’s history. The three branches of the terminal meet at a central hub, dramatized by a six-pointed glass skylight. Wood ribs and cladding in the ceiling will add a natural warmth to the new building, which is expected to break ground in 2023. Image courtesy Studio ORD Abu Dhabi International Airport Midfield Terminal After 13 years, Abu Dhabi’s new government-funded terminal, by KPF, is slated to open in 2020. Considering that 80 percent of the airport’s visitors will be transfer passengers–it’s a midway point for many long-haul international flights–the terminal was designed to cater to travelers with lengthy layovers while promoting the city’s culture and its growing luxury sector. The 7.9 million-square-foot interior will include numerous amenities—the majority of which will be beyond security checkpoints—including a sculpture garden and a museum. The roofline, defined by rolling metal arches supported on steel beams, is meant to mirror the curves of desert sand dunes. Image courtesy KPF Heathrow International Airport Expansion For the addition of a third runway to Heathrow, Grimshaw has designed a sweeping and swerving terminal to help accommodate the airport’s expected total of 130 million passengers a year. The undulating glass roof allows ample daylight for interior green spaces with a sustainable design for the London aviation complex. It is slated for completion in 2025. Image courtesy Grimshaw Salt Lake City International Airport Utah’s largest air hub will undergo an extensive expansion in the next five years. Salt Lake City International Airport’s terminal redevelopment program, led by HOK, will replace existing terminals with a three-story structure and 78 new gates, all of which are anticipated to be open by 2024. At the center of the terminal, large-scale interior sculptural walls, composed of rippling fins, enclose the shopping and dining areas. This architectonic element, called The Canyon, created by artist Gordon Huether, evokes Utah’s natural rock formations. HOK anticipates that its sustainable design, which includes high-performance glazing and energy-efficient mechanical and lighting systems, will achieve LEED Gold certification for the new SLC terminal. Image courtesy HOK Seattle-Tacoma International Airport International Arrivals Facility For the upcoming Seattle-Tacoma facility, scheduled to open in 2020, SOM created eight new gates, increasing the total to 20. A bridge will allow international travelers to move on foot over taxiing aircraft. The new 450,000-square-foot building attempts to convey a strong sense of arrival, with windows on either side of the elevated passageway facing Mount Rainier on one side and the Olympic Mountains on the other. The roof, made of glass and aluminum panels, subtly follows the twists and turns of planes gliding through the air. Image courtesy SOM Orlando International Airport South Terminal Complex Orlando’s forthcoming South Terminal Complex by Fentress is expected to add 19 gates capable of serving 24 planes by 2021. The firm designed a 2.7 million-square-foot international-terminal building with ticketing, security, customs, passport control, and baggage-claim areas arranged along a central 1,000-foot-long “boulevard” linking the curbside of the terminal to the air side. Central civic spaces will punctuate the complex, with palm trees planted throughout the interior, illuminated by skylights. Image courtesy Fentress Foster + Partners brings clarity and crispness to the expansion of a Florida museum.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13914 Tue, 05 Mar 2019 10:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13914-norton-art-museum-expansion-by-foster-partners The museum's entrance canopy (shown) is carved out to accommodate a banyan tree, and it shelters the Typewriter Eraser sculpture. Photo © Nigel Young   The museum's entrance canopy is carved out to accommodate a banyan tree, and it shelters the Typewriter Eraser sculpture (shown). Photo © Nigel Young Foster + Partners designed a new garden. Photo © Nigel Young The Great Hall features Eikón, a tapestry by Los Angeles–based artist Pae White. Photo © Nigel Young One current exhibition is Going Public: Florida Collectors Celebrate the Norton, which consists of nearly 50 works from private South Florida collections. Photo © Nigel Young Image courtesy Foster + Partners Image courtesy Foster + Partners The project adds almost 60,000 square feet of space to the building.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13890 Mon, 04 Feb 2019 10:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13890-foster-partners-expansion-of-the-norton-museum-of-art-opens-in-florida The Norton Museum of Art’s new Heyman Plaza, designed by Foster + Partners. Featuring Typewriter Eraser, Scale X (1999) by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen. Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners The Pamela and Robert B. Goergen Garden at the Norton Museum of Art. Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners The Norton Museum of Art gardens, looking east. Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Typewriter Eraser, Scale X (1999) by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen in front of the Norton Museum of Art. Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners The Norton Museum of Art’s new Kenneth C. Griffin Building, designed by Foster + Partners, as seen from S. Dixie Highway. Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Northeast view of the Norton Museum of Art’s new Kenneth C. Griffin Building, designed by Foster + Partners, as seen from South Dixie Highway. Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Installation view of collection highlights at the Norton Museum of Art. Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Installation view of Dale Chihuly’s Persian Sea Life Ceiling (2003) at the Norton Museum of Art. Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Installation view at the Norton Museum of Art. Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Installation view at the Norton Museum of Art. Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Installation view at the Norton Museum of Art. Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners The Norton Museum of Art’s new Ruth and Carl Shapiro Great Hall, designed by Foster + Partners, featuring Pae White’s Eikón, a 40-foot-long, 15-foot-tall tapestry. Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Pae White’s Eikón, a 40-foot-long, 15-foot-tall tapestry in the Norton Museum of Art’s new Ruth and Carl Shapiro Great Hall, designed by Foster + Partners. Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners The Pamela and Robert B. Goergen Garden at the Norton Museum of Art. Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Installation view of Going Public: Florida Collectors Celebrate the Norton. Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners The award is the London-based firm’s third Stirling Prize. 

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13671 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 16:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13671-foster-partners-bloomberg-headquarters-wins-2018-riba-stirling-prize Foster + Partners' Bloomberg Headquarters in London Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Foster + Partners' Bloomberg Headquarters in London Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Foster + Partners' Bloomberg Headquarters in London Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Foster + Partners' Bloomberg Headquarters in London Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Foster + Partners' Bloomberg Headquarters in London Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners A nearly 50-year-old tower is reimagined for Hong Kong and its well-heeled visitors.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13326 Sun, 01 Apr 2018 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13326-the-murray-by-foster-partners Built for government offices, the concrete structure is on a prominent sloping site in Hong Kong’s Central district. Photo © Michael Weber The Murray Hotel occupies the 1969 Murray Building, where a former parking lot deck has been opened up to reveal a new plaza, with a 120-year-old cotton tree. Photo © Michael Weber The building’s windows were oriented at 45 degrees to minimize solar gain. Photo © Michael Weber A former car ramp has been repurposed as a pedestrian walkway, which snakes behind the building’s arches. Photo © Michael Weber The hotel’s new entrance and lobby were carved out of a “found space” beneath this feature. Photo © Michael Weber A restaurant on the mezzanine level looks onto new terraces and landscaping. Photo © Michael Weber The hotel’s rooms were configured to accommodate the building’s 45-degree sawtooth perimeter. Photo © Michael Weber Image courtesy Foster + Partners Image courtesy Foster + Partners Image courtesy Foster + Partners Image courtesy Foster + Partners Image courtesy Foster + Partners Image courtesy Foster + Partners The center is the first building on campus to be completed.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13116 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13116-visitor-center-opens-at-norman-foster-designed-apple-campus-in-cupertino Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Located in the City of London financial district, the new 1.1 million-square-foot building reflects a concern for neighbors, both near and far.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13074 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13074-first-look-at-bloombergs-new-hq-by-foster-partners Two buildings divided by a pedestrianized dining arcade provide approximately 1.1 million-square-feet of office and retail space for Bloomberg's 4,000 London-based employees. Photo @ Nigel Young/Foster + Partners The north building’s facades from Queen Victoria Street Photo © James Newton Bronze fins on the building’s facade Photo © Nigel Young/Foster + Partners The entrance to the Bloomberg building is designed to be discreet. Photo © James Newton Bloomberg Arcade, a pedestrianized street, will feature ten independent restaurants, breathing new life into the City. Photo © Nigel Young/Foster + Partners The Vortex is a literal and metaphorical twist on the classic timber-paneled lobbies that define many London buildings. Olafur Eliasson's “No future is possible without a past” sits above. Photo © Nigel Young/Foster + Partners The centerpiece of the building’s interior is a spiraling ramp spanning nearly 700 feet and six floors in a triple-helix formation. It is designed and proportioned as a place of meeting and connection, intended to help people and information move seamlessly around the building. Photo © Nigel Young/Foster + Partners Triple-helix ramp and atrium skylight Photo © Nigel Young/Foster + Partners The expansive, double-height pantry overlooking St Paul's Cathedral is the heart of the building and central to Bloomberg’s ethos of collaboration and transparency. Photo © James Newton The new Bloomberg building incorporates a state-of-the-art television studio. Photo © Jason Alden Ground floor auditorium Photo © James Newton Bloomberg Arcade Photo © Aaron Hargreaves/Foster + Partners goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) A lighting designer and her team devised a dynamic scheme to engage the employees and foster their creativity and well-being.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12886 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12886-rga-office-new-york-by-foster-partners-and-tillotson-design-associates Photo © John Muggenborg Photo © John Muggenborg Photo © John Muggenborg A drop-in cancer center within a verdant setting provides a comforting environment in Manchester, United Kingdom.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12820 Mon, 03 Jul 2017 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12820-maggies-centre-by-foster-partners Foster’s interest in aviation influenced the building’s form and plan. Photo © Nigel Young The heated greenhouse and encircling gardens have specific therapeutic purposes, allowing visitors to work with their hands and producing fresh ingredients for the kitchen. Photo © Nigel Young Shelves in the “cockpit” greenhouse were arranged to give visitors the sense of being wholly surrounded by plants. Photo © Nigel Young Long views draw visitors from the central kitchen toward relaxation spaces with open fires and outdoor terraces that are sheltered from Manchester’s frequent rain. Photo © Nigel Young Long views draw visitors from the central kitchen toward relaxation spaces with open fires and outdoor terraces that are sheltered from Manchester’s frequent rain. Photo © Nigel Young Clear sight lines from the mezzanine office allow “passive surveillance” of all spaces by the staff. Photo © Nigel Young Image courtesy Foster + Partners Image courtesy Foster + Partners Image courtesy Foster + Partners http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12309 Thu, 23 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12309-watch-a-new-video-from-apple-park-by-foster-partners New-Video-Apple-Park-01.jpg A rendering depicts Apple Park's Steve Jobs Theater, a 1000-seat auditorium.  Image courtesy Apple Photo courtesy Apple Photo courtesy Apple Architects and engineers enlist one of the oldest building technologies to create innovative 21st-century structures.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12202 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 08:15:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12202-continuing-education-masonry-construction This past summer, a team of architects and engineers built an unusual brick vault at the Venice Biennale. Photo © Nigel Young and The Norman Foster Foundation The structure was the first step in the creation of a network of cargo droneports for developing countries. The first facilities, planned for Rwanda, would be made of multiple vaults in a variety of configurations, depending on local needs. Image courtesy Foster + Partners The structure was the first step in the creation of a network of cargo droneports for developing countries. The first facilities, planned for Rwanda, would be made of multiple vaults in a variety of configurations, depending on local needs. Image courtesy Foster + Partners To convert an old industrial building in Shanghai into artists’ studios and a gallery, architects from Archi-Union salvaged the bricks from the original structure. They created the new undulating facade with the help of a bricklaying robot. Photo © Brian Lin To convert an old industrial building in Shanghai into artists’ studios and a gallery, architects from Archi-Union salvaged the bricks from the original structure. They created the new undulating facade with the help of a bricklaying robot. Photo © Brian Lin To convert an old industrial building in Shanghai into artists’ studios and a gallery, architects from Archi-Union salvaged the bricks from the original structure. They created the new undulating facade with the help of a bricklaying robot. Image courtesy Archi-Union Tropical Studio organized the four walls enclosing a studio for a ceramist near Hoi An, Vietnam, so that they resemble a quilt, each with a grid of 36 squares. Within these squares, some bricks are omitted to create different patterns with various levels of transparency. Photo © Oki Hiroyuki The cubic building’s layout recalls that of the region’s ancient Hindu temples. Image courtesy Tropical Studio Inside the two-story ceramist’s studio, a stout 16-inch-thick slab is supported on four concrete columns. Photo © Oki Hiroyuki Between this slab and the exterior brick screen, a timber frame extends to a second level and to the building’s glass roof, housing stairs and shelves for display. Photo © Oki Hiroyuki http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11750 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11750-interview-with-norman-foster-on-droneports-and-his-new-foundation Norman Foster with the Droneport prototype in Venice. Photo © Nigel Young/The Norman Foster Foundation The Droneport prototype at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Photo © Nigel Young/The Norman Foster Foundation  The Droneport prototype at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Photo © Nigel Young/The Norman Foster Foundation  The Droneport prototype at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Photo © Nigel Young/The Norman Foster Foundation  The Droneport prototype at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Photo © Nigel Young/The Norman Foster Foundation  The Droneport is constructed using a lightweight scaffolding system and would be assembled on-site by community members. Photo © Nigel Young/The Norman Foster Foundation  Norman Foster and firm partner Narinder Sagoo with the Droneport prototype in Venice. Photo © Nigel Young/The Norman Foster Foundation  Drones, like this one, would deliver necessities to remote areas. Photo © Nigel Young/The Norman Foster Foundation  Norman Foster with the Droneport prototype in Venice. Photo © Nigel Young/The Norman Foster Foundation  Norman Foster with the Droneport prototype in Venice. Photo © Nigel Young/The Norman Foster Foundation  Norman Foster and the Droneport project team. Photo © Nigel Young/The Norman Foster Foundation A new office development in the Red Hook neighborhood seeks to restore the waterfront and capitalize on Brooklyn’s tech boom.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11735 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11735-foster-partners-development-comes-to-brooklyn AReditor@bnpmedia.com (Rebecca Seidel) http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11560 Wed, 16 Mar 2016 01:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11560-three-firms-commissioned-to-design-dubai-expo-pavilions Mobility: Foster & Partners Rendering courtesy Expo 2020 Dubai Mobility: Foster & Partners Rendering courtesy Expo 2020 Dubai Sustainability: Grimshaw Architects Rendering courtesy Expo 2020 Dubai Sustainability: Grimshaw Architects Rendering courtesy Expo 2020 Dubai Opportunity: Bjarke Ingels Group Rendering courtesy Expo 2020 Dubai Opportunity: Bjarke Ingels Group Rendering courtesy Expo 2020 Dubai On a barren patch of desert in New Mexico’s Jornada del Muerto basin, just 50 miles west of the site where scientists detonated the first nuclear weapon, Foster + Partners took on an extraordinary task: to construct the world’s first private hangar facility for spaceflight.

]]> 1403-spaceport-america.asp Sun, 16 Mar 2014 12:30:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/6643-snapshot-spaceport-america A rendering—the only one released so far—of Foster + Partners' 19-story luxury condominium tower overlooking the Hudson River. Norman Foster hasn’t had great luck in Manhattan—his public library plan seems to have gone off the rails, in part due to the lackluster renderings his firm released last year.

]]> 130925-foster--partners-tower-to-join-spate-of-luxury-condo-buildings-rising-in-new-york-city.asp Wed, 25 Sep 2013 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/2982-foster-partners-tower-to-join-spate-of-high-profile-condo-buildings-rising-in-new-york-city Foster + Partners Tower A rendering—the only one released so far—of Foster + Partners' 19-story luxury condominium tower overlooking the Hudson River.   Image by Hayes Davidson, courtesy Foster + Partners Foster + Partners Tower Zaha Hadid's 11-story residential building, adjacent to the High Line, is the architect's first commission in New York City.   Image courtesy Zaha Hadid Arhitects Foster + Partners Tower Soo Chan's Soori High Line, at 522 West 29th Street, may become known more for its amenities—such as a private swimming pool in each apartment—than its architecture.   Image courtesy SCDA Foster + Partners Tower Soo Chan's Soori High Line, at 522 West 29th Street.   Image courtesy SCDA Foster + Partners Tower Soo Chan's Soori High Line, at 522 West 29th Street.   Image courtesy SCDA Foster + Partners Tower Soo Chan's Soori High Line, at 522 West 29th Street.   Image courtesy SCDA Foster + Partners Tower Soo Chan's Soori High Line, at 522 West 29th Street.   Image courtesy SCDA A new circulating library will be housed within the New York Public Library's main building on 42nd Street in Manhattan.

]]> 121219-new-york-public-library-unveils-foster--partners-designs-for-renovation.asp Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/2763-new-york-public-library-unveils-foster-partners-renovation-designs A new circulating library will be housed within the New York Public Library's main building on 42nd Street in Manhattan. Designed by Foster + Partners, the new 100,000-square-foot branch will replace New York Public Library Unveils Foster + Partners' Renovation DesignsA new circulating library will be housed within the New York Public Library's main building on 42nd Street in Manhattan. Designed by Foster + Partners, the new 100,000-square-foot branch will replace book stacks currently located underneath the Rose Reading Room.Image courtesy dbox / Foster + Partners A new circulating library will be housed within the New York Public Library's main building on 42nd Street in Manhattan. Designed by Foster + Partners, the new 100,000-square-foot branch will replac New York Public Library Unveils Foster + Partners' Renovation DesignsA new circulating library will be housed within the New York Public Library's main building on 42nd Street in Manhattan. Designed by Foster + Partners, the new 100,000-square-foot branch will replace book stacks currently located underneath the Rose Reading Room.Image courtesy dbox / Foster + Partners A new circulating library will be housed within the New York Public Library's main building on 42nd Street in Manhattan. Designed by Foster + Partners, the new 100,000-square-foot branch will replac New York Public Library Unveils Foster + Partners' Renovation DesignsA new circulating library will be housed within the New York Public Library's main building on 42nd Street in Manhattan. Designed by Foster + Partners, the new 100,000-square-foot branch will replace book stacks currently located underneath the Rose Reading Room.Image courtesy dbox / Foster + Partners As part of Foster + Partners' renovations, Gottesman Hall will become a permanent exhibition space for special items from the library's collection. New York Public Library Unveils Foster + Partners' Renovation DesignsAs part of Foster + Partners' renovations, Gottesman Hall will become a permanent exhibition space for special items from the library's collection.Image courtesy dbox/Foster + Partners Despite the death of Steve Jobs, the new Apple headquarters project is moving ahead. Recent plans show fruit trees dotting the 175-acre site.

]]> apple-headquarters-project-is-moving-ahead.asp Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/2545-apple-headquarters-project-moves-forward-after-death-of-steve-jobs The global financial crisis has derailed construction all over the world — even in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates. But certain megaprojects continue to march ahead, though with tighter budgets, more pragmatic goals, and less ambitious schedules. One such project is Masdar City, in Abu Dhabi. In 2007, the government-owned Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company chose a consortium led by London-based Foster + Partners to design the master plan for the 2.3-square-mile development it touted as the world’s first zero-carbon city.

]]> masdar_institute.asp Mon, 16 May 2011 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7860-masdar-institute Masdar Institute Masdar Institute's campus combines high-tech materials and technologies, like ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) cladding for the laboratory buildings, with features that take their cues from the region's vernacular, such as glass-reinforced concrete mashrabiya screens that shield the residential buildings' balconies.   Photo © Nigel Young /Foster + Partners Masdar Institute Photovoltaic panels project from the roofs over the edges of the courtyards and streets, providing shade and energy generation.   Photo © Nigel Young /Foster + Partners Masdar Institute The buildings are configured to create narrow, colonnaded urban spaces that are in shade for much of the day.   Photo © Nigel Young /Foster + Partners Masdar Institute A corkscrew stair connects the podium's undercroft to the institute's reception area.   Photo © Roland Halbe Masdar Institute Masdar Institute's first 680,000 square feet, along with the remaining 3 million square feet of the university yet to be built, are raised 25 feet above the desert floor on a podium.   Photo © Roland Halbe Masdar Institute Designers have treated the residential buildings' atria as 'climate lobbies.' The temperature in these skylit circulation spaces is maintained, primarily through natural means, at a higher set point than the apartments beyond.   Photo © Roland Halbe Masdar Institute Masdar officials envision that the city will cover 2.3 square miles, as depicted in this rendering, and have a daytime population of 90,000 by 2025.   Photo courtesy of Foster + Partners Masdar Institute The helmetlike form of the library roof was the result of the need to maximize PV energy production while shading an all-glass wall that provides students with views of a park. On the entry side (shown here), the roof is articulated with hat-shaped openings and shields an outdoor space.   Photo © Roland Halbe Masdar Institute The top floor of the library features a seating area directly under the roof's vaulted, glue-laminated structure.   Photo © Roland Halbe Masdar Institute Designers documented the institute's outdoor space (left) and a central Abu Dhabi street (next slide) with a thermal imaging camera. The images, taken in both locations on October 1, at midday, show that the mean radiant, or 'felt,' temperature at Masdar was 20 degrees Fahrenheit cooler.   Image courtesy Foster + Partners Masdar Institute Designers documented the institute's outdoor space (previous slide) and a central Abu Dhabi street (left) with a thermal imaging camera. The images, taken in both locations on October 1, at midday, show that the mean radiant, or 'felt,' temperature at Masdar was 20 degrees Fahrenheit cooler.   Image courtesy Foster + Partners Masdar Institute The steel-framed wind tower that rises above one of the courtyards reinterprets a traditional Middle Eastern architectural element. The top of the 150-foot-tall structure has operable louvers and mist jets that help moderate perceived temperatures in the public space surrounding its base.   Image © Nigel Young/Foster + Partners Masdar Institute   Image courtesy Foster + Partners Masdar Institute   Image courtesy Foster + Partners Masdar Institute   Image courtesy Foster + Partners Masdar Institute   Image courtesy Foster + Partners goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) To First-time visitors to Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), it might appear that the fruits of its $345 million capital project are limited to the recently opened Arts of the Americas Wing at the building’s eastern end, designed by London-based Foster + Partners.

]]> mfa.asp Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7381-museum-of-fine-arts The glass-enclosed courtyard, part of the MFA’s new wing, incudes a sleek limestone end wall with a deep recess that acts as a foyer to the galleries beyond.   Foster + Partners’ master plan included reopening the MFA’s colonnaded Fenway entrance, which had been closed since the early 1980s.   Of the several different pieces comprising the MFA, the first was a 1909 Beaux-Arts structure facing Huntington Avenue and designed by Guy Lowell. Photo courtesy MFA The addition includes a pair of pavilions with expressed steel frames that act like reveals between panels of granite cladding. Photo courtesy MFA A gap between the existing building and the new courtyard, necessitated by seismic codes, allows a 20-foot-wide planted swath that seemingly brings the Fens into the museum’s interior. Photo © Nigel Young/Foster + Partners Ceiling baffles in the top floor’s skylit central gallery are similar to those in the glass-enclosed court. However, the gallery system has two additional layers of sun control above the louvers, including operable blackout shades.   Artwork is often displayed against deeply colored walls in the new wing. Some galleries, including one featuring 19th-century American artists working abroad (foreground) and another focusing on John Singer Sargent (background), have flocked wallpaper. Photo © Nigel Young/Foster + Partners The architects worked with curators to create roomlike vignettes that include furniture, paintings, and utilitarian objects.   The new wing provides space for large pieces that had long been in storage, including Thomas Sully’s 1819 painting of Washington crossing the Delaware. Photo courtesy MFA Glazed corridors at the addition’s eastern edge provide visual access to the museum’s surroundings. Work on display here, including a 1923 bronze of Diana by Anna Hyatt Huntington and Erwin Hauer–designed screens commissioned by the MFA, are visible from the outside, especially at night.   Image courtesy Foster + Partners Image courtesy Foster + Partners Image courtesy Foster + Partners Whether the still unopened Harmon Hotel inside the CityCenter resort in Las Vegas is demolished or remains an expensive billboard is now part of yet one more legal battle stemming from the struggling mega-resort’s many financial woes.

]]> 101119harmon_tower_foster.asp Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/5530-developer-may-raze-fosters-unfinished-harmon-tower-in-vegas Developer May Raze Foster's Unfinished Harmon Tower in Vegas Developer May Raze Foster's Unfinished Harmon Tower in VegasLas Vegas, Nevada