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Norman Foster

Foster and Partners work with its engineering collaborators to integrate complex computer systems with the most basic physical laws, such as convection. The approach creates intelligent, efficient structures like the Swiss Re London headquarters at 30 St Mary Axe, nicknamed "The Gherkin", whose complex facade lets in air for passive cooling and then vents it as it warms and rises.
Foster's earlier designs reflected a sophisticated, machine-influenced high-tech vision. His style has since evolved into a more sublime, sharp-edged modernity.
Foster is currently involved in a dispute with the Couper Collection, a floating art museum near his London offices, regarding his plans to redevelop the area and force removal of the museum's barges.

Projects

Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center

Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre3The most critical phase in the construction of the Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre in Kazhakstan was successfully completed yesterday with the erection of its 150 metre-high tripod mast. The 2,000 tonne structure was lifted into place by four cranes in a process that took two weeks.

Foster + Partners and Buro Happold joint venture to design four stations for Saudi Arabia’s new Haramain High-speed Railway

Haramain Railway StationFoster + Partners and Buro Happold joint venture has been appointed to design four stations along a new high speed railway line in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which will link the cities of Makkah and Madinah via Jeddah.

The UAE Pavilion At Shanghai Expo 2010 Breaks Ground

The UAE Pavilion // Shanghai Expo 2010 // Foster + Partners // 1Foster + Partners' design for the UAE pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo has broken grou

Anfa Place

Anfa PlaceAnfaplace Living Resort is located in a PRIVILEGED AREA OF CASABLANCA, right on the beach front, just a short distance from the historic city centre, on the Boulevard de La Corniche, one of the most prestigious locations
in the city.

The United Arab Emirates Pavilion at Shanghai Expo

Foster + Partners has designed the concept for the United Arab Emirates Pavilion at Shanghai’s Expo 2010. Devised to relate to the theme 'Better Cities, Better Lives', the pavilion is inspired by the principles of traditional Arab city planning. It integrates the latest technologies to maximise both the passive and active environmental profile to illustrate the essential principles of a humane city that captures the spirit of the UAE and articulates its commitment to a more sustainable urban vision for the future.

The Index

Lusail

Situated to the north of Doha, Lusail is a new city with a projected population of 200,000. Due to complete in 2010, it extends over an area of 35 sqkm.

Masterplan for new Omani city

Foster + Partners has revealed plans for a new, compact city for an estimated 200,000 residents that draws on traditional Omani architecture while offering a sustainable and contemporary lifestyle with the optimum urban density.

Serrenia

An ambitious $1.5 billion residential and commercial development project on the Red Sea in Egypt targeted at the super-rich. The scheme, to be called Serrenia, has been designed by Foster & Partners, the architect of El Riyadh faisaliah and other major buildings worldwide.

Living Wall

Residential Project in Amman, Jordan, Designed by World Known Architect Norman Foster. The project Compromises a stone Ground facade that is articulated to shape a base for the building. That same base is used as parking place. The main feature that makes this building Unique is the use of the louvers in the facade.

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