sunday newsletter
a designboom.com publication
November 2010, 28
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every sunday we choose a topic from the vast archive of designboom
today: foster and partners: recent projects
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foster + partners: masdar institute campus
published 11.26.10
the first solar powered building masdar city, abu dhabi, will be used as a pilot test bed for the green technologies that will be explored for implementation in future buildings within the city.
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foster + partners: designs zayed national museum in abu dhabi revealed
published 11.25.10
the new museum will be the centre piece of the saadiyat island cultural district and will showcase the history, culture and more recently the social and economic transformation of the emirates.
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foster + partners: faustino winery
published 11.02.10
putting the building type and the process of winemaking at the core of the design, foster +partners first winery project features three wings which house the main stages of production.
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foster + partners: luxembourg royal hamilius
published 11.01.10
designed to enhance and repair the urban fabric and create a suitable setting for the city_s UNESCO world heritage site, the project comprises a department store, offices, shops, apartments, and a variety of social and civic spaces.
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foster + partners: vietinbank business centre
published 10.25.10
the 300,000-square-metre mixed-use development comprises two towers, connected by a seven-storey podium building containing conference facilities, luxury shops, cafes and restaurants and topped by roof top gardens.
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foster + partners: lusail solar powered world cup stadium for qatar 2022
published 10.07.10
the saddle-form roof appears to float above the concrete seating bowl, discreetly supported by a ring of arching columns. its central section can be retracted to allow the pitch to be either open to the sky or fully covered.
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foster + partners: sperone westwater gallery opens
published 09.23.10
responding to the compact 25 by 100 foot site, one of the features of the project is a 12 by 20 foot moving gallery, which connects the upper four exhibition floors and allows visitors to move gradually between levels.
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foster + partners: city park
published 08.21.10
is a 23-hectare great park and a green avenue which will provide a landscaped setting for a series of spectacular new cultural buildings _ the jewels in hong kong_s architectural crown.
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foster + partners: khan shatyr entertainment centre opens
published 07.07.10
the new centre hosts a wide variety of entertainment and leisure facilities, retail, cafes, restaurants, cinemas, a water park, and a flexible space to accommodate a number of different events and exhibitions.
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UAE pavilion at shanghai expo 2010
published 05.14.10
the outer covering of the pavilion is gold-colored stainless steel. its undulating roof, looking as if it has been shaped by the wind, makes the pavilion shimmer and change colors, thus, reminding visitors of the middle east country's various natural environments.
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foster + partners: circlebath
published 01.15.10
the three-storey hospital is set into the hills on the edge of a protected green belt nine kilometres south east of the city of bath.
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foster and partners: dream hub yongsan IBD masterplan - sam-taeguk
published 12.22.09
the aim of foster + partners' proposal for the 'dream hub' is based on three architectural arcs which are based on the sam-taeguk - which is a symbol derived from the taoist idea of ying and yang.
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