UK architects Foster + Partners have also announced their proposed masterplan for the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong.
The master plan involves two parks – a city park and the main nineteen hectare great park – while the streets, avenues and waterfront will be heavily planted. Continue Reading →
Plans to connect inner London hospitals via underground ‘medi rail’ network centred on a major blood bank and medical transport hub have won the inaugural Foster + Partners Prize, presented to the Architecture Association School’s Diploma student whose portfolio best addresses the themes of sustainability and infrastructure. The new award, created this year, will be presented annually. Continue Reading →
The Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center by world famous architectural firm Foster+Partners was officially opened last night in the presence of President Nazarbayev and heads of state in a grand ceremony, with a performance by the Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, timed to coincide with the President’s birthday and Astana Day. The Center represents a major new civic, cultural and social venue for the people of Astana, bringing together a wide range of activities within a sheltered climatic envelope that provides a comfortable environment all year round.
According to WorldArchitectureNews ‘Glenkerrin UK has 6 weeks to appeal a decision by UK Communities Secretary John Denham to reject the Foster + Partners and HKR design for the Arcadia mixed-use scheme in London’s Ealing. The client’s scheme was referred to Denham for a decision in January instead of Ealing Council as there were concerns that the design for the redesigned shopping centre ‘may conflict with national policies on important matters’, according to the planning decision. Continue Reading →
