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Norman Foster on shortlist to design Queen Elizabeth II memorial

Architect who was once highly critical of King Charles is part of team that is one of five finalists for scheme

The Guardian - UK

Up High in a Norman Foster-Designed Tower, frenchCALIFORNIA Created a Hotel-Inspired Apartment for a Globe-Trotting Couple

Collectible vintage and contemporary pieces add contrast to a new Manhattan apartment with a refined and global feel

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How the world’s tallest bridge saves thousands of tonnes of carbon emissions

Measured from ground level to the top of its highest tower, the Millau Viaduct in France is the tallest bridge in the world. At 343 metres, it’s taller than the Eiffel Tower or indeed any skyscraper in western Europe.

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Now Notre Dame reverberates with light: it’s impossible not to be moved

An extraordinary restoration has swept away the lead dust and made the cathedral vivid, but thankfully not kitsch. Our architecture critic takes a look inside

The Guardian - UK

Architecture, sculpture and materials: female Lithuanian artists are celebrated in Nîmes

The Carré d'Art in Nîmes, France, spotlights the work of Aleksandra Kasuba and Marija Olšauskaitė, as part of a nationwide celebration of Lithuanian culture

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Jubilee line extension: 'Thrilling' stations should be listed, say heritage campaigners

Westminster, Canary Wharf, Southwark and Canada Water among 11 stations hailed for archiectural wonder

Evening Standard

Omaha’s Joslyn Art Museum's newest addition effortlessly complements the institution’s existing complex

The third addition to Joslyn Art Museum is designed by Snøhetta, which opted for voluminous common spaces and illuminating atriums

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Transamerica Pyramid: a San Francisco icon, remastered

The Transamerica Pyramid, a landmark in the San Francisco cityscape, has been redesigned to 21st-century standards by Foster + Partners

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Manchester United to start work on £50m Carrington renovation in bid for 'world-class' training facility

Sir Jim Ratcliffe insists complex will be returned to the highest standards after facilities fell behind those of their rivals

Evening Standard

Manchester United pledge ‘world-class’ training facilities with £50m revamp

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said a £50m revamp of the men’s first-team building at Carrington will improve the team’s performance

The Guardian - UK

Mareterra: a new neighbourhood rises in Monaco

Mareterra, a Monaco project boasting contributions by Renzo Piano, Norman Foster, Stefano Boeri and Tadao Ando, is set to become a new neighbourhood of more than 130 super-prime residences

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Inside a Queen Anne-style Hampstead home where Britain's starchitect duo started out

Richard Rogers and Norman Foster went on to design some of the world’s best-known buildings after their short-lived partnership

Evening Standard

'Cities are not static': the Norman Foster Institute launches

The Norman Foster Institute launches in Madrid, celebrating cities as our 'greatest invention', and working to help fix them

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A throbbing neon powerhouse: Hong Kong’s gigantic new billboard – with a nice museum attached

M+ wants to be a global titan of art, to rival Tate Modern and the Pompidou. But did architects Herzog and de Meuron overdo the concrete? And why is finding the rooftop garden so hard?

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We don’t go to the movies for a history lesson, but shouldn’t Napoleon at least be entertaining?

You don’t go to this Bonaparte biopic for a history lesson or authentic settings – but shouldn’t it at least be entertaining?

Evening Standard

Old City Hall building's glass exterior to be removed under plan to 'revitalise' mayor's former HQ

The Mayor of London's former headquarters on the South Bank has been unoccupied for the last two years

Evening Standard

Alarm raised over leaks, cracked floors and hot temperatures at Sadiq Khan's new £30million City Hall HQ

Heat levels inside new base in the Royal Docks have been a particular issue for staff members experiencing the menopause

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s most influential modernist architect? In praise of the lost buildings of Georgie Wolton

Wolton, who died in 2021 aged 87, helped launch Richard Rogers and Norman Foster. Her dilapidated London home is almost all that remains of her fearless work

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Peter Buchanan obituary

Architect and writer who was concerned with the way buildings work within the natural world

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‘Like something out of The Flintstones’: the luxury flats causing fury in Folkestone

They’ve been compared to termite mounds, doner kebabs, even piles of poo. We report on the outrage that has greeted plans for seaside towers in the once faded town – with one-bedroom flats costing almost half a million pounds

Salon

Germany must go back to the future

Renewables alone can't provide the clean energy we need to combat climate change

The Guardian - UK

Architect Norman Foster: ‘I suppose in another life it would have been exciting to fly fighters’

The designer of the Gherkin on collaborating with Steve Jobs, feeling positive about humanity’s future and the strong work ethic of the north

The Guardian - UK

Sir Michael Hopkins obituary

One of Britain’s leading architects admired for the Mound stand at Lord’s, Westminster tube station and the 2012 Olympic velodrome

The Guardian - UK

Sir Michael Hopkins, Portcullis House and Mound Stand architect, dies aged 88

Hopkins was part of vanguard of ‘hi-tech’ architects who dominated building design in UK and beyond

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How two big Wall Street banks are rethinking the office for a post-pandemic future

From more air circulation to well stacked pantries, JPMorgan Chase and BNP Paribas are seeking to make the office a draw at a time when work-from-home is becoming commonplace.

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