Top 9 Architectual Designs by Foster + Partners (SUPER GALLERY) Edit

Foster + Partners is one of the world’s most influential architectural firms. The UK company is recognized in particular for being on the forefront of innovations in sustainable building.

Their global reach includes developments in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. Their work on the Beijing International Airport has given them vast exposure in the media, as this is one of the most awe-inspiring architectural innovations of all time.

In addition the the airport in Beijing, this special feature includes links to more detailed views of the Foster + Partners developments in Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Berlin, Florence, Moscow, Byala and Calgary.

Eco-Friendly Singaporean Architecture - Beach Road Complex (GALLERY)

The prestigious architecture firm Foster and Partners have won an international competition to design a highly sustainable mixed use complex for Beach Road in Singapore. Occupying an entire city block, they will create a 150,000 square meter ecologically-friendly quarter in downtown Singapore with c… [More]

Mega Terminals - Beijing Terminal 3 is World’s Largest Building (VIDEO)

Beijing looks like they’re just about ready to host the Summer 2008 Olympic Games. At the very least, they’ve got the Beijing Capital International Airport ready to receive athletes, media and visitors from about the world. In fact, the new Terminal 3 building alone is reportedly capable of facilita… [More]

Eco-Friendly Parliament Buildings - Reichstag, Berlin (GALLERY)

When you see this illuminated dome you probably don’t think, “Ooh, that’s the most eco-friendly looking piece of architecture I’ve ever seen,” but I’ll have to remind you that looks can be very deceiving. Take another look, because in the future, those could be your very thoughts. This German parli… [More]

Public Transit 2.0 - Florence TAV Station (GALLERY)

The Florence TAV Station in Italy will make high-speed, long distance trains travelling through the city a thing of the past. When it opens to the public in 2010, trains will pass through a seven kilometer tunnel, with the entrance at Campo di Marte station and the exit at Castello. The existing r… [More]

Green Luxury Building at Al Raha Beach - Abu Dhabi World Trade Center (GALLERY)

Not to be confused with Dubai, Abu Dhabi is on a building binge of its own. This is the World Trade Center to be built on Al Raha Beach, the spectacular spit of land for the waterfront east. Everything that can be housed in a city building will be in this spectacular piece of architecture by Fost… [More]

Indoor City 2 - Crystal Island in Moscow (GALLERY)

At 1500ft (450m) high, the Crystal Island project won’t be the tallest piece of architecture on the planet, but covering 27 million sq ft (2.5 million sq. m) of floor space, it will be gimungeous. Basically, the structure in Moscow will be a city within a building and will have its own weather s… [More]

Zero-Carbon Cities - Abu Dhabi to Create Sustainable City

On May 8, 2007, The Masdar Initiative officially launched the world’s first attempt to create a zero-waste, zero-carbon sustainable city in Abu Dhabi, UAE (’Masdar’ is the Arabic word for ‘Resource’). The project plans are undertaken by Foster and Partners, who indicate that the project is… [More]

Green Steel Skyscrapers - The Bow in Calgary by Foster + Partners (GALLERY)

Foster + Partner belong to the world’s most famous architectural firms, so when they announce new projects, we know the result will be great. Their heavy emphasis on sustainable building continues a… [More]

Car Free Hill Towns - Black Sea Gardens in Byala (GALLERY)

Foster + Partners is working on the Black Sea Gardens, a sustainable community in Byala, Bulgaria which will be most noted for its car-free philosophy. The project consists of a five small towns in th… [More]