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Revisiting the Imperial War Museum for International Museum Day. 🏛️ In London alone, Foster + Partners has renovated several museums – including The Sackler Galleries in the Royal Academy of Arts (1991) and Great Court at the British Museum (2000). Beyond this, the practice has also completed a range of global projects: including Datong Art Museum (China, 2021), Norton Museum of Art (West Palm Beach, United States, 2021) and Narbo Via (Narbonne, France, 2021). This year’s International Museums Day coincides with the tenth anniversary of Foster + Partners’ renovation of the Imperial War Museum in London. Taking this opportunity to visit the practice’s internal archives and look back over the project is a reminder that a museum is not only a space for storing and displaying history, but also an active participant in it. Images: 1: History of Bombs installation by Ai Weiwei © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners 2: The integration of the museum’s collection into the planning of the refurbishment was key. Warplanes are treated as much as architectural features as museographic ones. © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners 3: 2020 © Aaron Hargreaves / Foster + Partners 🔗 Read the full article: https://brnw.ch/21wJUco #InternationalMuseumDay #Museums #Architecture #Design #Engineering #Construction #Building

‘Our hope is that the visitor will leave this exhibition with a greater understanding of the importance of the environment, the urbanity of a city, the importance of the individual buildings and how all these come together to affect all of us – the quality of our urban life.’ Norman Foster, Founder and Executive Chairman at Foster and Partners. In this video, Norman Foster introduces 'Future Positive', the first ever Foster + Partners exhibition in Korea. In its first few weeks at the Seoul Museum of Art, the exhibition has successfully introduced the work of renowned architect Norman Foster and his studio to Korean audiences for the first time. Looking at projects led by Norman Foster and Foster + Partners from the 1960s to the present, 'Future Positive’ pays particular attention to the practice’s significant contributions to public spaces for culture and the arts, including art galleries and museums. 📅 Open until 21 July 2024 📍 Seoul Museum of Art 🎟️ Free to attend 📺 YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eppq6mXn #FuturePositive #Architecture #Design #SeMA #NormanFoster #Future_Positive #SeoulMuseumofArt

Places people want to work Many companies have realised that while technology allows people to work from anywhere, the physical workplace matters more than ever, and workplace design must rapidly respond to a radical change in expectations. Speaking at The Liveable City seminar, Grant Brooker, Head of Studio and David Kong, Partner at Foster + Partners, will be speaking on the design and build of the Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S HQ in Copenhagen. Other speakers include business leaders and stakeholders behind the transformation of workplaces. 📅 22 May | 13:00 – 16:00 (GMT+1) 📍 The Liveable City, The Royal Danish Embassy, 55 Sloane Street, London 🎟️ Register: https://brnw.ch/21wJRYN #LiveableCityEvent #FerringPharmaceuticalsASHQ #Architecture #Design

The (re) Making of… the Reichstag April marked twenty-five years since the practice completed its transformation of the Reichstag in Berlin. Stefan Behling, Head of Studio at Foster + Partners, describes what it was like to be part of the team that worked on the major redevelopment project, during the early stages of his career. The reconstruction takes cues from the original fabric; the layers of history were peeled away to reveal striking imprints of the past – stonemason’s marks and Russian graffiti − scars that have been preserved as a ‘living museum’. But in other respects, it is a radical departure; within its heavy shell it is light and transparent, its activities on view. "In my view, buildings should act like sailing boats – harnessing the power of nature to bring people joy – without doing harm. I see the updated Reichstag as a true sailboat building that provides a sustainable model for future generations. The project achieves a 94 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by burning renewable bio-fuel in a cogenerator to produce electricity." Stefan Behling, Head of Studio at Foster + Partners. 🔗 Read the full article: https://brnw.ch/21wJQmm #Architecture #Construction #Engineering #Buillding #Design #Retrofit #Reichstag

We are looking for a Marketing Coordinator to join our teams in either Beijing or Shanghai! We are open to candidates with experience in producing social media campaigns, using email marketing software and a good knowledge and understanding of the Adobe Creative Suite. As part of the Marketing Team this role will be assisting in the development and implementation of the Foster + Partners global marketing strategy in China. You will produce marketing material and content to support the practice in acquiring new work, and to promote the work of the practice through our traditional and digital media channels, with a specific focus on raising our profile in China. Beijing: https://brnw.ch/21wJPJM Shanghai: https://brnw.ch/21wJPJL #Hiring #MarketingJobs #MarketingCoordinator

We are looking for a Marketing Coordinator to join our teams in either Beijing or Shanghai! We are open to candidates with experience in producing social media campaigns, using email marketing software and a good knowledge and understanding of the Adobe Creative Suite. As part of the Marketing Team this role will be assisting in the development and implementation of the Foster + Partners global marketing strategy in China. You will produce marketing material and content to support the practice in acquiring new work, and to promote the work of the practice through our traditional and digital media channels, with a specific focus on raising our profile in China. Beijing: https://brnw.ch/21wJPJM Shanghai: https://brnw.ch/21wJPJL #Hiring #MarketingJobs #MarketingCoordinator

Last week Martha Tsigkari, Senior Partner and Head of Applied R+D and Sherif Tarabishy, Associate Partner and Design Systems Analyst, accepted the 2024 AR Future Projects Commercial Mixed-use award on behalf of Foster + Partners for the design of InnHub La Punt. Launched in 2002, the AR Future Projects awards are a window into tomorrow’s cities. Spanning 12 categories, they celebrate excellence in unbuilt and incomplete projects, and the potential for positive contribution to communities, neighbourhoods and urban landscapes around the world. Find out more about the project: https://brnw.ch/21wJO5s The Architectural Review #Architecture #Design #Engineering #Construction #ARFutreAwards2024 #ArchitecturalReview

We are looking for Urban Economist to join our multidisciplinary team in London! The ideal candidate will have professional experience in urban economics or economic development, possess a broad range of skills that can been applied to international projects, and have an interest in planning and design. The Urban Design Group is an interdisciplinary team, covering a wide range of scales from strategic regional studies to masterplans, urban regeneration and large architectural projects. Design excellence is our core value, and we believe that this requires an active dialogue between various disciplines. The group brings together several experts from different backgrounds (urban planning, landscape architecture and spatial design, economics and social anthropology, amongst other) to create unique environments and spaces, designed for people, that have positive impacts beyond the projects’ boundaries. 🔗 Apply today: https://brnw.ch/21wJLmy #UrbanDesign #UrbanEconomist #Hiring #London #UrbanEconomics #EconomicDevelopment

“Infrastructure determines the DNA, the identity of the city – its spirit and quality of urban life, also its carbon footprint. I see cities as three-dimensional realities, through which we walk ride, or are transported. … I have always considered infrastructure to be the urban glue that binds together the individual buildings of our cities, and creates the connections between them.” As guest editor of Domus in 2024, Norman Foster’s May issue focuses on the ‘Future of Mobility.’ In his concluding ‘Postscript’ feature, Norman discusses the challenges – and opportunities – presented by infrastructure and a rapidly urbanising world. Over the next 30 years, it is estimated that more than two-thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas. While cities are responsible for nearly three-quarters of global energy consumption, there is also a positive statistical relationship between that consumption and quality of life – cities see greater life expectancy, lower infant mortality, greater political and sexual freedom, and higher levels of education. Conscious of these contradictions, Foster + Partners understand that designing at the urban scale is a complex undertaking, whether it involves a masterplan for a city, a regeneration scheme for a neighbourhood, or planning a new public transport system. Our teams include planners and spatial designers, economists and anthropologists, landscape architects, and sustainability and mobility engineers working together to create thriving and resilient environments. In this era of unprecedented social, technological, and environmental change, Foster + Partners’ approach anticipates the evolutionary changes and rapid transformations shaping our urban environments. Read more about the May issue of Domus: https://brnw.ch/21wJJdg