Foster + Partners

Stories about Foster + Partners, an architecture studio headquartered in London and with offices worldwide.

Foster + Partners works across architecture, engineering and industrial design, although it is particularly known for glass-and-steel buildings. Landmark projects include the 1986 Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank headquarters in Hong Kong, the 2004 Millau Viaduct in France and the 2004 30 St Mary Axe in London, which is better known as the Gherkin.

More recently it designed The Tulip (pictured left), which was set to be the tallest building in London until plans were rejected, and many Apple stores around the world.

The firm claims to put sustainability at the heart of its work and recently pledged to make its buildings carbon-neutral by 2030.

The firm was founded in 1967 by Norman Foster, who remains the chairman.

For jobs at Foster + Partners, visit its company profile on Dezeen Jobs.

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  Foster + Partners completes Philadelphia's tallest building

  Foster + Partners' Comcast Technology Center skyscraper in Philadelphia contains "Silicon Valley-style" work spaces topped with a 12-storey Four Seasons Hotel. More

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  Foster + Partners unveils design for domed winery in France

  Foster + Partners has revealed visuals of Le Dôme winery that is designed to blend in with the rolling hills of the historic commune Saint-Émilion in France. More

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  Foster + Partners restores "iconic" glass Apple Fifth Avenue

  Apple's glass Fifth Avenue store in New York City has reopened to the public following a renovation by Foster + Partners that added a spiral staircase, skylights and public plaza. More

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  Foster + Partners' latest Apple Store opens in central Tokyo

  The latest Apple Store in Tokyo is fronted by a row of two-storey protruding windows that turn the shopfront into a series of display cabinets. More

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  Wavy white concrete roof tops Foster + Partners' Apple Aventura store in Miami

  Foster + Partners has completed its latest Apple Store in Miami with an undulating white concrete roof that draws on the city's art deco buildings. More

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  Foster + Partners' Marseille airport plans come under scrutiny for carbon emissions

  A glazed terminal building at Marseille Provence Airport designed by Foster + Partners has come under fire from France's environmental authorities over fears it could hinder France's target to be carbon-neutral by 2050. More

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  Foster + Partners to add giant "floating pavilion" to top of Bilbao Fine Arts Museum

  Foster + Partners has revealed its plans to add a large overhanging rooftop extension to the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, as part of its renovation of the institution in northern Spain. More

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  "What could Foster bring to social housing today?"

  The fact that Norman Foster wants to start building social housing again after 40 years is a sign that a lot of it may be about to be built, says Owen Hatherley. More

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  Foster + Partners Tulip tower plans nipped in the bud by mayor of London

  Plans for The Tulip, a 305.3-metre-high viewing tower designed by Foster + Partners, have been rejected by London's mayor Sadiq Khan. More

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  Foster + Partners reveals New York City boathouse featuring zigzag roof

  Foster + Partners has unveiled plans to build a timber boathouse on Manhattan's Harlem River for a non-profit that teaches local teens to row. More

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  Careers guide: Narinder Sagoo explains how he came to oversee the visual output of Foster + Partners

  As head of design communication Narinder Sagoo oversees all project visualisations, from concept sketches to photo-real digital renderings at Foster + Partners. For the Dezeen Jobs careers guide, he discusses his appreciation of both digital and hand-drawn images. More

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  Foster + Partners unveils Uber Air Skyport for Santa Clara

  British architecture firm Foster + Partners has revealed plans to build an Uber Air Skyport in a new neighbourhood in Santa Clara. More

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  Foster + Partners completes quartet of high-speed rail stations in Saudi Arabia

  Foster + Partners has completed stations in Saudi Arabian cities Mecca, Medina, Jeddah and King Abdullah Economic City, connected by the 280-mile Haramain high-speed rail line. More

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  UK architects including Foster and Chipperfield declare climate and biodiversity emergency

  Stirling Prize winning architecture firms including Zaha Hadid Architects, David Chipperfield Architects and Foster + Partners are calling on all UK architects to adopt a "shift in behaviour" over climate change. More

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  Foster + Partners pledges to make its buildings carbon-neutral by 2030

  Foster + Partners is the first architecture practice to sign up to the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment, meaning that by 2030 all buildings used by the practice will be carbon neutral. More

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  Foster + Partners converts historic Washington DC library into Apple Store

  Foster + Partners has collaborated with the Apple design team and architecture firm Beyer Blinder Belle to transform a neoclassical building in the US capital into a sleek retail space with a skylit atrium, where events are held to "entertain and inspire the local people". More

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  Foster + Partners designs new neighbourhood for Santa Clara

  Foster + Partners has unveiled plans to transform a former golf course in Silicon Valley into a sprawling mixed-use development, featuring numerous office buildings, residential towers and a park. More

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  Foster + Partners designs tech-filled library for Sharjah

  The House of Wisdom, a library and cultural centre designed by Foster + Partners for Sharjah, will feature a cantilevered roof and a book-printing machine. More

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  Foster + Partners and LG reveal partnership behind roll-up television

  Foster + Partners has been revealed as a collaborator on LG's Signature OLED TV R, the world's first television that rolls out of sight. More

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  Federation Square's Foster + Partners-designed Apple Store axed

  A controversial plan for an Apple Store, designed by Foster + Partners in Melbourne's Federation Square, has been abandoned after it was blocked by Australian heritage authorities. More