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 designs tiered Park Avenue supertall skyscraper

  UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has unveiled its design for a tiered, 62-storey supertall skyscraper on Park Avenue in New York. More

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  Six architect-designed furniture pieces at Milan design week

  Zaha Hadid Design, Heatherwick Studio and Foster + Partners were among the studios taking part in this year's Milan design week, with starchitecture product designs including a plastic-waste chair and mesh furniture. More

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  Foster + Partners tops out China Merchants Bank skyscraper in Shenzhen

  The China Merchants Bank Headquarters by British architecture studio Foster + Partners has topped out in Shenzhen, with progress on a decorative ribbed steel and glass facade. More

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  Foster + Partners first Uruguay project to feature glass-lined courtyard

  UK architecture studio Foster + Partners and local studio Ponce de León Arquitectos have broken ground on its first project in Uruguay, an apartment building wrapped around a multi-storey glass courtyard. More

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  Foster + Partners frames underground Apple Store in Shanghai with "active public space"

  A multi-level plaza and elevated viewpoint flank this Apple Store, which British architecture studio Foster + Partners has buried below ground in Shanghai's Jing'an district. More

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  Foster + Partners designs Hollywood offices with spiralling plant-covered terraces

  UK Architecture studio Foster + Partners has unveiled renderings of an office tower to be built in Hollywood with a series of spiralling terraces wrapped around its exterior. More

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  Foster + Partners and Sasaki Associates designing Sierra Leone island city for Idris Elba

  Architecture studios Sasaki Associates and Foster + Partners are masterplanning a smart city for up to a million people on Sherbro island in Sierra Leone. More

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  Foster + Partners draws on "historic water towns" for Shanghai neighbourhood

  British architecture studio Foster + Partners has unveiled plans for the Xicen Science and Technology Centre, a mixed-use development located within the Yangtze River Delta region in Shanghai, China. More

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  Foster + Partners designing two-kilometre-high skyscraper in Saudi Arabia

  UK studio Foster + Partners is reportedly designing a two-kilometre-high skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which if completed would be the world's tallest building. More

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  Foster + Partners set to redesign New York transit terminal around central atrium

  UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has released designs for a renovation of the Midtown Bus Terminal in Manhattan that unifies different transport hubs into a single building. More

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  Foster + Partners unveils curving office building at Battersea Power Station

  Architecture studio Foster + Partners has revealed 50 Electric Boulevard, an 18,580-square-metre workplace within London's Battersea Power Station development. More

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  Dezeen Agenda features Foster + Partners' pair of skyscrapers in Dubai

  The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features plans for two residential skyscrapers with skybridges in Dubai. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More

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  Foster + Partners designs pair of residential skyscrapers overlooking Dubai bay

  Developer Omniyat has revealed plans for the Vela and Vela Viento residential skyscrapers in Dubai, which will be designed by British studio Foster + Partners and feature apartments with skybridge dining rooms. More

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  Foster + Partners Industrial Design team gives distinctive edge to door handles for FSB

  Promotion: Foster + Partners Industrial Design team has collaborated with German door handle brand FSB to launch a door handle collection that conveys the architecture firm's attention to detail. More

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  Foster + Partners tops South Carolina county building with "crisp edges"

  UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has completed an administration building in South Carolina with a winged roof that covers a skybridge.  More

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  Foster + Partners reveals Techo International Airport with gridded "tree-canopy" roof

  British studio Foster + Partners has unveiled its design for Techo International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, which has commenced construction 20 kilometres south of the city centre. More

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  Foster + Partners references "Florida's vernacular architecture" for The Alton in Miami

  British studio Foster + Partners has revealed its design for The Alton, a mixed-use development with a concrete structure that will draw on the surrounding architecture of Miami Beach, Florida. More

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  Gensler to add planted balconies to Foster+ Partners' former City Hall

  London's former City Hall, which was designed by British studio Foster+ Partners, is set to be renovated and extended as part of an overhaul by architecture studio Gensler. More

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  Foster + Partners designs tapered stone airport in Saudi Arabia

  Architecture studio Foster + Partners is set to create a cluster of stone buildings informed by local villages for a new terminal at Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia. More

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  Foster + Partners unveils Saudi Arabia pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka

  British architecture studio Foster + Partners has released visuals of its design for the Saudi Arabia pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, which will be modelled on the kingdom's traditional villages. More