Apr 23, 2009 0
All images courtesy Foster+Partners
Foster + Partners’ design for a new five-star hotel on Bath Road, close to Heathrow Airport has been approved by the Mayor of London. The only five-star hotel in the area, it will offer a range of services, including the most extensive conference facilities of any London hotel, to serve the local community and businesses, as well as passengers using Heathrow. Read the rest of this entry »
Feb 26, 2009 0
Foster + Partners with Aston Martin win joint first prize in competition to design a new bus for London
Routemaster red bus has been one of the transportation icons of London,though it has been out of service since 2005 except for historical route. This competition winning design from Foster + Partners and Aston Martin give us a nice perspective and expectation when riding a nice, eye catchy and hi-tech bus next visit to London. Here’s from the designers;
The joint submission by Foster + Partners and Aston Martin has won first prize, alongside Capoco Design, in Transport for London’s competition to design a new bus for the capital. The two iconic British brands worked together to challenge preconceptions of bus design with a vehicle that is environmentally sensitive, accessible, convivial and reinvents a much-loved symbol of London for the modern era. Read the rest of this entry »
Feb 26, 2009 0
Designed by Frank Gehry © 2008 Gehry Partners LLP Photograph: John Offenbach
The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2008, which gives England the first built project by legendary architect Frank Gehry, opens on 20 July. The spectacular structure – designed and engineered in collaboration with Arup – is anchored by four massive steel columns and is comprised of large timber planks and a complex network of overlapping glass planes that create a dramatic, multi-dimensional space. Gehry and his team took inspiration for this year’s Pavilion from a fascinating variety of sources including the elaborate wooden catapults designed by Leonardo da Vinci as well as the striped walls of summer beach huts. Read the rest of this entry »
