Red Sea International Airport by Norman Foster
Red Sea International Airport was designed by Foster + Partners as part of The Red Sea Project tourist development. Earlier this year construction began on the airport, which is being built around 15 kilometers inland from the coast of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia. It will almost exclusively serve tourists visiting The Red Sea Project tourist development, which is being developed nearby. Set to complete next year, the airport has been designed to reach…
Tours DUO Project, Paris
Jean Nouvel has won approval for "Tours DUO" in Paris. The mixed-use project, planned to rise on a former industrial site on the edge of the Seine in the Paris Rive Gauche district, aims to become a "top business real estate destination". Leaning to form an asymmetrical "V," the project consists of two towers: a 180 meters high and 39 stories tower including offices, auditorium, corporate restaurant and retail stores on the ground floor and…
Copenhagen Opera House, Denmark
The Copenhagen Opera House is the national opera house of Denmark, and among the most modern opera houses in the world. It is also one of the most expensive opera houses ever built at a cost of 370,000,000 USD. Denmark's national opera is a landmark in Copenhagen and a symbol of the city's rich cultural life. The Copenhagen Opera House is designed by Danish architect Henning Larsen, and a number of Danish artists have contributed…
10 of the Most Appealing Apple Stores by Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners has designed many Apple Stores around the world; from Paris to Istanbul. Here are 10 of their best designs. Apple Marina Bay Store Singapore, 2020 The store's main space is an open-plan area within the 30-metre-diameter, self-supporting glass and steel dome. The spherical glass store is made from 114 pieces of glass with 10 narrow, steel vertical mullions for structural support. Accessed via a 45-metre-long underwater tunnel from the nearby shopping…
Little Island (Pier 55), NY
Situated within Hudson River Park, Little Island is transforming the Pier 55, a former industrial jetty, into idyllic public parkland, at a cost of $250 million. The London-based design firm Heatherwick Studio was awarded the project in 2013 following a design competition. The pier needed to be both a public park and a world class outdoor performance space. While the idea of a levitating park was plenty whimsical, the architects showed real concern about disturbing…
