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Norman Foster, British architect known for his sleek modern buildings made of steel and glass. Notable projects included the reconstruction of the Reichstag, Berlin; the court of the British Museum, London; and the headquarters of Apple, Inc., in Cupertino, California.
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Gordon Bunshaft was an American architect and corecipient...
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12 mar 2024 · As we approach twenty years since the completion of 30 St Mary Axe, previously known as the Swiss Re Building, and fondly nicknamed ‘the Gherkin', we visited our archive to look back at some of its defining moments over the past two decades.
The Gherkin, officially 30 St Mary Axe and previously known as the Swiss Re Building, is a commercial skyscraper in London's primary financial district, the City of London.It was completed in December 2003 and opened in April 2004. [10] With 41 floors, it is 180 metres (591 ft) tall [3] and stands on the sites of the former Baltic Exchange and Chamber of Shipping, which were extensively ...
Conflating the story of King Kong, a jungle monarch captured and killed by the metropolis, with the climate change icon of the solitary polar bear stranded on a melting ice floe, the poster...
Emblazoned across photomontages of oversized athletes jumping over, diving off, and shooting for architectural landmarks old and new, these slogans appeared in 2004 on posters encouraging...
18 kwi 2022 · 2010: Norman Foster and his wife, Elena Ochoa (publisher, art curator, and former professor of psychopathology), attend the How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster? photocall during the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival in Spain.
12 lis 2019 · Images by Richard Bryant, Nigel Young - Foster + Partners. 30 St Mary Axe is London’s first environmental skyscraper. Located in the heart of the City of London, its distinctive form is an...
