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Foster + Partners completes museum of Roman antiquities in Narbonne
Narbo Via, the new museum of Roman antiquities by Foster + Partners in Narbonne in the south of France officially opens tomorrow (Saturday 11 December)
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Chipperfield and WilkinsonEyre shortlisted for Canadian Parliament annexe
David Chipperfield Architects and WilkinsonEyre are among six finalists in a contest for a new £248 million (CAN$430 million) mixed-use office block for the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa
Why was The Tulip cancelled? Does it mean the end for London skyscrapers?
Few tears will be shed over the failure of London’s tallest new skyscraper to win approval, but its surprise rejection is a landmark decision for the city. What did Foster + Partners' design get so wrong? By Ella Jessel
Fosters told to rethink Big Apple penthouse plans
A US preservation agency has asked Foster + Partners to rethink its design of a Manhattan penthouse for the billionaire investor Bill Ackman.
Tulip reaction: ‘A game-changing decision for embodied carbon’
The industry reacts to the government’s decision to refuse permission for Foster + Partners’ controversial Tulip tourist attraction in London, partly on sustainability grounds
Tulip rejected over embodied carbon and heritage concerns
The government has rejected Foster + Partners’ Tulip, citing the tower’s embodied carbon emissions and the impact it would have on the Tower of London and other heritage assets
Foster and Chipperfield in race for £204m Prague concert hall
Foster + Partners and David Chipperfield Architects are among 15 finalists in an international competition to design a £204 million concert hall in Prague
Norman Foster at COP26: ‘Cities will bounce back better and greener from Covid crisis’
Norman Foster has said that the world's cities will bounce back better - and in more environmentally friendly way - as they recover and rebuild from the Covid crisis
Adjaye, Brooks and Foster on shortlist for Toronto waterfront job
UK practices are among the finalists in the latest contest to redevelop a 5ha waterside site in Toronto, once earmarked for a Heatherwick Studio scheme
Foster in, WilkinsonEyre out, as US developer snaps up Blackfriars site
US developer-investor Hines has snapped up a major empty site near Blackfriars Bridge, central London, and brought in Foster + Partners to look at new designs