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2 unusual facts about Foster and Partners


Gary A. Tanaka

Tanaka was perhaps best known for his donation of £27m to Imperial College, which resulted in construction of the Tanaka Building in 2004, designed by the international architecture, planning and design studio Foster and Partners.

More London

The buildings were designed by Foster and Partners architects and some are still under construction.


Architecture of Denmark

In 2007, they won a competition for the design of a new headquarters for Deutsche Bahn in Berlin ahead of firms such as Foster + Partners of the UK and Dominique Perrault of France.

Living with the Future

"Skywood", Denham, Buckinghamshire – rectangular glass box, with floating roof set by an artificial lake, reminiscent of Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion (architect/owner: Graham Phillips, chief executive of Foster and Partners)

Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House

The venue was designed by Foster and Partners (principal architect: Spencer de Grey) and made possible in part by a $42-million gift from Margot and Bill Winspear, for whom the facility is named.

The ONE Group

The ONE Group's European locations, STK and Cucina Aselina, are now open in the ME Hotel London, the Foster and Partners-designed property in the Strand in the original home of BBC Radio.

Thomas Deacon Academy

Built by contractors Laing O'Rourke to a design by Foster and Partners and Buro Happold, the academy's construction began in June 2005, and it opened to students in September 2007.


see also

Sabiha

Sabiha Rumani Malik, Creative Director of Foster and Partners, architects