Urban October – ‘Global Symposium on Sustainable Cities and Neighbourhoods’ Event
UN-Habitat and the University of Chicago’s Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation organised ‘The Global Symposium on Sustainable Cities and Neighbourhoods’ in Chicago, USA, from Wednesday, October 23rd to Friday, October 25th. This event was in preparation for the World Urban Forum taking place in 2020. The symposium formed part of Urban October, assembling leading urban practitioners, community organisations, […]
Shukhov: The Formula of Architecture
Shukhov: The Formula of Architecture. Schusev State Museum of Architecture, Moscow, Russia. 21 October 2019 —19 January 2020 In collaboration with Shukhov Tower Foundation, the Schusev State Museum of Architecture presented Shukhov: The Formula of Architecture, an exhibition celebrating the Russian engineer Vladimir Shukhov and his cultural legacy upon engineering and architecture in the 20th and […]
Second Edition of Day One Event Takes Place in Nice and Monaco
The second edition of the DayOne summit took place from the 15th to the 17th of October in Nice and Monaco. This year’s events were organised by Mr. Denis Jacquet, director of Kite Global Advisors, Les Emotionneurs and Raising Stones Events, in collaboration with the INRC Foundation. DayOne is a three-day event exploring how companies can […]
Madrid 16th Architecture Week – Norman Foster Foundation Open Day
On the occasion of the 16th Madrid Architecture Week the Norman Foster Foundation opened its doors to the general public for the second time on October 4. The initiative was part of the programmed visits and itineraries prepared by Madrid Architecture Week, which organised tours to more than fifty buildings of architectural and historical value. […]
‘The International fib Symposium on the Conceptual Design of Structures’ hosted in Madrid, Spain
Organised in Madrid, Spain by the International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib) ‘The International fib Symposium on the Conceptual Design of Structures’ took place from Thursday, September 26th to Saturday, September 28th 2019. The fib is an association created in the 1950’s by eminent engineers (such as Eduardo Torroja Miret, Eugène Freyssinet and Franco Levi) that […]
Architecture on Screen – Second cinema series commissioned by the Norman Foster Foundation for Sala Equis
On the occasion of the 16th annual Madrid Architecture Week, the Norman Foster Foundation presented Architecture on Screen, a cinema series commissioned by the foundation for Sala Equis. From the rise of the mass-marketed automobile and the creation of the road movie genre, to the present-day vilification of the car, this year’s edition of Architecture […]
Living Archive – Creations in Paper Seminar
The objective of the cycle hosted by the Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de España (IPCE) was to explore the importance of paper as a support for documentary, bibliographic and graphic heritage. The seminars held throughout the cycle sought to delve into the versatility of paper as a support for cultural goods through works belonging to […]
Kate Taylor, winner of the third Norman Foster Foundation Scholarship at The Bartlett School of Architecture
This year’s Norman Foster Foundation Scholarship has been awarded to Bartlett undergraduate student Kate Taylor, who impressed the jury with her creative ambition. Kate’s work brings a fresh perspective to the search for sustainable, ecological and cost-effective ways to confront the greatest social obstacles we now face. The jury met at the Bartlett School of Architecture on Monday […]
List of the selected scholars for 2019 ‘Robotics’ Atelier announced
The list of the ten selected scholars that will participate in the 2019 ‘Robotics’ Atelier at the Norman Foster Foundation is now public. The workshop will take place on 4th- 8th November 2019 with the support of the Rolex Institute and will be led by Xavier De Kestelier, Global Head of Design Technology and Innovation […]
Pebble Beach Classic Car Forum 2019
The 2019 edition of the Pebble Beach Classic Car Forum took place from Thursday August 15 to Saturday August 17, 2019. On the last day of the event, BYD hosted a panel on the future of urban transportation titled The Outlook for the Future of Urban Transportation: Battery-Electric Cars, Autonomous Vehicles, and Advanced Rapid Transit. This panel […]