2024-12-22T02:27:38-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150035104/apple-s-latest-offering-is-a-wood-metal-and-glass-town-square-designed-by-foster-partners Oliver Beasley 2017-10-25T18:47:00-04:00 >2022-02-18T20:46:07-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bq/bqzm8bpgipoy94ux.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>With the grand opening of Apple&rsquo;s brand new <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/4611/chicago" target="_blank">Chicago</a> outpost this month, it appears that the tech giant&rsquo;s new line of stores, recently renamed "town squares", has well and truly dropped. We saw a <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150031305/new-photos-of-the-floating-carbon-fiber-roof-foster-partners-designed-for-apple" target="_blank">sneak peek of their glass curtain wall system and super slim roof lines at the Apple Park</a> this year but it now appears that this is more than just a one-off thing for their big time California HQ; it seems that this is their latest rendition of Apple Architecture, delivered by&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/fosterandpartners" target="_blank">Foster + Partners</a>.</p>