2024-12-04T03:53:29-05:00 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> https://archinect.com/features/article/150015435/why-not-london Peter Murray 2017-07-03T04:30:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/m7/m73qybv74y4oldo2.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>"Why not London?" I kept asking myself as I wandered round the spectacular opening reception of the spectacular <a href="http://uk.archinect.com/news/article/150010620/norman-foster-turns-82-and-inaugurates-his-foundation-s-beautiful-madrid-headquarters" target="_blank">HQ of the Norman Foster Foundation in Madrid</a>. Housed in the former Turkish Embassy building designed by Joaquin Soldana in 1902 the foundation is a treasure trove of Normanalia - early drawings, models, sketches, huge renderings, personal artefacts, bicycle designs and cross country skis. Everything presented in museum-quality perfection. Each room overseen by a uniformed assistant who not only asked you politely not to take photos but also could provide a bi-lingual description of the works on show.</p>