2024-12-26T15:43:14-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150203884/foster-partners-releases-colorful-architectural-children-s-ebooks-as-part-of-the-architecturefromhome-initiative Sean Joyner 2020-06-23T11:57:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/82/82c79ad6860e2e97512691566fe49d67.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>As part of the #architecturefromhome initiative, <a href="https://archinect.com/fosterandpartners" target="_blank">Foster + Partners</a> has released a new fiction series tailored to the younger mind. Called&nbsp;<em><a href="https://www.fosterandpartners.com/news/archive/2020/06/the-flying-gherkin/" target="_blank">The Flying Gherkin</a>,</em> the series follows "the Gherkin," a flying building who encounters other works of architecture on his travels. In the <a href="https://www.fosterandpartners.com/media/2639602/the_flying_gherkin_episode_2-1.pdf" target="_blank">second episode</a>, the Gherkin flies past the&nbsp;Millau Viaduct and the two begin talking about how they were designed in an architecture studio. So far, there are two episodes available for download on the <a href="https://www.fosterandpartners.com/news/archive/2020/06/the-flying-gherkin/" target="_blank">Foster + Partners website</a>.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/83/83235503264bb10d044844af3419cff5.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/83/83235503264bb10d044844af3419cff5.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure>