
Não é habitual a Arquitectura por aqui, mas hoje, indico-vos o site do arquitecto Norman Foster, que em Novembro fez parte do consórcio que ganhou o concurso para a construção do terceiro terminal do aeroporto de Beijing, na China, depois de já ter sido responsável pelo projecto do aeroporto de Hong Kong. Um aspecto interessante é que este gabinete desenvolve projectos desde aeroportos até mobílias, passando por edifícios.Foster and Partners is an international studio for architecture, planning and design led by Norman Foster and three partners - Spencer de Grey, David Nelson, and Graham Phillips. Norman Fosters philosophy of integration can be seen in the way the practices London design studio works; it is essentially one large open space, shared equally by everyone, and free of subdivisions to encourage good communication between the many people who work there.The practices work ranges in scale from Hong Kongs new airport - the largest construction project in the world - to its smallest commission, a range of door furniture. The scope of its work includes masterplans for cities, the design of buildings, interior and product design, graphics and exhibitions. These can be found throughout the world, from the United Kingdom Europe and Scandinavia to the United States, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Australia.
Foster and partners. O site tem duas versões: uma em flash e outra em html, aconselhável a quem tenha acessos mais lentos.