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☆ Qatar’s Lusail Towers: Norman Foster on how to ‘reinvent the tall building’
  + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Rochelle Beighton | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
CNN —Lord Norman Foster, renowned as one of the world’s foremost architects, has dedicated decades to redefining the concept of tall buildings. Currently nearing completion and set to reach a height of 301 meters (988 feet), Foster’s Lusail Towers are poised to claim the title of Qatar’s tallest buildings, surpassing the current record holder, The Torch Doha. Breaking ground in January 2020, the Lusail Towers stand amidst a plethora of new developments in the area, including Lusail Stadium, also designed by Foster + Partners for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Building from the ground upWhile the towers are poised to become a recognizable landmark for Lusail, Foster believes that a city’s skyline reflects what lies beneath the surface. The Lusail Towers are set to be completed in phases over the next 12 months.
Persons: Norman Foster, St Mary Axe, he’s, Foster, ” Foster, “ We’ve, “ It’s, Luke Fox, ” Fox Organizations: CNN, St, HSBC, Foster + Partners, Lusail, Foster, Partners, AFC Asian Locations: Hong Kong, Qatar, Doha, Lusail
☆ Elon Musk wanted to build a house that looked like it 'fell out of space,' new book reveals
  + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Elon Musk bought a horse farm in Texas near Tesla's Gigafactory, author Walter Isaacson wrote. The biographer said Musk envisioned a house that looked like "something fell out of space." The Wall Street Journal has reported Musk was building a glass house, but he has denied the reports. "He needs a place where his sole resides and that's what the horse farm will be for him." At the time, Musk denied living in the modular house, saying that he lives in a different small house in Texas.
Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla's Gigafactory, Walter Isaacson, Musk, Elon, —, Austin Gigafactory, Isaacson, Norman Foster, Steve Jobs, Foster, Foster didn't, Isaacson —, Tesla, Foc Kan, Omead Afshar, Afshar, Grimes, Robyn Beck, Zilis hasn't, Weeks, he'd Organizations: Elon, Service, Tesla, The Boring Company, Wall Street, Bloomberg, Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, Getty, LinkedIn, SpaceX Locations: Texas, Tesla's, Wall, Silicon, Colorado, Austin, California, Mars
☆ 18 New Restaurants to Put on Your Fall List
  + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Florence Fabricant | More About Florence Fabricant | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
Four Twenty FiveThe name is the Park Avenue address of a new, 47-story office tower designed by Norman Foster. But Mr. Vongerichten and his partners hope to evoke another Park Avenue landmark: the former Four Seasons restaurant, the celebrity magnet that closed in 2019. He is working with Mr. Vongerichten on a menu that will showcase French, American, Italian and Asian flavors and techniques. 425 Park Avenue (56th Street). Nomad Tea ParlourIf you confuse this with the venerable Nom Wah Tea Parlor in Chinatown, you’re forgiven.
Persons: Norman Foster, Vongerichten, Jonathan Benno, Lincoln Ristorante, Simone, —, Pete Wells, Tina Vaughn, Chip Smith, you’re, Wilson Tang, Mandy Zhang Organizations: Lincoln, Montrachet, Broadway Locations: Eulalie, TriBeCa, Chinatown, Blue Willow
☆ A famed architect designed a futuristic fully recyclable concrete bunker to house people who have been displaced — take a look inside
  + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Holcim and the Norman Foster Foundation created a concrete tiny home to house people who have been displaced. The home was built using materials like rollable, low-carbon concrete and recycled materials. When it's no longer needed, these materials can be reused or recycled. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. From prefab tiny home communities to 3D-printed units, these solutions flex both creativity and current construction technology.
Persons: Norman Foster, it's Organizations: Norman, Norman Foster Foundation, Service Locations: Wall, Silicon
☆ The Venice Architecture Biennale puts Africa center stage
  + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Marianna Cerini | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +11 min
Venice, Italy CNN —Until recently, the Venice Architecture Biennale — arguably the world’s largest architecture exhibition — has drawn crowds for its (mainly Western) star appeal. In a May 20 Facebook post titled “Venice Biennale Blues,” Zaha Hadid Architects’ principal, Patrik Schumacher, wrote that “the ‘Architecture’ Biennale is mislabeled and should stop laying claim to the title of architecture. The German pavilion, which is displaying construction waste produced by 2022’s Venice Art Biennale is a case in point. The German Pavilion at the 18th Architecture Biennale is displaying and repurposing constuction waste from the city's Art Biennale last year. The British Pavilion curators Meneesha Kellay, Joseph Henry, Jayden Ali and Sumitra Upham, with commissioner Sevra Davis, photographed in London.
☆ 2023 McLaren Artura: Run Silent, Run Lean
  + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Dan Neil | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
NEW DAY The 2023 McLaren Artura ($263,550, as tested), first in a series of new cars promised by the British house of speed, is built on the McLaren Carbon Lightweight Architecture (MCLA) structure and powered by plug-in hybridized V6s. The Artura’s twin-turbo, 3.0-liter V6 and axial-flux e-motor join forces to produce a maximum 671 hp/531 lb-ft.LAST WEEK, for the first time this winter, it snowed in Woking, in southern England. At 9 a.m. on Tuesday, the artificial lake in front of the McLaren Technology Centre was steaming and fringed with ice, the cattails frozen stiff. Groundskeepers were out spreading more grit on the campus roadways—a reasonable precaution, as McLarens aren’t generally hailed for their all-weather traction. There—warm, dry and defrosted—waited our test car, a McLaren Artura, frocked in a glittery, wintry white.
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