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Tocumen International Airport wins Best Airport in Central America/Caribbean at the 2024 Skytrax World Airport Awards for the third consecutive year! ✈️ Establishing an important new hub for the Americas, the new terminal is designed to reflect the Panamanian landscape, evoking a unique sense of place to welcome visitors to the country and removing the anonymity of the international hub experience for transit passengers. Two symmetrical wings of piers extend to the east and west from the central concourse, and the entire building is unified beneath an aerodynamic bronze-coloured roof. A warm interior materials palette and exposed beams complements the metallic tones of the roof, and glazed facades open the airport up to the airfield and landscape beyond. As the focus of a hub is on transfer passengers, the terminal’s planning minimises connection times, with strong visual connections across the airport to allow intuitive way-finding. Find out more about the airport: https://brnw.ch/21wJd7K #Architecture #Airport #Design #AirportDesign #AviationDesign #Engineering #Skytrax #Infratructure

📢 Are you a Reprographics Operator looking for an exciting new role? A fantastic opportunity to work within the print rooms at Foster + Partners, the Reprographics Operator will support our studios with their print requirements which will range from high end presentation work, compiling contractual issues in hardcopy for tenders and detail design submissions. Attention to detail is essential in the creation of presentation material and an understanding of colour management along with a working knowledge of Adobe software packages. If you are interested in the role, find out more and apply: https://brnw.ch/21wJcKX #Reprographics #ReprographicsOperator #ArchitectureJobs #Hiring #London

Can digital tools revolutionise design? Martha Tsigkari, Senior Partner and Head of Applied R+D, will form part of the webinar discussion ‘Digital transformations: New tools for smart working,’ In association with Architecture Today. Martha will showcase how Foster + Partners’ designers are using the latest digital tools as a means of smart working and will outline tactics and systems they use to better engage internal and external teams when working on projects of varying complexity. 📅 2 May | 10:00 (BST) 🖥️ Webinar: https://brnw.ch/21wJb6M #Design #Architecture #Engineering #Construction #AI #DigitalTransformation #SmartWorking

Foster + Partners has revealed designs for the Changfeng mixed-use development, which will form an integral part of the Shanghai Science and Technology Finance cluster in the city’s Putuo District. Part of the wider Shanghai 2035 Masterplan, the scheme sets a new benchmark for developments across the city, stitching into an existing network of public green spaces to enhance wellbeing. “The project transforms an industrial area into a vibrant mixed-use neighbourhood in the heart of Shanghai. The human-scale development is designed to improve connectivity across the site, bringing people together and improving wellbeing through art, greenery and outstanding new public spaces.” Gerard Evenden, Head of Studio, Foster + Partners. 🔗 Read the full article: https://brnw.ch/21wJ9RF #Architecture #Design #Engineering #Construction #China #Shanghai

First ever Foster + Partners exhibition in Korea opens at Seoul Museum of Art. Open from 25 April 2024 – 21 July 2024, ‘Future Positive | Norman Foster and Foster + Partners’ introduces the work of renowned architect Norman Foster and his studio to Korean audiences for the first time. The exhibition offers a comprehensive overview of the architecture of Foster and Foster + Partners, the practice he founded in 1967. Presented in collaboration between the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), the exhibition investigates the ground-breaking work of the practice through the interrelated and interdisciplinary themes of sustainability, culture, history, research and technology. Focusing on the importance of human experience in design, it shines a light on Foster + Partners’ unique process and integrated approach to architecture and responsible design. 🔗 Find out more: https://brnw.ch/21wJ8sQ #FuturePositive #Architecture #Design #SeMA #NormanFoster #Future_Positive #SeoulMuseumofArt

Want to discover smart, safe, and sustainable urban transport solutions? 🌎 On 30 April, Will Plowman, Partner and Architect at Foster + Partners, will be speaking as part of a fireside chat at the Mobility Live panel in Abu Dhabi to discuss global perspectives in designing and implementing sustainable public transport infrastructure systems. The talk will cover the importance of understanding diverse needs and context-specific challenges when designing public transport infrastructure systems. Will Plowman will share insights on how cultural, economic and geographical factors influence the planning and implementation of sustainable transit solutions globally. Moderated by Richard de Cani, Global Cities, Planning & Design Leader for Arup and Board Member for UKIMEA Region. Other panellists include Stephen Goldie, City Planning Advisor, Al Ain City Municipality and Vitor Pereira, Co-Founder & Director, Zoom Global Smart Cities Association. 📅 30 April 2024 | 10:50 (GST) 📍 Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, UAE 🎟️ Register to attend: https://brnw.ch/21wJ5vy Mobility Live Middle East & Saudi #MobilityLiveme #Sustainability #Architecture #Design #Engineering #Construction #Mobility

To mark Lesbian Visibility Week we invited author, entrepreneur, and LGBT activist, Raga D'silva into the practice. Raga shared her journey on coming out, fighting for marriage equality in India and the importance of allyship in supporting each other. Lesbian Visibility Week (22-28 April) is an opportunity to spotlight the experiences, achievements, and contributions of individuals in the community. Along with the talk, we presented a history the lesbian community. We met Raga early last year when we invited residents from Tonic - the UK's first LGBT retirement community situated in The Corniche, a Foster + Partners designed mixed-use development - to the practice for a panel discussion in celebration of LGBT+ History Month. Thank you to Raga for sharing her story and to all who joined us for the inspiration talk. Images 1-3: Raga D’Silva presenting at Foster + Partners London campus. 4: Tonic residents photographed with Foster + Partners photographer Aaron Hargreaves. Tonic Housing #TonicHousing #LesbianVisbilityWeek #LGBT #LGBTcommunity

Is AI the key to climate solutions? On 30 April, Martha Tsigkari, Senior Partner and Head of Applied R+D, forms part of the panel discussion ‘The Aim of The Game: Artificial Intelligence in Climate Action,’ at Innovation Zero in London. Martha will discuss the different ways in which AI is being developed and applied to help us in our efforts on climate adaptation and mitigation. She will also explore the best practices and principles for ensuring that AI is deployed in a responsible and sustainable way, and that it is inclusive of diverse and relevant stakeholders. 📅 30 April | 11:55 (BST) 📍 Olympia London 🔗 Register to attend: https://brnw.ch/21wJ3M0 #Architecture #Engineering #Construction #Sustainability #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

InnHub La Punt has been awarded the 2024 AR Future Projects award in the Commercial Mixed-Use category. InnHub La Punt, situated in La Punt Chamues-ch, Switzerland, is a new centre for innovation in the heart of the Engadin valley that seeks to bring new visitors together with the local community to increase prosperity, create new jobs, and revitalise local crafts and produce. It is based on the idea of the ‘third place’ – away from the workplace and home – to create a space for collaboration and creativity. The 6,000-square-metre project will comprise work and seminar spaces, sports facilities, retail shops, a restaurant as well as an underground car park. The project will act as a catalyst for transformation by bringing innovative people and ideas to the valley. Launched in 2002, the AR Future Projects awards are a window into tomorrow’s cities. Spanning 12 categories, they celebrate excellence in unbuilt and incomplete projects, and the potential for positive contribution to communities, neighbourhoods and urban landscapes around the world. Find out more about the project: https://brnw.ch/21wJck4 The Architectural Review #Architecture #Design #Engineering #Construction #ARFutreAwards2024 #ArchitecturalReview