Hong Kong has played an important role in the evolution of the Foster studio, since winning the competition for the Hongkong and ShaHong Kong has played an important role in the evolution of the Foster studio, since winning the competition for the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in 1979.
Spencer de Grey, Senior Partner and Head of Design, Foster + Partners, said “This city has been a constant source of inspiration for designs such as Chek Lap Kok airport, Kai Tak Cruise Terminal and, most recently, the masterplan for the West Kowloon Cultural District. Unprecedented in its scale and ambition, the new cultural district with its sustainable agenda is the largest initiative of its kind in the world today and is set to transform the cultural life of Hong Kong.”
Through a thematic display – based around the issues of infrastructure, sustainability, urban planning, history and culture – the exhibition sets the context of many of the office’s projects including West Kowloon.
The exhibition features a timeline representing the 227 projects in 20 countries completed by the practice since its inception in 1967 as Foster Associates. On display are models of seminal projects, such as the Bank in Hong Kong; the Reichstag and the Free University in Berlin; the Great Court at the British Museum in London; cultural projects, including the Carré d’Art in Nîmes, The Sage Gateshead music centre, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Winspear Opera House in Dallas; and transport projects, including Beijing International Airport and the world’s first commercial spaceport in New Mexico.nghai Bank in 1979.
Spencer de Grey, Senior Partner and Head of Design, Foster + Partners, said “This city has been a constant source of inspiration for designs such as Chek Lap Kok airport, Kai Tak Cruise Terminal and, most recently, the masterplan for the West Kowloon Cultural District. Unprecedented in its scale and ambition, the new cultural district with its sustainable agenda is the largest initiative of its kind in the world today and is set to transform the cultural life of Hong Kong.”
Through a thematic display – based around the issues of infrastructure, sustainability, urban planning, history and culture – the exhibition sets the context of many of the office’s projects including West Kowloon.
The exhibition features a timeline representing the 227 projects in 20 countries completed by the practice since its inception in 1967 as Foster Associates. On display are models of seminal projects, such as the Bank in Hong Kong; the Reichstag and the Free University in Berlin; the Great Court at the British Museum in London; cultural projects, including the Carré d’Art in Nîmes, The Sage Gateshead music centre, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Winspear Opera House in Dallas; and transport projects, including Beijing International Airport and the world’s first commercial spaceport in New Mexico.
