What is originality in architecture? And what is faithful evolution?

In mid-August 2025, I found myself spending the summer in Miami. It was a well-thought-out choice. I stayed at the Fontainebleau, selecting a City View room on the 24th floor. I referred to it as my lighthouse a vantage point to observe the city’s architectural rhythm. #architecturalcriticism #ArchUp #Miami #normanfoster #uae #ZahaHadid

https://archup.net/architectural-originality-on-trial/

"His project, which also includes a series of gardens, will see a perfectly good crossing needlessly destroyed."

And for only £46 million, too...

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/24/translucent-bridge-to-form-centrepiece-of-national-memorial-to-elizabeth-ii

#NormanFoster #QueenElizabethII

Translucent bridge to form centrepiece of national memorial to Elizabeth II

Norman Foster wins contest to transform St James’s Park in tribute to late queen’s ‘unifying force’

The Guardian
In the future, people will feel the same about the ubiquitous Lord #NormanFoster's #architecture as they do about 1970's Brutalism. #QueenElizabeth #Memorial
Este es el arquitecto español que ha hecho renders para Norman Foster

Dicen que una imagen vale más que mil palabras y en el caso de los proyectos arquitectónicos se diría que vale incluso más: en concursos, de cara a clientes privados… todo pasa porque esos planos y croquis sobre el papel puedan verse tal y como serán en el futuro. Y ahí entran en juego las visualizaciones, los denominados renders… Nacho Álvarez-Monteserín es arquitecto pero ya iniciados los estudios se percató de que lo suyo eran las visualizaciones. Actualmente dirige el estudio Show Me The Project que se dedica a dar forma a esas ideas de los estudios de arquitectura, como el de Norman Foster, que arrancan con un simple lápiz y papel.

idealista/news

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Very good #FilmNoir from director #NormanFoster starring #AnnSheridan + #DennisOKeefe. Excellent #cinematography...

#WomanOnTheRun (1950) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043142/

Woman on the Run (1950) ⭐ 7.2 | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

1h 17m | Approved

IMDb

Architecture and engineering YT channel The B1M talks to Norman Foster on the 20th anniversary of the astounding Millau Viaduct, the "bridge above the clouds" in France's Massif Central https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQA8303vxjE&ab_channel=TheB1M

#engineering #NormanFoster #architecture #France #MassifCentral

The Bridge That Changed the Map of Europe

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