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‘A space of their own’: how cancer centres designed by top architects can offer hope

Exhibition at the V&A Dundee celebrates Maggie’s Centres created by Zaha Hadid, Richard Rogers, Norman Foster and others

The Guardian - UK

An eco obscenity: Norman Foster’s steroidal new skyscraper is an affront to the New York skyline

It contains enough steel to go round the world twice – and even has a fake breeze to flutter the stars-and-stripes flag in its lobby. If this $4bn colossus is just the first of a new breed of bulky supertalls, is Britain next?

The Guardian - UK

Tiny beautiful things: architectural exhibition showcases the enduring role of scale models

Tangible 3D models of global landmarks are used for ‘understanding how a building will look and feel’ – and offer global city skylines on a tabletop

The Guardian - AU

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‘We keep wine in caves and cathedrals’: an eating and drinking tour of Burgos, Spain

A Norman Foster-designed ‘wine cathedral’, Hobbit-style cellars and a Petra-lookalike church are drawing attention to this tasty corner of the Ribera del Duero in northern Spain

The Guardian - UK

Manchester United’s bold new stadium plans already delayed by dispute with freight train company

Jim Ratcliffe wants to regenerate the space around United’s new stadium but the club are struggling to negotiate with a local land owner

The Independent UK

‘People here are as strong as concrete’: the stunning architecture of war-torn Kharkiv

A new architectural guidebook was written as a love letter to the Ukrainian city – then Russia started bombing it. How will this home to Tetris-like offices and daring curved cinemas be rebuilt?

The Guardian - UK

The architecture of the new Queen Elizabeth II memorial aims to commemorate her as ‘a unifying force’

In the heart of London’s St James’s Park, where John Nash’s 200-year-old landscape has witnessed the rise and fall of empires, a new chapter is about to unfold. The site that has long served as the nation’s ceremonial backdrop will soon become home to something unprecedented: a memorial not just…

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Week in review: Lord Foster’s design chosen as Queen Elizabeth II memorial - what the papers say

Cheat the Week: What are the papers saying about this week’s stories?

Evening Standard

Norman Foster's most iconic designs in London after he wins Queen Elizabeth memorial bid

The 90-year-old architect will design a new bridge in St James’s Park inspired by Queen Elizabeth II’s wedding tiara

Evening Standard

‘Excessively wasteful and giving off Swarovski vibes’: our critic on the ‘tiara bridge’ for the late queen

Norman Foster’s cast glass design to honour Queen Elizabeth II will see a perfectly decent bridge destroyed and vast sums squandered at great ecological cost. And how will it stay sparkly?

The Guardian - UK

In pictures: Norman Foster design chosen for UK memorial to Queen Elizabeth II

The legendary British architect Norman Foster has won the contest to transform St James’s Park in central London into tribute to late queen’s "unifying force".

Euronews

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 - UK

Barack Obama's 'Summer Whitehouse' embodies Martha's Vineyard charm – it's the perfect summer design muse (and on the market for $39 million)

The former president chose Blue Heron Farm, also known as 'The Summer Whitehouse', for its privacy, serenity, and significance – now it's up for sale again

Homes & Gardens

A temple to extravagance. And that goes for Manchester United’s new stadium, too

Could Norman Foster’s £2bn design for the club, which will be seen 25 miles away, turn out to be a case of hubris before ruin?

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Sports quiz of the week: Six Nations, stadiums, shootouts and a shutout

Have you been watching the football, rugby, snooker, netball, cricket, Formula One, NFL and athletics?

The Guardian - UK

‘Zippos circus is in town!’ Can Man Utd really raise £2bn for a throbbing big top?

Local lad Norman Foster’s plan envisions an enormous canopy over a new stadium and a ‘mixed-use mini-city’. But, given the club’s £1bn debts, the idea seems as flimsy as its own tensile membrane

The Guardian - UK

Manchester United and the mental gymnastics needed for a bigger circus

In today’s Football Daily: A big day for Norman Foster

The Independent UK

Man Utd’s new stadium will be ‘global destination’, says architect Lord Foster

United have confirmed they will pursuing the new £2billion ground as part of a wider regeneration project.

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The Independent UK

The mystery surrounding Manchester United’s bold new stadium plans

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has rolled out an ambitious plan to build a brand new stadium to replace Old Trafford, which includes the regeneration of the south Manchester area, yet the funding for the project remains unclear

The Guardian - UK

‘Eiffel Tower of the north’? Manchester United unveil 100,000-seat new stadium project

Manchester United have confirmed their intention to build a new 100,000-capacity stadium ‘footsteps’ from their Old Trafford home of 115 years

The National (Scotland)

Man Utd set for stadium update as Sir Jim Ratcliffe pushes for new Old Trafford

The British billionaire will be at a stadium project update held in London on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Norman Foster on shortlist to design Queen Elizabeth II memorial

Architect who was once highly critical of King Charles is part of team that is one of five finalists for scheme

Livingetc

Up High in a Norman Foster-Designed Tower, frenchCALIFORNIA Created a Hotel-Inspired Apartment for a Globe-Trotting Couple

Collectible vintage and contemporary pieces add contrast to a new Manhattan apartment with a refined and global feel

The Conversation

How the world’s tallest bridge saves thousands of tonnes of carbon emissions

Measured from ground level to the top of its highest tower, the Millau Viaduct in France is the tallest bridge in the world. At 343 metres, it’s taller than the Eiffel Tower or indeed any skyscraper in western Europe.

The Guardian - UK

Now Notre Dame reverberates with light: it’s impossible not to be moved

An extraordinary restoration has swept away the lead dust and made the cathedral vivid, but thankfully not kitsch. Our architecture critic takes a look inside

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