Foster and Partners

Rising to a height of 300 meters, Foster + Partners' eye-catching National Bank of Kuwait skyscraper features a tapering overall form and distinctive exterior fins designed to help shade its interior from the harsh Middle-Eastern Sun.

Engineered timber continues to grow in popularity around the world as a sustainable building material. The latest notable work comes from Foster + Partners, which has revealed plans to build a nine-story department store in Japan mostly from timber.

Foster + Partners recently revealed a new NYC skyscraper that combines supertall stature with significant sustainability features, rising to a height of 1,388 ft and incorporating recycled materials, natural ventilation and water-saving design.

Apple and Foster + Partners continue their longstanding collaboration with another Apple Store. The retail space features a bold design that takes the form of a glass-walled box that's situated on top of a large stepped pyramid-like water feature.

Having begun construction back in 2011, Foster + Partners' Datong Art Museum has now finally opened. It's defined by a complex roofline made up of four overlapping steel pyramids that are designed to resemble natural peaks rising out of the ground.

Apple and Foster + Partners have co-designed a new Apple Store in The Grove shopping complex in Los Angeles, where customers enter through huge glass doors to a tree-lined light-filled retail space with a mirrored ceiling.

We often associate high-profile firm Foster + Partners with massive projects, but its most recent work is very modest in comparison. Le Dôme Winery is designed to take its place unobtrusively among the beautiful landscape in Bordeaux, France.

Apple and Foster + Partners' long-term collaboration continues with a new Apple Store in Turkey. Designed to maximize daylight inside with extensive glazing, the building is topped by a thin roof that incorporates a rainwater collection system.

Foster + Partners is taking part in Expo 2020 Dubai with a stunning new pavilion named Alif. The aircraft-inspired building incorporates sustainability features and boasts what's described as the world's largest passenger elevator.

Described by Foster + Partners as "inspired by science," the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences in Jerusalem is defined by a laser-cut exterior that helps shade the interior while paying homage to a pioneer of modern neuroscience.

Greenery covered buildings are all the rage lately, giving city folk a taste of nature. The Marina Tower from Foster + Partners will not only grow to be the "first green high-rise building in Greece" but also the country's tallest building.

Originally opening back in 1927, the Tower Theatre was Los Angeles' first movie theater to show "talkies" and even served as a filming location itself. Now, it's been given a new lease of life as an absolutely stunning Apple Store.