Masdar Development

Abu Dhabi/ United Arab Emirates, 2007-2023

The first project as a result of the Masdar Initiative is a new 6 million square meter sustainable development that uses the traditional planning principals of a walled city, together with existing technologies, to achieve a carbon neutral and zero waste community. It will be a centre for the development of new ideas for energy production.

Duisburg City Masterplan

Duisburg/ Germany, 2007-

The new masterplan for the inner city of Duisburg builds on the success of Foster + Partners’ Inner Harbour redevelopment and will strengthen Duisburg’s transformation into a vibrant, green and sustainable city.

Pushkin Museum Extension, Moscow

Moscow/ Russia, 2007-

The Pushkin is the finest museum of European art in Moscow and one of the world’s great cultural institutions. Building on the experience of projects such as the Carré d’Art in Nîmes and the Great Court at the British Museum, in which cultural buildings were explored as part of a wider urban programme, this masterplan aims to establish a thriving cultural quarter focused on the Pushkin.

Motor City, Aragon

Aragon/ Spain, 2007-2010

La Ciudad del Motor - Motor City - is a major new leisure and cultural zone within a new motor sports centre in Alcañiz, Aragon. The design of Motor City is inspired by the sleek aerodynamic aesthetic of the racing car. The smooth forms and volumes of the building are sculpted by solar and wind patterns with a lightweight roof that floats over the entire complex.