Norman Foster draws heat from climate activists for Saudi airport commission
Climate-conscious architects in the United Kingdom are speaking out against British architect Norman Foster as efforts to have architects disengage from air transport projects intensify. Last week, Archinect reported news of a high profile airport commission taken on by Foster + Partners for a privatized luxury resort in Saudi Arabia. News of the firm's latest airport project, there are over a dozen listed on the firm's website, was met by climate activists with derision, however. Previously on Archinect: "Foster + Partners share new design for geometric mirrored airport in Saudi Arabia." Screenshot via AMAALAyoutube channel.In a recently published blog post, the Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN), one of the main backers behind the Architects Declare movement, calls out Foster's ongoing engagement with airport projects as part of a larger effort geared toward forcing signatories of the Architects Declare pledge, of which Foster + Partners is one, to adhere to the commitments...
Climate-conscious architects in the United Kingdom are speaking out against British architect Norman Foster as efforts to have architects disengage from air transport projects intensify.
Last week, Archinect reported news of a high profile airport commission taken on by Foster + Partners for a privatized luxury resort in Saudi Arabia. News of the firm's latest airport project, there are over a dozen listed on the firm's website, was met by climate activists with derision, however.
In a recently published blog post, the Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN), one of the main backers behind the Architects Declare movement, calls out Foster's ongoing engagement with airport projects as part of a larger effort geared toward forcing signatories of the Architects Declare pledge, of which Foster + Partners is one, to adhere to the commitments...
