Best Design Studio: Large
Foster + Partners
Four Seasons Hotel at Comcast Technology Center
Architecture - Commercial - International Hospitality | Creator: Foster + Partners | Commissioner: Foster + Partners
Located next to the existing Comcast Tower, the Comcast Technology Center rises 1,201 feet (341 meters) as the city’s tallest building. The tower is vertically stepped, with loft-like workspaces and state-of-the-art television studios for NBC and Telemundo, with a 12-story Four Seasons hotel above. The Four Seasons at Comcast Technology Center is the tallest hotel in the USA (outside of NYC).
Gabriela Hearst London Flagship
Interior Design - Retail | Creator: Foster + Partners | Commissioner: Gabriela Hearst
Gabriela Hearst is a sustainable fashion brand with an uncompromising commitment to the environment that has created a pioneering model for ecologically responsible clothing and accessories. Foster + Partners has designed the New York-based label’s first London store, which is underpinned by a similar sustainable ethos and care for the environment in its materiality and operation.
Comcast Technology Center
Architecture - Mixed Use - International | Creator: Foster + Partners | Commissioner: Liberty Property Trust
Located next to the existing Comcast Center, the Comcast Technology Center rises 1,121 feet (341 meters) as the city’s tallest building. The Comcast Technology Center is vertically stepped, with loft-like work spaces and state-of-the-art television studios for NBC10 and Telemundo62, with a 12-story Four Seasons Hotel above. At an urban scale, the project is conceived as a welcoming addition to the neighborhood, integrated with its shops, bars and restaurants.