“Sources close to the project said Foster + Partners, which has designed buildings including the McLaren Technology Centre and Hearst Tower in New York, is helping Apple on the retail store design brief,” Matthew Chapman reports for Marketing Magazine. “In the past, Apple has worked with rival architecture firm 8 Inc for its trailblazing stores, with 8 Inc responsible for designing its flagship 5th Avenue and Regent Street stores.”
“Foster + Partners has a long-standing relationship with Apple after being hired by founder Steve Jobs to build its new headquarters, with Jobs first unveiling renderings for the “spaceship” design in June 2011,” Chapman reports. “A Foster + Partners spokeswoman said: ‘Any project for Apple is confidential and therefore we are unable to comment.'”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lynn W.” for the heads up.]
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