The London design studio of Foster and Partners is one large open space, shared equally by everyone, free of subdivisions, to encourage good communication between those who work there.
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Among Lord Foster's best known works is the restoration-addition to the historic Reichstag in Berlin, where the German Parliament is moving its operation.
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Foster and Partners based their design on the history of the Reichstag, the workings of Parliament, ecology/energy, and economics.
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