Postwar Plans for Rebuilding Cities in Ukraine Should Start Now
Architect Norman Foster spoke at the Bloomberg CityLab conference about what reconstruction could look like for Ukraine.
Norman Foster’s renovation of the Reichstag preserved features that point to the building’s long history. Foster sees it as a potential model for restoring Ukrainian cities.
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Plans to restore London after the devastation of World War II began during the war’s darkest hours, in 1943, said British architect Norman Foster — and plans to rebuild cities in Ukraine should follow suit, he said.
Foster, the architect responsible for the “Gherkin” tower in London and Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, spoke on Monday morning about what postwar reconstruction could look like for Ukraine. Even as Russia continues its attack on the nation — missile strikes hit Kyiv, Lviv and other Ukrainian cities on Monday — plans for rebuilding are already taking shape.