Sinister Sites – Astana, Khazakhstan

[Jackinthebox]

Astana is the first capital being built in the 21st century and it perfectly represents where the world is headed. It is truly one man’s vision: Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president of Kazakhstan (yes Borat’s country, I know). Backed by billions of petrodollars, the city is being built from scratch in a remote and deserted area of the Asian steppes. The result is astonishing: a futuristic occult capital, embracing the New World Order while celebrating the most ancient religion known to man: Sun Worship. The city is still a huge construction site, but the buildings that are already completed already sum up Nazarbayev’s occult vision.

http://vigilantcitizen.com/?p=421


http://vigilantcitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/82673az_foster_astana.jpg

[MrPenny]

I randomly grabbed a bunch of names from the wikipedia entry for Nursultan Nazarbayev....

I don't know why.....can't explain why it strikes me as funny....something wrong with me I guess...


Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev Dinmukhamed Konayev Askar Kunayev Sagadat Nurmagambetov Serikbolsyn Abdilin Altynbek Sarsenbayev Zamanbek K. Nurkadilov Sara Alpysqyzy Nazarbayeva Rakhat Aliyev Askar Akaev Bayken Ashimov Uzaqbay Qaramanov Gennady Kolbin

"Hello? Tech Support?......there's something wrong with my keyboard....."

[skunk]

Where the fuck are they getting all their money from, oil contracts?

Cool looking buildings though.

[Jackinthebox]

Where the fuck are they getting all their money from, oil contracts?

Cool looking buildings though.

Yup, petrodollars.

I have been wondering for a while where TPTB were going to set up shop next. They've been driving the US into the ground for a while now. I had a hunch they would be resettling in that region. Pretty obvious now.

[Cogburn]

They are moving out of their current digs at the Luxor, obviously.

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/ellorybisk/Luxor.jpg

[pack3tg0st]

Yup, petrodollars.

I have been wondering for a while where TPTB were going to set up shop next. They've been driving the US into the ground for a while now. I had a hunch they would be resettling in that region. Pretty obvious now.

you might be overthinking some of this conspiracy stuff jack...

[hp]

They build a new city.

In america, all the money goes into the pocket of a few men who build monuments to themselves.

[Jackinthebox]

you might be overthinking some of this conspiracy stuff jack...

Possibly. But history shows these power centers have indeed moved to different locations as one age gave way to another. Right now, it is clearly the US and Washington DC. But I think the power is waning and a new paradigm is on the horizon. Not that this will happen overnight, but in a century from now, I thin kthe world is going to be a very different place than most people might imagine.

[pack3tg0st]

in a century from now, I thin kthe world is going to be a very different place than most people might imagine.

Its been that way for 1000 years or so :)

[Jackinthebox]

Its been that way for 1000 years or so :)

Hmmm, yes and no. Civilizations rise and fall, different ages come and go. But through it all is a thread of ancient knowldege and secret society who always come out on top.

[Cogburn]

Join the winning team!

PM me for details!

[skunk]

As long as I don't have to wear a funny hat.

[Cogburn]

My training is now complete and I am ready for my moon launch, but first I have to be a 32° Scottish Rite mason. I'm getting a new funny hat on Saturday.

Then I am bound for the Copernicus Crater Phoenix Moon Base sometime this summer.

[skunk]

Sketch or you never went.

[pack3tg0st]

My training is now complete and I am ready for my moon launch, but first I have to be a 32° Scottish Rite mason. I'm getting a new funny hat on Saturday.

Then I am bound for the Copernicus Crater Phoenix Moon Base sometime this summer.

WTF?

You know thats not possible...

The moon people don't like visitors!

[Cogburn]

You forget about the Tau IX treaty of 1957.

[pack3tg0st]

You forget about the Tau IX treaty of 1957.

but what of the Prime Directive?

(Oh BTW... I woulda named my star Trek Ship the Kobayashi Maru, or the Botony Bay.... but I suppose the real names are locked/taken)

[Cogburn]

Check this out: all of the names of the ships ever mentioned in any series or movie are entered into a huge list of potential ship names which are assigned at random when you get a new ship.

Usually it's something goofy, although I did end up with the U.S.S. Heroic, which was a Defiant class ship from DS9.

[Raptor Jesus]

Good thread JITB, we need more stuff like this...

Lord Norman Foster, British Architect who designed this, looks like an insider to me...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Foster_(architect)

List of Foster's other projects (some under construction)

Proposed or under construction
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Torre_Caja_Madrid_%28CTBA%29_08a.jpg/180px-Torre_Caja_Madrid_%28CTBA%29_08a.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Torre_Caja_Madrid_(CTBA)_08a.jpg) [/URL]
[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_Caja_Madrid"]Torre Caja Madrid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Torre_Caja_Madrid_(CTBA)_08a.jpg), in Madrid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid), (Spain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain)).



Florence TAV Station (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Florence_TAV_Station&action=edit&redlink=1), Florence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence), Italy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy) (2003-2010)
Palmer Tompkinson Building (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palmer_Tompkinson_Building&action=edit&redlink=1) , Longslade (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Longslade&action=edit&redlink=1) 2012
South Beach, Singapore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Beach,_Singapore), Singapore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore), 2012
APIIC Tower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APIIC_Tower), Hyderabad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabad,_India), India (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India) (2007-2020)
Torre Caja Madrid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_Caja_Madrid), Madrid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid), Spain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain) (2004-2008)
Black Sea Gardens, Byala (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byala,_Varna_Province), Bulgaria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria) (2008)
Tower, Cork (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cork_(city)), Republic of Ireland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland), (2008-2011)
Culture and Leisure Centre, Ciudad del Motor de Aragón (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_del_Motor_de_Arag%C3%B3n)[1] (http://www.laciudaddelmotor.com/), Alcañiz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alca%C3%B1iz), Spain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain) (2007) (competition won)
Tivoli Hotel, Copenhagen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen), Denmark (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark) (2010) (competition won)
Museum of Aviation, Getafe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getafe), Spain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain) (currently in design phase)
200 Greenwich Street (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/200_Greenwich_Street), Tower 2 of the planned reconstruction of the World Trade Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center) in New York City (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City), United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) (currently in design phase)
Reconstruction of New Holland Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Holland_Island), Saint Petersburg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Petersburg), Russia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia) (ongoing)
Russia Tower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_Tower), Moscow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow), Russia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia) (2007 – 2011)
U2 Tower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2_Tower), Dublin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin), Ireland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland) (2008-2011) (competition won)
Spinningfield Square, Manchester (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester), UK (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK) (2005 – 2010)
Dallas Center for the Performing Arts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts), Dallas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas,_Texas), United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) (2009)
The Bow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bow_(Calgary)), Calgary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary), Canada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada) (2007-2011)
Jameson House (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jameson_House_(Vancouver)&action=edit&redlink=1), Vancouver (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver), Canada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada)
The Troika, Kuala Lumpur (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur), Malaysia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia) (2004 – 2009)
Queen's Dock, Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Exhibition_and_Conference_Centre), Glasgow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow), Scotland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland) (2004 – 2007)
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom), Middlesex Guildhall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlesex_Guildhall), London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London), United Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom) (2009)
Khan Shatyry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Shatyry) in Astana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astana), Kazakhstan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan).
Masdar City (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masdar_City), Abu Dhabi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi) (2007-2023)
New Yale School of Management (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_School_of_Management) campus, New Haven, CT (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Haven,_CT) (announced September 4, 2007)
Camp Nou (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Nou) stadium, Barcelona (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona), Spain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain) (announced 18 September 2007)[9] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Foster_(architect)#cite_note-Nou_Camp-8)
Crystal Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Island), Moscow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow), Russia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia)[10] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Foster_(architect)#cite_note-9)[11] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Foster_(architect)#cite_note-10)
Zagreb Airport, Zagreb (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zagreb), Croatia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia)[12] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Foster_(architect)#cite_note-11)
Hermitage Plaza (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermitage_Plaza), Paris (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris) (La Défense (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_D%C3%A9fense)), France (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France) (2010-2014)
Dubai Towers, Melbourne (TBD)


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I think they are attempting to preempt some power shift, and Central Asia will rise in importance. Who knows when though...

A lot of the standard conspiracy writing on this is a bit hysterical though...

[Raptor Jesus]

Good thread JITB, we need more stuff like this...

Lord Norman Foster, British Architect who designed this, looks like an insider to me...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Foster_(architect)

List of Foster's other projects (some under construction)



Proposed or under construction

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Torre_Caja_Madrid_%28CTBA%29_08a.jpg/180px-Torre_Caja_Madrid_%28CTBA%29_08a.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Torre_Caja_Madrid_(CTBA)_08a.jpg)
Torre Caja Madrid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_Caja_Madrid), in Madrid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid), (Spain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain)).



Florence TAV Station (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Florence_TAV_Station&action=edit&redlink=1), Florence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence), Italy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy) (2003-2010)
Palmer Tompkinson Building (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palmer_Tompkinson_Building&action=edit&redlink=1) , Longslade (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Longslade&action=edit&redlink=1) 2012
South Beach, Singapore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Beach,_Singapore), Singapore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore), 2012
APIIC Tower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APIIC_Tower), Hyderabad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabad,_India), India (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India) (2007-2020)
Torre Caja Madrid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_Caja_Madrid), Madrid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid), Spain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain) (2004-2008)
Black Sea Gardens, Byala (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byala,_Varna_Province), Bulgaria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria) (2008)
Tower, Cork (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cork_(city)), Republic of Ireland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland), (2008-2011)
Culture and Leisure Centre, Ciudad del Motor de Aragón (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_del_Motor_de_Arag%C3%B3n)[1] (http://www.laciudaddelmotor.com/), Alcañiz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alca%C3%B1iz), Spain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain) (2007) (competition won)
Tivoli Hotel, Copenhagen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen), Denmark (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark) (2010) (competition won)
Museum of Aviation, Getafe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getafe), Spain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain) (currently in design phase)
200 Greenwich Street (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/200_Greenwich_Street), Tower 2 of the planned reconstruction of the World Trade Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center) in New York City (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City), United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) (currently in design phase)
Reconstruction of New Holland Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Holland_Island), Saint Petersburg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Petersburg), Russia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia) (ongoing)
Russia Tower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_Tower), Moscow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow), Russia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia) (2007 – 2011)
U2 Tower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2_Tower), Dublin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin), Ireland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland) (2008-2011) (competition won)
Spinningfield Square, Manchester (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester), UK (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK) (2005 – 2010)
Dallas Center for the Performing Arts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts), Dallas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas,_Texas), United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) (2009)
The Bow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bow_(Calgary)), Calgary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary), Canada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada) (2007-2011)
Jameson House (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jameson_House_(Vancouver)&action=edit&redlink=1), Vancouver (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver), Canada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada)
The Troika, Kuala Lumpur (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur), Malaysia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia) (2004 – 2009)
Queen's Dock, Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Exhibition_and_Conference_Centre), Glasgow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow), Scotland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland) (2004 – 2007)
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom), Middlesex Guildhall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlesex_Guildhall), London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London), United Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom) (2009)
Khan Shatyry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Shatyry) in Astana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astana), Kazakhstan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan).
Masdar City (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masdar_City), Abu Dhabi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi) (2007-2023)
New Yale School of Management (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_School_of_Management) campus, New Haven, CT (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Haven,_CT) (announced September 4, 2007)
Camp Nou (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Nou) stadium, Barcelona (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona), Spain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain) (announced 18 September 2007)[9] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Foster_(architect)#cite_note-Nou_Camp-8)
Crystal Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Island), Moscow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow), Russia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia)[10] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Foster_(architect)#cite_note-9)[11] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Foster_(architect)#cite_note-10)
Zagreb Airport, Zagreb (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zagreb), Croatia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia)[12] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Foster_(architect)#cite_note-11)
Hermitage Plaza (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermitage_Plaza), Paris (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris) (La Défense (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_D%C3%A9fense)), France (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France) (2010-2014)
Dubai Towers, Melbourne (TBD)



1970–1971, IBM Pilot Head Office, Cosham (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosham), Portsmouth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth), UK (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK)
1971–1975, Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_Building_(Ipswich)), Ipswich (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipswich), UK (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK)
1974–1978, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainsbury_Centre_for_Visual_Arts) at the University of East Anglia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_East_Anglia), Norwich (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwich), UK (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK)
1983, Renault Distribution Centre, Swindon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swindon), United Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom)
1979–1986, HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSBC_Main_Building,_Hong_Kong)
1981-1991, Terminal building at London Stansted Airport (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Stansted_Airport), UK (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK) View on the map (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=103295916315134076315.00045eab933932056ccb4&ll=51.889994,0.261891&spn=0.005529,0.009656&t=h&z=17)
1992, Torre de Collserola (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_de_Collserola), Barcelona (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona), Spain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain)
1984-1993, Carré d'Art (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carr%C3%A9_d%27Art), Nîmes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%AEmes), France (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France) View on the map (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=103295916315134076315.00045eab933932056ccb4&ll=43.837655,4.355744&spn=0.000807,0.002414&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=43.837655,4.355745&panoid=QfSVdCS6f4w3AYbwuQ0uNg&cbp=11,303.5593162188983,,0,-9.06937021011528)
1993, Kings Norton Library, Cranfield University
1993, Lycée Albert Camus, Fréjus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9jus), France (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France)
1994, Joslyn Art Museum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joslyn_Art_Museum), Omaha, Nebraska (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska)
1988–1995, Metro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilbao_metro) of Bilbao (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilbao), Spain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain)
1995, Faculty of Law, Cambridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faculty_of_Law,_Cambridge)
1995–1997, The Clyde Auditorium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_Auditorium), part of the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Exhibition_and_Conference_Centre) in Glasgow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow), Scotland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland)
1991–1997, Commerzbank Tower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerzbank_Tower), Frankfurt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt), Germany (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany)
1992–1998, Hong Kong International Airport (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_International_Airport), Chek Lap Kok (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chek_Lap_Kok), Hong Kong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong)
1993–1998, Valencia Congress Centre, Valencia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valencia,_Spain), Spain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain) View on the map (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=103295916315134076315.00045eab933932056ccb4&ll=39.495642,-0.402203&spn=0.003452,0.009656&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=39.494944,-0.402247&panoid=yo3MRkKdVLVOT4pjP_Ylcw&cbp=11,0.511171804021501,,0,-13.838648247442507)
1999, Redevelopment of the Great Court (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_II_Great_Court) of the British Museum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Museum), London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London), United Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom)
1999, Department of Economics, Manor Road Building, University of Oxford (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oxford), UK (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK)
1999, Reichstag (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_(building)) restoration, Berlin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin), Germany (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany)
2000, Greater London Authority Building (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Hall_(London)) (London City Hall), London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London), United Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom) View on the map (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=103295916315134076315.00045eab933932056ccb4&ll=51.504766,-0.078575&spn=0.001394,0.002414&t=h&z=19)
1996–2000, Millennium Bridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Millennium_Bridge), London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London), United Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom) View on the map (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=103295916315134076315.00045eab933932056ccb4&ll=51.509572,-0.098166&spn=0.005576,0.009656&t=h&z=17)
2000, Center for Clinical Science Research, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
2001, Expo MRT Station (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expo_MRT_Station), Singapore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore)
2001, Al Faisaliyah Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Faisaliyah_Center), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyadh,_Saudi_Arabia)
2001, La Poterie metro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_transit) station, Rennes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rennes), France (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France)
2001, J Sainsbury (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Sainsbury) headquarters, Holborn Circus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holborn), London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London)
1999–2001, Lionel Robbins Building renovation, British Library of Political and Economic Science (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Library_of_Political_and_Economic_Science) , London School of Economics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_School_of_Economics), London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London), United Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom)
2002, 8 Canada Square (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_Canada_Square) (HSBC Group (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSBC_Group) Head Office), London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London)
1997–2003, Metropolitan Building in Warsaw (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw)
2003, Clark Center, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palo_Alto,_CA)
2003, Universiti Teknologi Petronas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universiti_Teknologi_Petronas) main campus, Malaysia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia)
1997-2004, 30 St Mary Axe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_St_Mary_Axe), Swiss Re (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Re) London headquarters, London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London), United Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom) View on the map (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=103295916315134076315.00045eab933932056ccb4&ll=51.514623,-0.080603&spn=0.001394,0.002414&t=h&z=19)
2004, The Sage Gateshead (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sage_Gateshead), Gateshead (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateshead), UK (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK)
2004, McLaren Technology Centre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren_Technology_Centre), Woking (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woking), United Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom)
2004, Tanaka Business School (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaka_Business_School), Imperial College London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_College_London)
2004, The Millau Viaduct (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millau_Viaduct), near Millau (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millau), France (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France)
2005, Western Årsta Bridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%85rstabroarna), Stockholm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm)
2005, 40 luxury apartments, St. Moritz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Moritz), Switzerland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland)
2005, National Police Memorial (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_Memorial), The Mall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mall_(London)), London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London), United Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom)
2005, The Philological Library (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philological_Library) at the Free University of Berlin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_University_of_Berlin), Germany (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany)
2005, Deutsche Bank Place (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Bank_Place), Sydney (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney), Australia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia) (the first Sir Norman Foster building in the Southern Hemisphere)
2002-2006, Dresden Hauptbahnhof (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden_Hauptbahnhof) reconstruction, Dresden (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden), Germany (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany)
2006, Hearst Tower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearst_Tower_(New_York_City)),[13] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Foster_(architect)#cite_note-12) New York City (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City), United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States)
2006, The Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building[14] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Foster_(architect)#cite_note-13) at the University of Toronto (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Toronto), Canada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada)
2006, Palace of Peace and Reconciliation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Peace_and_Reconciliation)[15] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Foster_(architect)#cite_note-14), Astana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astana), Kazakhstan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan)
2002-2007, Wembley Stadium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wembley_Stadium), London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London), United Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom)
2004-2007, The Willis Building (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/51_Lime_Street), City of London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_London), United Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom)
2005–2007, Thomas Deacon Academy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Deacon_Academy)
2004–2007, Kogod Courtyard, Center for American Art and Portraiture at the National Portrait Gallery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Portrait_Gallery_(United_States)), Washington, DC[16] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Foster_(architect)#cite_note-15)
2007, International Terminal, Beijing Capital International Airport (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Capital_International_Airport), Beijing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing), China (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China)
2006–2008, Lumiere residences, Sydney (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney), Australia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia)
2006–2008, John Spoor Broome Library, California State University Channel Islands (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_University_Channel_Islands).
2007–2008, New Elephant House, Copenhagen Zoo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen_Zoo), Copenhagen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen), Denmark (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark)



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I think they are attempting to preempt some power shift, and Central Asia will rise in importance. Who knows when though...

A lot of the standard conspiracy writing on this is a bit hysterical though...

[Jackinthebox]

Cheers Triangle. Thanks for the contribution.