Foreign Office Architects {FOA} was founded by Farshid Moussavi and Alejandro Zaera-Polo in 1995 and has emerged as one of the most innovative practices of architecture and urban design in recent years, known for combining technical innovation with design excellence. FOA`s award-winning projects include the Yokohama International Cruise Terminal in Japan, noted for its use of dramatic form, innovative materials, and fascination with the interplay of architecture, landscape, and nature, credited by the Design Museum as a design sensation alive with bustling urbanity and seaside tranquility. Other award winning projects include the Spanish Pavillion at the Aichi International Expo in Japan; the South-East Coastal Park in Barcelona, the Torrevieja Municipal Theatre and Auditorium, the Technology Centre in Logrono, and the Carabanchel Social Housing in Madrid, Spain; the Highcross development anchor building in Leicester, UK, the Meydan Retail Centre in Istanbul, Turkey and the Dulnyouk Publishing Headquarters in Paju, South Korea.