Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Foster Team Refines Amaravati Designs Ahead of 2028 Deadline
A team of architects is helping design important buildings in Amaravati.
Amaravati is being developed as the capital complex of Andhra Pradesh.
The architects met Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu to improve the building plans.
They looked at government office towers, the Assembly building and the High Court.
The Assembly building may have a very tall tower that visitors can enter to see the city.
Engineers are also checking how to make the tower safe.
A separate Quantum Lab is being built nearby and is almost ready.
The government wants the lab to start operating by the end of December and finish the first phase of the capital by August 2028.
An international Norman Foster team is reviewing designs for major Amaravati buildings.
The team discussed the GAD towers, Assembly building and High Court complex with Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.
The Assembly tower, rising more than 250 metres, may become a tourist attraction with panoramic city views.
The government aims to complete Amaravati’s first phase by August 2028.
Construction of the globe-shaped Quantum Lab has reached the second floor, with operations targeted for December-end.
- Who
- An international team from Norman Foster, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh government officials and the Capital Region Development Authority.
- What
- Design and execution reviews are being conducted for Amaravati’s major buildings, while construction of a Quantum Lab continues.
- When
- The Foster team will remain in Andhra Pradesh until August 27; the first phase is due by August 2028, and the Quantum Lab is targeted for December-end.
- Where
- Amaravati and the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat.
- Why
- To resolve design and execution issues and advance construction of the new capital complex.
- First-phase deadline
- August 2028
- Buildings under review
- Five GAD towers, the Assembly building and the High Court complex
- Assembly tower
- Designed to rise more than 250 metres above the building
- Proposed attraction
- Visitors may be allowed to access the Assembly tower for panoramic views of Amaravati
- Quantum Lab developer
- L&T is executing the lab and two Quantum Towers on a 50-acre site
- Quantum Lab progress
- Construction has reached the second-floor level
- Quantum Lab target
- The government wants it operational by December-end, followed by installation of the quantum computer