foundry
noun
found·ry
ˈfau̇n-drē 
plural foundries
1
: an establishment where founding is carried on
2
: the act, process, or art of casting metals
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The artwork was modeled after a common Kohler toilet and made by a foundry in Florence, Italy.
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Even the door handles were specially designed and manufactured for the villa by a foundry in Belgium, perhaps motivated by a desire to honor Henry van de Velde’s Hohenhof.
—Ulrich Clewing, Architectural Digest, 12 Jan. 2025
In 2018, the 87-room Foundry Hotel Asheville, Curio Collection by Hilton opened in this historic neighborhood inside a former steel foundry, which forged the steel used to build the Biltmore Estate.
—Jenn Rice, AFAR Media, 26 Mar. 2025
Taiwan's leading chipmaker TSMC has committed $100 billion to build three chip foundries, an R&D center and two packaging facilities in Arizona, on top of a previous pledge to build $65 billion in three chip foundries in the state, one of which has begun operations.
—arkansasonline.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Even the door handles were specially designed and manufactured for the villa by a foundry in Belgium, perhaps motivated by a desire to honor Henry van de Velde’s Hohenhof.
—Ulrich Clewing, Architectural Digest, 12 Jan. 2025
In 2018, the 87-room Foundry Hotel Asheville, Curio Collection by Hilton opened in this historic neighborhood inside a former steel foundry, which forged the steel used to build the Biltmore Estate.
—Jenn Rice, AFAR Media, 26 Mar. 2025
Taiwan's leading chipmaker TSMC has committed $100 billion to build three chip foundries, an R&D center and two packaging facilities in Arizona, on top of a previous pledge to build $65 billion in three chip foundries in the state, one of which has begun operations.
—arkansasonline.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Foundry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foundry. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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