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Atari presses play on video game-themed hotel chain
by Stu Robarts | 31 Jan 2020
Atari has announced that it is working with GSD Group and film producer Napoleon Smith III to build a series of video game-themed Atari Hotels in the US. The hotels will draw on the history of video games and the iconic Atari brand to create "fun and unique" places to stay. Initial renders for the first planned location, which will break ground in Phoenix, Arizona, later this year, show the
VIDEO: Kengo Kuma creates beautiful forest 'Meditation House' in Bavaria
by Andrew Manns | 29 Apr 2019
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has designed the "Meditation House" – a wellness facility and retreat – in the Bavarian woodlands outside Krün, Germany. The 160 sq m outbuilding, which is only accessible by foot, is part of the 133-key Das Kranzbach spa hotel and features floor-to-ceiling windows, a tea room with artisan-designed tatami mats, and a meditation hall. The look of the pavilion was inspired both by traditional Japanese wooden
Empire State Building modernisation continues with redeveloped entrance
by Tom Anstey | 07 Sep 2018
The iconic Empire State Building, Manhattan’s preeminent architectural wonder from the 1930s, now has a newly renovated entrance, marking the first step of the redevelopment of the iconic building's exhibition hall. The renovation, which moves the entrance from its former location on Fifth Avenue to a new location on 34th street, was carried out in order to enhance the landmark’s visitor experience and highlight its history as one of the
Video: CLADglobal news update 2st June 2018
by Kim Megson | 21 Jun 2018
The latest CLADglobal news roundup video is now live. In this broadcast, we look at Zaha Hadid Architects' sculptural Morpheus new hotel in Macau, explore Philippe Starck's designs for a private space station, and explore the newly-redeveloped Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, which last week hosted the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Finally, we take a peek into the wonderful world of art collective teamLab, who have just
Video: CLADglobal News Roundup
by Kim Megson | 07 Jun 2018
The first CLADglobal news roundup video is now live. In this broadcast, we look at the winning design for the forthcoming Adelaide Contemporary art museum, explore Woods Bagot’s plans to transform an abandoned sugar factory in China into a cultural and leisure park and take a look at the stylish new Scottish distillery and visitor centre Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners have created for whisky-maker The Macallan. Finally, sports architect
Shanghai's stellar planetarium revealed in swooping construction video
by Kim Megson | 20 Mar 2018
A dramatic drone video released by international design studio Ennead Architects has offered a glimpse at their planetarium for the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum taking shape in the Chinese city. The footage provides a sweeping overview of the 38,000sq m (409,000sq ft) structure as it rises from the ground in the city’s Lingang district. Construction began on the project in November 2016, and completion is scheduled by 2020.
Video: Mercedes-Benz Stadium rated most sustainable in the world
by Rob Gibson | 16 Nov 2017
The Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, has become the first sports stadium in the world to achieve platinum certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). With a highly advanced stormwater management system and enough solar panels to power nine NFL games, the new home of the Atlanta Falcons and MLS team Atlanta United scored a record 88 points in its rating by the US Green Building Council (USGBC).
Social media videos capture construction on hotly-anticipated Heatherwick Studio projects
by Kim Megson | 10 Aug 2017
Two of the most anticipated leisure projects in the pipeline of British design firm Heatherwick Studio have been showcased through new videos on social media. The first, filmed by videographer John Sturrock, shows construction advancing on the Coal Yards at King’s Cross in London. Two disused Victorian coal drop buildings at the railway station are being transformed into 100,000sq m (1m sq ft) of culture and leisure space.
Vast video screen dominates Russian stadium's ode to Roman ampitheatres
by Kim Megson | 06 Aug 2017
Thunderous sound effects, dramatic strobe lighting and enormous and exuberant video projections are welcoming players to the field at the new stadium of Russian football club FC Krasnodar, which has installed a 4,700sq m media screen along the top tier of the bowl. International architects Gerkan, Marg & Partners (gmp) and Russian design firm Maxim Rymar Architectural Studio designed the 33,979 capacity ground, which is raised on a plinth slightly
New drone video reveals Bjarke Ingels' LEGO House as it nears completion
by Kim Megson | 13 Mar 2017
Danish toymaker the LEGO Group has revealed new photographs, renderings and an aerial drone video of its forthcoming Bjarke Ingels-designed brand museum in the city of Billund, where the company was founded 85 years ago. The visitor attraction – built to resemble a giant stack of Lego bricks – is rapidly taking shape, and an opening date of 28 September has been announced. Consisting of 21 huge multi-coloured blocks built
New video tracks Fumihiko Maki's Shenzhen design and arts complex take shape
by Kim Megson | 20 Dec 2016
New video footage has been released showing construction underway on the Sea World Culture and Arts Centre in Shenzhen, China, which has been designed by Pritzker-winning architect Fumihiko Maki. An official opening date of October 2017 has also been set for the project, which will house the Design Society – a design museum created in collaboration with the UK’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A). The video footage shows that the
New video shines light on Shigeru Ban's Aspen Art Museum
by Kim Megson | 21 Jun 2016
A video has been released providing an insight into the design process behind Shigeru Ban’s Aspen Art Museum (AAM), which opened to the public last year. The film, released by Redsquare Productions, features interviews with Ban and the museum’s director Heidi Zuckerman about the museum’s striking design and its impact in the city.
FAB Park: OMA and landscape architects MLA win competition to design Los Angeles' latest civic green space
by Kim Megson | 13 Jun 2016
A design team led by landscape architect Mia Lehrer + Associates (MLA), and featuring Rem Koolhaas’ OMA, has been selected by the City of Los Angeles to design “one of the most important civic spaces in the city’s vibrant downtown core”. Located on First and Broadway and known as FAB Park, the project incorporates themes of food, art and land to celebrate LA’s diversity. The City’s Department of Recreation and
Video shows interiors of David Adjaye's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C.
by Kim Megson | 19 May 2016
New video footage has been released providing the first extensive look inside David Adjaye’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington. Builders are putting the final touches to the museum, which will be opened by US President Barack Obama on 24 September 2016. The video, released by The Washington Post, shows construction workers installing the display cases in readiness for the first exhibits – which will focus
Bjarke Ingels explains BIG's 'holistic' EuropaCity designs as new video released
by Kim Megson | 21 Mar 2016
Bjarke Ingels has shed more light on his designs for EuropaCity, the huge leisure development planned for the outskirts of Paris. In a new video featuring Ingels in conversation with Italian architect Carlo Ratti, the BIG studio founder claims the project has given him the opportunity to “be as bold as the Parisians used to be when they made the Paris we know today.” Ingels said the French capital “has
Vidéotron Centre by Populous and ABCP opens in Quebec's ExpoCite entertainment district
by Tom Walker | 16 Sep 2015
The CA$370m (US$281m, £181m, €248m) Vidéotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada, has opened to the public after a three-year construction project. The 18,259-capacity indoor arena will become the primary venue for indoor events in the region and plans are also advancing for the centre to host a National Hockey League (NHL) franchise by the start of the 2017-18 hockey season. Designed by architects Populous and ABCP Architecture, the arena will
[VIDEO] Architects seven design new Welsh adventure attraction, Surf Snowdonia
by Tom Anstey | 31 Jul 2015
One of Wales’ largest visitor attractions is set to welcome its first guests as Surf Snowdonia – an artificial surf lagoon built on the site of an old aluminium works – starts to break waves on the edge of Snowdonia National Park. The £15m (US$23.3m, €21.3m) development – designed by architectural firm seven with Planit operating as consultants, NJL consulting as masterplanners and Wardell Armstrong as engineers – uses brand
Beyoncé video inspires Elenberg Fraser’s Melbourne skyscraper and hotel
by Jason Holland | 10 Jul 2015
A new 160-room hotel in Melbourne will give guests the chance to stay the night with Beyoncé – or at least inside a curvy skyscraper inspired by the global superstar. Australian architect Elenberg Fraser’s 226m (741ft) high Premier Tower features a series of curves and bulges and its form pays homage to Beyoncé’s ‘Ghost’ music video – in which naked dancers gyrate while wrapped in stretchy fabric.
BJARKE INGELS VIDEO: From roof gardens to basketball courts, BIG's designs for 2 WTC
by Jason Holland | 12 Jun 2015
Bjarke Ingels Group has unveiled its innovative design for 2 World Trade Center (2 WTC), providing a different sort of building depending on your viewpoint. The architectural firm’s designs also include a range of leisure amenities such as roof gardens, sports facilities and a public plaza. The 80+ storey building in New York features seven stacked boxes and rises to 1,340ft (408m). Taking inspiration from its location at the meeting
Bee'ah releases dramatic video of its new Headquarters and visitor centre by Zaha Hadid
by Tom Anstey | 25 Mar 2015
An exhibition gallery and education centre will form the heart of a new corporate headquarters by Zaha Hadid Architects for environmental management company Bee’ah. It will be built just outside Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. The building will be used as a learning resource to demonstrate practical environmental awareness to the community and will be the first building in the UAE to be fully powered by renewable energy. A
Sofitel debuts in Uruguay with Montevideo resort
by Aoife Dowling | 15 Apr 2013
Sofitel Hotel Group has entered Uruguay with the opening of its latest resort - Sofitel Montevideo Casino Carrasco and Spa - in Carrasco. Located on a national heritage site, the building is inspired by French 'art de vivre' and local culture and features 93 rooms and 23 suites. The company's signature So Spa will span 5,382 sq ft (500 sq m) and promises to provide a relaxing atmosphere for the
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