Project: Sheraton Grand London Park Lane, London, UK
The Sheraton Grand London Park Lane (formerly the Park Lane) in Mayfair, London, relaunches this month (October) following a multi million pound renovation and redesign by interior designers MKV Design
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Julia Barfield MD Marks Barfield Architects
Project: i360, Brighton, UK
Julia Barfield has told CLAD that the British Airways i360 ‘vertical pier’ that opened in Brighton, UK in August, could be replicated elsewhere. “We’re open to suggestion, put it that
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Julia Barfield has told CLAD that the British Airways i360 ‘vertical pier’ that opened in Brighton, UK in August, could be replicated elsewhere. “We’re open to suggestion, put it that
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Tadao Ando architect
Project: The Pinault Collection, Bourse De Commerce, Paris, France
Tadao Ando has told CLAD about his design for the ‘The Pinault Collection, Bourse de Commerce’, a new contemporary art museum in Paris which will house the vast collection of billionaire businessman
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Tadao Ando has told CLAD about his design for the ‘The Pinault Collection, Bourse de Commerce’, a new contemporary art museum in Paris which will house the vast collection of billionaire businessman
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Moby musician and restaurateur
Project: Little Pine, Los Angeles, Us
Musician and restaurateur Moby – whose vegan restaurant Little Pine is approaching its first anniversary – has told CLAD that too many architects and designers ignore the needs of the people who
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Musician and restaurateur Moby – whose vegan restaurant Little Pine is approaching its first anniversary – has told CLAD that too many architects and designers ignore the needs of the people who
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Patrik Schumacher
Following the death of Zaha Hadid in March, her business partner and friend, Patrik Schumacher, has been leading the practice she founded. He tells Magali Robathan what's next
Several months on from the death of architecture legend Zaha Hadid, Patrik Schumacher is grieving, but determined. We meet Schumacher – now director of Zaha Hadid Architects – at the
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Several months on from the death of architecture legend Zaha Hadid, Patrik Schumacher is grieving, but determined. We meet Schumacher – now director of Zaha Hadid Architects – at the
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Kengo Kuma
The Tokyo Olympic Stadium architect meets Kim Megson to discuss the controversial project, as well as his other high profile commissions
I meet Kengo Kuma at a canal-side café in Venice, where he is staying in the city to attend Alejandro Aravena’s Architecture Biennale. As we’re talking, he is spotted by
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I meet Kengo Kuma at a canal-side café in Venice, where he is staying in the city to attend Alejandro Aravena’s Architecture Biennale. As we’re talking, he is spotted by
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People power
Using crowdfunding as a way of getting a project off the ground
can allow architects to be proactive, but it does have its pitfalls.
Kath Hudson finds out the pros and cons from the people who've done it
In times of austerity, with cash-strapped local authorities and banks frequently reluctant to lend, many projects languish on the drawing board. However, crowdfunding offers an alternative access to funds and
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In times of austerity, with cash-strapped local authorities and banks frequently reluctant to lend, many projects languish on the drawing board. However, crowdfunding offers an alternative access to funds and
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Healthy buildings
The impact of the built environment on our health and wellbeing is under the spotlight more than ever. Atelier Ten's Younha Rhee talks us through the latest thinking in the design of healthy buildings
When I was a student at Yale, I used to attend lectures in the School of Art And Architecture, a building designed by famous brutalist architect Paul Rudolph, and I,
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When I was a student at Yale, I used to attend lectures in the School of Art And Architecture, a building designed by famous brutalist architect Paul Rudolph, and I,
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Going Dutch - The Pulitzer Amsterdam
As the Pulitzer Amsterdam is reborn, its creative director Jacu Strauss tells us how he made sense of the 25 historic buildings that make up the hotel
South African designer Jacu Strauss has a bit of a thing for complicated buildings. His first hotel interiors project, the Mondrian London, was housed in Warren Platner’s iconic Sea Containers
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South African designer Jacu Strauss has a bit of a thing for complicated buildings. His first hotel interiors project, the Mondrian London, was housed in Warren Platner’s iconic Sea Containers
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Breaking the mould
Sports centres are mainly known for their functionality, but across Asia, architects are redefining what these buildings should look like, says Christopher DeWolf
Is there a rule that says sports centres need to be ugly? Certainly not, yet somehow the world is littered with athletic facilities that have more in common with suburban
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Is there a rule that says sports centres need to be ugly? Certainly not, yet somehow the world is littered with athletic facilities that have more in common with suburban
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Ma Yansong
The founder of pioneering architecture studio
MAD tells Kim Megson about studying under
Zaha Hadid, developing his organic approach
to design and the need to battle conservatism
Chinese architect Ma Yansong is the rising architectural star at the helm of MAD, the Beijing studio building a reputation for their futuristic sculptural buildings and boundary-pushing ideas. Ma founded
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Chinese architect Ma Yansong is the rising architectural star at the helm of MAD, the Beijing studio building a reputation for their futuristic sculptural buildings and boundary-pushing ideas. Ma founded
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Andrew James
China’s ambition to become a world football power is coming to fruition. Andrew James from Populous talks to Matthew Campelli about a new deal with Alisport which will turbocharge the nation’s infrastructure
Fifteen years ago, architecture studio Populous dipped its toe into the Chinese sports market to work on the design of the Nanjing Sports Park, which would go on to host
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Fifteen years ago, architecture studio Populous dipped its toe into the Chinese sports market to work on the design of the Nanjing Sports Park, which would go on to host
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Oceans of opportunity
Koen Olthuis has been touting the benefits of floating cities for years – and now people are starting to take notice
A number of high-profile projects have recently brought attention to Koen Olthuis’s approach to living on water. Those include the floating Citadel apartment block in the Netherlands and important large-scale
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A number of high-profile projects have recently brought attention to Koen Olthuis’s approach to living on water. Those include the floating Citadel apartment block in the Netherlands and important large-scale
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Richard Rogers
Partner RSHP
Richard Rogers has warned that the “erosion of public space by the private market is a really serious problem in cities.” In an interview with CLADmag at the launch of the 2016
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Richard Rogers has warned that the “erosion of public space by the private market is a really serious problem in cities.” In an interview with CLADmag at the launch of the 2016
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Shigeru Ban
Founder Shigeru Ban Architects
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has told CLADmag about the responsibility he feels as an architect to combine “monumental” public buildings with disaster relief projects around the world. Ban’s large scale
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Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has told CLADmag about the responsibility he feels as an architect to combine “monumental” public buildings with disaster relief projects around the world. Ban’s large scale
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Norman Foster founder Foster & Partners
Project: Droneport, Norman Foster Foundation
Norman Foster has unveiled a full scale prototype for a new Droneport to be used to deliver medical supplies and other essential equipment across Africa, and said that the vaulted
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Norman Foster has unveiled a full scale prototype for a new Droneport to be used to deliver medical supplies and other essential equipment across Africa, and said that the vaulted
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Vo Trong Nghia
Founder Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia has told CLADmag that real estate developers must push for green design practices if human beings are to survive and prosper. Nghia – who is best known
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Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia has told CLADmag that real estate developers must push for green design practices if human beings are to survive and prosper. Nghia – who is best known
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Susan Ungaro & James Biber - James Beard Foundation
Project: James Beard Outstanding Restaurant Design Awards
The winners of the James Beard Foundation’s Outstanding Restaurant Design Awards were announced recently at a ceremony in Chicago. Design studios Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Demian Repucci Design and Land
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The winners of the James Beard Foundation’s Outstanding Restaurant Design Awards were announced recently at a ceremony in Chicago. Design studios Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Demian Repucci Design and Land
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