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Restaurant design winners announced at 2016 James Beard Awards
by Kim Megson | 03 May 2016
The winners of the James Beard Foundation’s Outstanding Restaurant Design Awards were announced at a ceremony on Monday evening (2 May) in Chicago. Design studios Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Demian Repucci Design and Land and Sea Dept were judged to have created the best restaurant designs or renovations in North America in the past three years. The first two practices tied for first place in the category for restaurants with
Architects Rossetti design Detroit stadium as NBA owners size up Major League Soccer bid
by Matthew Campelli | 03 May 2016
Detroit may become the next US city to enter a franchise into Major League Soccer (MLS) as part of a US$1bn (£685.2m, €866m) investment plan devised by two National Basketball Association (NBA) owners. Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores and Cleveland Cavaliers boss Dan Gilbert announced plans to build a 20,000-seater stadium in the downtown area of the city. The development – which is being designed by architecture studio Rossetti –
Tickets on sale for record-breaking slide wrapped around London's ArcelorMittal Orbit tower
by Kim Megson | 03 May 2016
Tickets are now on sale for the world’s tallest and longest slide, which will open inside Anish Kapoor’s ArcelorMittal Orbit London tower on 24 June 2016. Known simply as The Slide, the attraction is a collaboration between artist Kapoor and designer Carsten Höller. The 178m (590ft) helter skelter, designed with Bblur Architects, will start 76m (249 ft) above the ground and includes transparent polycarbonate sections allowing riders to look at
WATG designing Zen spa for Bellagio Shanghai
by Jane Kitchen | 03 May 2016
Hospitality specialists WATG Architects are designing a 160-bedroom Bellagio Shanghai, set to open in early 2017. With a “hip and cool” urban setting, the hotel’s architecture aims to capture the essence of the old and new Shanghai with a modern, tempered interpretation of Art Deco. The hotel will include a five-treatment-room Zen spa with separate male and female wet rooms with sauna and steam, relaxation lounge, indoor pool with tepidarium,
WG+P Architects creates bespoke London gym for Core Collective
by Kim Megson | 03 May 2016
Architecture studio Waind Gohil + Potter Architects (WG+P) have transformed the ground floor and basement of an abandoned mansion block to create a bespoke gym in London. The gym, operated by boutique fitness studio Core Collective, features exposed concrete and masonry, ambient and interactive lighting, refined acoustics and several social spaces. WG+P have also added a cafe, shop, restaurant, juice bar and public art programme “to provide a truly unique
CLAD roundup: Heatherwick's first stadium design, underwater Seahorse villas, Prince museum, Chipperfield's Nobel Centre and BrewDog beer hotel
by Kim Megson | 30 Apr 2016
Museum news featured heavily on our site this week, with exciting projects around the world reaching various significant milestones. Today (29 April), MVRDV’s flamboyant golden Denmark Museum of Rock Music opened in the Danish city Roskilde and international architecture studio Snøhetta released new images of their 10-storey addition to the SFMOMA in San Francisco. Earlier this week, David Chipperfield’s Nobel Center and museum received the green light from Stockholm City
Doors open on £2m football centre in West London designed by LK2 Architects
by Matthew Campelli | 29 Apr 2016
A new £2m (US$2.9m, €2.6m) football centre which consists of 10 3G five-a-side pitches has been opened near the site of the old BBC Television Centre in Shepherds Bush. Designed by LK2 Architects, the 11,800sq m (127,014) Hammersmith Park Football Centre includes space to build more pitches, and a community-focused pavilion with a cafe, bar, changing rooms and space for a number of cycle racks. PlayFootball – the organisation which
MVRDV's spiky Danish Museum of Rock opens in Roskilde
by Kim Megson | 29 Apr 2016
Denmark’s Museum of Rock Music opens today (29 April) in the city of Roskilde, marking the latest building from Dutch architecture studio MVRDV. The museum is as striking as you’d expect from the designers of Rotterdam’s famous curved Market Hall. The design channels Mick Jagger, David Bowie and other flamboyant figures from the history of rock music with a textured, spiky golden facade and plush deep red interiors. “The building
Colombia’s emeralds inspire Four Seasons Bogota
by Jane Kitchen | 26 Apr 2016
Four Seasons has opened a hotel in Bogota, Colombia that takes its design inspiration from the surrounding mountains. The 64-bedroom Four Seasons Hotel Bogota includes a spa with five treatment rooms, including an oversized couple’s suite, as well as relaxation lounges, steamrooms and a spa shop. Houston, Texas-based Rottet Studio created the design aesthetic, drawing inspiration from the mountains surrounding the city. Pattern, texture and craftsmanship combine in the lobby,
Cubo and jaja to revitalise 15th century Danish castle
by Tom Anstey | 28 Apr 2016
Architecture firms Cubo and jaja, along with a team consisting of VMB, Schul, Søren Jensen and Mogens Morgen, have been named winners of a competition to revitalise a 15th century castle on the Danish island of Funen. The medieval Nyborg Castle – the site where Denmark’s first constitution was signed in 1282 – will feature a new exhibition wing and visitor centre, as well as bridges for visitors to approach
Building work starts on luxury hotel in Edinburgh's Old Town
by Kim Megson | 28 Apr 2016
Work has begun on a new £20m (US$29m, €26m) four-star hotel in Edinburgh’s Old Town, marking a milestone in hotel operator Carlton’s ambitions to provide more luxury accommodation in the city. The 98-room boutique hotel has been designed by local studio JMArchitects and interior designers FG Stijl. It will transform a key under-used site on Market Street, located next to Craig’s Close, which has remained vacant for more than 50
David Chipperfield's golden Nobel Center gets the green light from Stockholm City Council
by Kim Megson | 27 Apr 2016
Stockholm City Council has approved David Chipperfield’s controversial design for a permanent home and museum for the Nobel Foundation. Under the proposals, a 25,000sq m (269,000sq ft) golden, cuboid facility will be constructed to house nearly all the foundation’s activities, including the Nobel prize ceremony, and to stimulate ideas and knowledge through a museum. However, the new headquarters will be located in an inner-city Blasieholmen district surrounded by many of
Glenn Howells Architects complete UK's longest treetop walkway
by Kim Megson | 27 Apr 2016
The longest treetop walkway in the UK has opened to the public in a botanical garden in Gloucestershire. The twisting 300m (984ft) route weaves through the National Arboretum at Westonbirt, starting and ending at ground level and rising 13m (88ft) in height as it follows the valley floor below. Named the STIHL Treetop Walkway, the installation has been designed by Glenn Howells Architects with engineers Buro Happold. The £2m (US$3m,
HBO's Art of Thrones creates immersive experience to hype TV show
by Tom Anstey | 27 Apr 2016
HBO has turned to the world of art to promote its latest series of Game of Thrones, hosting a temporary immersive art experience influenced by iconic moments in the hit TV series. Taking place in New York’s Angel Orensanz Center, Art the Throne featured five Game of Thrones -inspired art installations on display throughout the gothic space. For the exhibition, HBO selected a diverse group of artists to reinterpret scenes
RPW Design unveil extensive revamp of historic Fairmont St Andrews resort
by Kim Megson | 27 Apr 2016
London studio RPW Design have unveiled details of their extensive refurbishment of the five-star Fairmont St Andrews, which will include a 60m (197ft) long ceiling sculpture in the atrium. Situated on a 520-acre estate on the east coast of Scotland, the luxury resort offers panoramic cliff-top views of the North Sea. It is famous for its two championship golf courses, The Torrance and The Kittocks, and for hosting important political
Exclusive: Museum of Tomorrow looks to future to build lasting legacy in Rio
by Tom Anstey | 27 Apr 2016
The team behind Rio’s recently opened Museum of Tomorrow has said that they want the museum to act as a hub of culture, information and science, inspiring the local community to great things and to leave a lasting legacy in the build up to this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games. Speaking exclusively to CLAD, Luiz Alberto Oliveira, chief curator at the museum, said that the Santiago Calatrava-designed structure was a
Architecture studio HKS appoint Kevin Underwood to lead hospitality and leisure division
by Kim Megson | 27 Apr 2016
Global architectural practice HKS Hospitality Group have announced the appointment of Kevin Underwood as both a principal and head of masterplanning and design. Underwood has previously overseen urban regeneration schemes and hotel developments for Edaw and Aecom. At the latter, he was global leader of leisure and culture and worked on projects for Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton and Disneyland Paris. Luis Zapiain, director of HKS Hospitality, said: “We are delighted that
Fulham FC secures Heatherwick Studio for stadium project
by Matthew Campelli | 27 Apr 2016
Heatherwick Studio – the architects behind the London 2012 Olympic cauldron – have been commissioned by Fulham Football Club to design a new stand. Led by Thomas Heatherwick, the studio will take on the club’s Riverside Stand project – the stand adjacent to the River Thames – which will see the capacity of Fulham’s Craven Cottage ground increase to 30,000-seater. The project has also incorporated the development of a ‘Riverwalk’
Plans for home and recording studio of Prince to become museum
by Tom Anstey | 26 Apr 2016
Sheila E, long-time collaborator with Prince, has said there are plans to turn his Paisley Park home and recording complex in Chanhassen, Minneapolis, into a museum dedicated to the musician’s career. First opened in 1988, the studio was designed by California-based architecture firm BOTO Design and was the home of Paisley Park Records until the music label folded in 1994. After its closure, Prince continued to live and record at
Patrik Schumacher: 'Zaha Hadid Architects want to tell the world we're still viable'
by Kim Megson | 26 Apr 2016
Patrik Schumacher, senior partner at Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), has pledged the practice “will keep moving forward” following the death of its eponymous founder last month. “We want to tell the world that we’re still a viable, vibrant address for major work of cultural importance,” he said in an interview with the New York Times. Schumacher expressed his intention to continue Hadid’s formidable legacy and “become more visible as a
Italian architects win New York aquarium design competition with retractable roof proposal
by Kim Megson | 26 Apr 2016
Italian architecture studio Lissoni Associati have won a design ideas contest for a new aquarium and public waterfront park in New York. The competition was launched by organisers Arch Out Loud in January 2016 in a bid to receive proposals for an "iconic new destination" to revitalise the borough of Queens. The winning design, called Aquatrium, creates an environment whereby visitors feel that they are entering the water to discover
BrewDog crowdsourcing campaign set to fund beer-themed Scottish hotel
by Kim Megson | 26 Apr 2016
Draught beer on tap, mattresses made from malt, a jacuzzi filled with pale ale and a homebrew kit by the bed. That’s the vision for a new beer-themed hotel proposed by Scottish craft beer company BrewDog, who are set to use millions of pounds raised in a crowdsourcing campaign to turn their beer-soaked dream into reality. Located in Aberdeen, Scotland – close to the company’s brewery – the hotel will
Museum, organic farm and comprehensive spa to feature at Alila Villas Bintan
by Jane Kitchen | 26 Apr 2016
Located on a scenic hillside location on the island of Bintan, the Alila Villas Bintan – a 14.4-hectare gated development with a combination of residences, boutique hotel, and a village with a museum, gallery, retail shops, restaurants and a spa – is set to open in mid-2017. The spa at the Alila Villas Bintan is designed to be one of Alila’s most comprehensive, according to Steve Jeisman, group director of
Floating Seahorse villas: CLAD gets exclusive first glimpse of underwater residence
by Kim Megson | 25 Apr 2016
CLAD has been given an exclusive first look at the inaugural Floating Seahorse; a luxury private villa submerged partly beneath the waves. The development of the Seahorse – which is technically classified as a non-propulsive boat – has been shrouded in secrecy since the concept was first unveiled at the Dubai International Boat Show in early 2015. Dubai developer Kleindienst Group and its subsidiary, the Seahorse Boats Trading Company, are
San Diego Chargers' ambitious stadium plans could reinvigorate city centre
by Kim Megson | 25 Apr 2016
National Football League (NFL) the San Diego Chargers has revealed its vision for a new multi-use stadium and convention facility as part of a campaign to receive public support for the scheme. The team is seeking a new home to replace its ageing Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. Despite having a chance to relocate and share the future Los Angeles Rams stadium in LA’s Inglewood, the Chargers have prioritised
Bjarke Ingels named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People as Rem Koolhaas pays tribute
by Kim Megson | 25 Apr 2016
BIG founder Bjarke Ingels has been included in TIME’s list of the 100 Most Influential People in 2016. In a citation, Pritzker Prize winner Rem Koolhaas – who founded international practice OMA, where he was once Ingels’ boss – said the Danish architect is “the embodiment of a fully-fledged new typology, which responds perfectly to the current zeitgeist.” He said: “Bjarke is the first major architect who disconnected the profession
Philippe Starck designs 'new piece of heaven' with waterfront hotel and cafe in France
by Kim Megson | 25 Apr 2016
French designer Philippe Starck has created the interiors for a boutique hotel and cafe among the towering sand dunes of southern France. Located within a neo-Basque structure in the Bay of Arcachon, Hotel Haïtza and the Ha(a)ïtza café will offer a place for tourists and residents to socialise and relax along the waterfront in the district of Pyla, which is home to the tallest sand dune in Europe. The building
V&A's £120m regeneration scheme nearing completion as courtyard and underground gallery take shape
by Kim Megson | 25 Apr 2016
The second phase of a 15-year restoration and redesign programme at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is nearing completion, with construction progressing on the new entrance, open courtyard and underground gallery designed by architecture studio AL_A. The £49.5m (US$71.4m, €63.5m) Exhibition Road Building Project – the V&A’s largest architectural scheme in the last 100 years – is expected to open in 2017 now that 95 per cent of its
New US-based wellness hotel brand Sentierre partners with Sepielli for Padre Canyon Sanctuary
by Jane Kitchen | 25 Apr 2016
Sentierre, a new US-based hotel brand with a focus on wellbeing, will include a full-service spa created by Sylvia Sepielli in its first resort, Sentierre Padre Canyon in Utah, US. CEO and founder of Sentierre Stan Castleton said he created Sentierre as a new kind of five-star resort experience. “Sentierre transcends traditional terms such as hotel by offering guests an experience that can be introspective, interactive and invigorating,” said Castleton.
Competition winning design for Parramatta civic hub described as 'exemplary architectural masterpiece'
by Kim Megson | 25 Apr 2016
French studio Manuelle Gautrand Architecture and Australian firms DesignInc and Lacoste + Stevenson have been unanimously chosen by Parramatta City Council to design a six-storey cultural hub for the Australian metropolis. Described by the design competition jury as “an exemplary architectural masterpiece,” the semi-transparent building at 5 Parramatta Square will be formed of a stack of crystalline layers arranged in a wave-like structure extending from the city’s Town Hall. The
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