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CLADmag 2018 issue 2
On the cover: Ole Scheeren
Ole Scheeren telling stories with his buildings
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Products: Salone del Mobile
A look at some of the most exciting products launched in Milan
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CLAD news:
The latest design and architecture news from around the world
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Opinion: The good news on diversity
Things are beginning to change at last, with more architects and the bodies that represent them working to encourage and support a more diverse industry, argues Magali Robathan
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Interview: Ole Scheeren
The architect behind Beijing’s CCTV Headquarters and the Taipei Performing Arts Center talks form, fiction and fantasy with Kim Megson
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Interview: Gabrielle Bullock
Architects must reflect the world they design for, says Perkins+Will’s director of global diversity
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CLAD news: Kuwait’s cultural district
A look at Kuwait’s mammoth new museum district
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Interview: Dan Meis
The Everton and AS Roma stadium architect talks through the challenges and rewards of sports facility design
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Interview: Martha Schwartz
The outspoken landscape architect on climate change, bagels and being controversial
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CLADmag 2018 issue 2
On the cover: Ole Scheeren
Ole Scheeren telling stories with his buildings

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Culture: EuropaCity
The key cultural buildings for Paris’s controversial new leisure destination
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Interview: David Collins Studio
David Collins was behind the design of many of London’s hottest destinations Today his legacy lives on via the studio’s glamorous international projects
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Wellness: Labour of love
The desire to save a threatened forest and historic buildings in China led to a truly unique resort, We speak to the people that made it happen
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Tourism: Transforming Istria
The intriguing design-led hotels changing the face of Croatia’s Istria region
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Research: Living with wellness
Research by the Global Wellness Institute valued wellness real estate at US$134bn in 2017 and growing. The research authors outline the implications
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Profile: Matteo Thun
Simplicity and sustainability should be at the heart of all design argues the Italian architect
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Tribute: Will Alsop
In an interview that took place several months before his death the British architect talked about his art creating public space and the role of fun
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company profile
Company profile: Myrtha Wellness
Myrtha Pools was founded in 1961 in Italy by the engineer Giorgio Colletto and through research and development has become leader in the swimming pool industry and has created an international brand.
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The hotel features outdoor spaces and vertical gardens by Patrick Blanc. Il Sereno has views across Lake Como
Patricia Urquiola
"Il Sereno has obtained Climate House Certification, thanks to the materials and lighting"

Spanish architect Patricia Urquiola on why creating the first new hotel on Lake Como for years was a true labour of love 

The treatment rooms look out onto the jungle and cenote
"True luxury is about preserving the soul of an incredible destination"

KimMegsonvisitstheaward-winning ChabléYucatánResort&Spa

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features
The colour palette and materials are inspired by nature
Joyce Wang’s Hong Kong and London practice has worked extensively with Mandarin Oriental
"Our brief was to create an exclusive suite dedicated to extravagant entertaining"

Designs the 'ultimate retreat for socialising'

The Tainan Museum of Fine Arts
Shigeru Ban won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2014
"It is important to respect the characteristics, trademark or tradition of the place"

The post-disaster work of his Voluntary Architects Network

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"Looking back, local people knew how to live among the forest, using knowledge and resources to benefit their wellbeing"

Phuket’s entrepreneurial Somnam family decided they wanted to create a resort with a difference for the island Keemala was the result

Concept for the Beauvais Theatre project which didn’t proceed
Nicolas Moreau & Hiroko Kusunoki
"With big projects like this one, there’s always going to be controversy. Of course people are concerned"

The shock winners of the competition to design the Guggenheim Helsinki have kept a low profile – until now. Magali Robathan goes to Paris to meet them

cladkit product news
Eden project uses drones to spell out climate change warning
Magali Robathan
Almost 300 drones were used to signal an environmental message above the Eden Project’s biomes, during the UN Climate Change ...
Alberto Apostoli designs tech-forward Wellness Therapy furniture collection for Varaschin
The furniture collection draws on absolute geometries, pure lines, neutral colours and strong references to nature
Megan Whitby
Furniture manufacturer Varaschin has unveiled the new Wellness Therapy range, designed by Italian spa and wellness architect and designer Alberto ...
Jaffe Holden helps bring Academy Museum of Motion Pictures alive
Jaffe Holden provided architectural acoustics for the Academy Museum
Magali Robathan
Acoustical consulting firm Jaffe Holden provided architectural acoustics and audio/video design services for the recently opened Academy Museum of Motion ...
cladkit product news
Siminetti unveils iridescent decorative panelling range inspired by plants
The Clematis design
Megan Whitby
The Botanicals is Siminetti’s newest Mother of Pearl decorative panelling collection, inspired by the distinctive patterns found in botany and ...
Koto Design introduces wood-fired hot tub
Koto is known for crafting modular, energy-neutral cabins and homes
Katie Barnes
A striking wood-fired hot tub has been unveiled by Koto, an architecture and design studio which has a passion for ...
Codelocks develops new glass door smart lock
The new lock model allows facilities and building managers to create and manage access via an app or online portal
Megan Whitby
Codelocks has launched its first glass door smart lock to bring intelligent access control to modern spa, leisure, fitness and ...
cladkit product news
Alberto Apostoli and Newform collaborate to launch the A.Zeta showerhead
The showerhead offers two modes; rainfall or waterfall
Megan Whitby
Italian architect Alberto Apostoli has renewed his partnership with Newform – an Italian wellness company – and designed A.Zeta. A.Zeta ...
Mather & Co and ITV unite to create Coronation Street Experience
Mather & Co has transformed the visitor centre into the ultimate haven for ardent Coronation Street viewers
Magali Robathan
Experience designers, Mather & Co, have orchestrated a remarkable collaboration with ITV to unveil the new Coronation Street Experience, a ...
Eco Resort Network conference to convene in Mauritius this May
The event will be hosted in the Mauritius in 2024
Megan Whitby
Hospitality industry event Eco Resort Network is set to take place at the Ravenala Attitude Hotel, Turtle Bay, Mauritius, from ...
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