Week's top news: Heatherwick unveils design for NYC's Hudson Yards, Nike's avatar running track and a new museum from Peter Zumthor
Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from a trio of mini forests being installed across London to Thomas Heatherwick’s latest high-profile landmark.
Monday
• Architect Asif Khan is bringing tiny forests to the streets of London for the city’s design festival. Read here.
• Sports architects Populous are aiming to secure 10 major projects in China over the next five years as the nation seeks to improve its sporting infrastructure. Read here.
Tuesday
• Work has been completed on a unique project for Norway’s National Tourist Route (NTR), with a cluster of prefabricated structures by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. Read here.
• Legacy plans for Dubai’s 2020 Expo will reuse more than 80 per cent of the site once the event is complete. Read here.
• The architect behind the Rio 2016 Olympic Park masterplan has encouraged the organisers of the 2020 Tokyo Games to collaborate with Paralympians. Read here.
Wednesday
• American architect Steven Holl has been honoured for creating urban environments that actively use daylight to boost quality of life. Read here.
• A photographer to the stars has launched a Kickstarter campaign to open a design-led hotel chain he believes can change the world. Read here.
• Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha has been awarded the prestigious Praemium Imperiale global prize for architecture. Read here.
• Nike have opened a “reimagined running track” in the centre of Manila where sprinters could race against avatars of themselves. Read here.
• The UK government has launched an international contest to design a £40m (US$53m, €47m) Holocaust memorial near the Houses of Parliament in London. Read here.
Thursday
• Thomas Heatherwick has unveiled a climbable public landmark that will be the towering centrepiece of New York City’s Hudson Yards development. Read here.
• David Marks, chair and designer of the recently-launched i360 vertical cable car in Brighton, UK, has apologised after a series of breakdowns suffered by the attraction. Read here.
• Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has said that modern-day stadiums lack individuality and a wider range of studios should design them. Read here.
Friday
• Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has been chosen to build the multi-million Euro extension to the Fondation Beyeler art museum in his home city Basel. Read here.
• Oslo studio Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter have completed work on the Norwegian Mountaineering Center, designed to resemble a snow-topped peak. Read here.
• Australia’s top venue for tennis and concerts, the multipurpose Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, will be refurbished and expanded. Read here.
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Universal and Puy du Fou projects point to rise of Oxford–Cambridge corridor
A proposed Puy du Fou development near Bicester and Universal Destinations and Experiences’ planned resort in Bedford are emerging as part of a wider transformation of the Oxford–Cambridge Growth Corridor into a major centre for UK leisure and tourism investment.
For years, the corridor has been associated primarily with science, technology, housing and university-led economic growth. However, the clustering of large-scale visitor attraction projects along the
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Shedd Aquarium upgrades its visitor experience with new Immersion Theater
Shedd Aquarium has opened the Immersion Theater developed in partnership with SimEx-Iwerks, as part of a wider strategy to enhance the guest experience and create additional revenue opportunities.
The attraction has transformed the aquarium’s Phelps Auditorium into a multi-sensory venue combining panoramic projection, environmental effects and interactive technology.
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Mandarin Oriental announces standalone Mansions-branded residences for Abu Dhabi
MCR is planning a luxury hotel for London's BT Tower
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Work gets underway on Madrid's €800 million leisure complex
Work is underway in Madrid on one of Europe’s most significant multi-functional complexes, combining sport, entertainment, culture and education.
The €800 million initiative to regenerate the former Olympic Aquatic Centre in the north-east of the city, next to the Riyadh Air Metropolitano stadium, is being led by Barsento – a joint venture between Live Nation Entertainment, Oak View Group and Atlético de Madrid. The project will
Therme Manchester reveals 90:90 strategy – 90 per cent of the UK population within a 90-minute drive of a Therme
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Famed London nightclub, Tramp, launches Tramp Health
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Hainan Science Museum by Ma Yansong, opens in China
A new science museum has opened to the public in Haikou after attracting more than 350,000 visitors during a four-month soft opening period.
Designed by Ma Yansong and his practice MAD Architects, the Hainan Science Museum is located on the edge of Wuyuan River National Wetland Park and has already recorded peak attendance of more than 5,800 visitors in a single day.
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Construction begins on regenerative wellness destination The Shenandoah Nature Resort
Royal Caribbean reveals record-breaking cruise ship
V&A East opens in London
David Geffen galleries open at LACMA
New venue The Lands by Capella includes a longevity centre to complement sister hotel Capella Sydney
World of Frozen launches at Disneyland Paris
Pical Resort by Valamar reveals first Croatian spa under the ESPA brand
Mandarin Oriental creates end-to-end Egyptian journey with two new hotels and first-ever luxury river cruise
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