Week's top news: Patrik Schumacher faces backlash, OMA reveal Feyenoord stadium and designers create boat powered by human energy
Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from the announcement of the world’s best building to new projects for OMA, Foster + Partners and Eric Parry.
Monday
• Madrid’s historic Hall of Realms will be refurbished and transformed into an important art exhibition space by architects Foster + Partners and Rubio Arquitectura Read here.
• The Kroenke Sports and Entertainment company has broken ground on the new HKS-designed Los Angeles Stadium, which will be the new home of National Football League franchise the LA Rams. Read here.
• The City of London’s planning committee has green lit architect Eric Parry’s design for the district’s tallest tower. Read here.
• The Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología (UTEC) in Lima, designed by Grafton Architects, has won the first ever RIBA International Prize for the world's best building. Read here.
Tuesday
• A new resort with a nature-inspired spa has opened adjacent to an environmentally protected 208-acre state park along Florida’s Gulf Coast. Read here.
• Patrik Schumacher’s position at Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) is not under threat despite the practice issuing a frank statement distancing itself from his controversial comments about social housing and the privatisation of public space. Read here.
• A masterplan a new leisure district for Dutch football club Feyenoord, which includes a sculptural new stadium, has been approved by the mayor of Rotterdam. Read here.
• Parisian gym-goers could soon be powering scenic boat trips along the River Seine on a fitness vessel that harnesses energy from passengers’ workouts. Read here.
Thursday
• Plans for Factory, the flagship arts building for the north of England designed by Rem Koolhaas’ Office for Metropolitan Architecture have been submitted to Manchester City Council. Read here.
• Faena Forum, the new cultural core of the Faena District in Miami Beach, has opened to the public in time for the Design Miami global forum. Read here.
• A US Army base in the centre of Seoul will be repurposed as a vast public park by Dutch landscape architects West 8. Read here.
Friday
• Italian studio Network of Architecture (NOA*) have created a cantilevering swimming pool overlooking a forest valley in the Dolomites in Italy. Read here.
• The world’s first permanent ice hotel has opened to guests 200km (124m) north of the Arctic Circle. Read here.
• Ground has been broken on a life-size replica of the doomed Titanic passenger liner now under construction in China’s Sichuan Province. Read here.
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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.
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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
Joy as a radical act: Yinka Ilori launches solo exhibition celebrating the rebellious power of spreading happiness
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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Immersive art bathhouse Submersive announces debut location in Austin
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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
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Mandarin Oriental creates end-to-end Egyptian journey with two new hotels and first-ever luxury river cruise
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