Week's top news: Adjaye wins San Francisco masterplan, ZHA unveil latest design and Kengo Kuma talks museums
Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from George Lucas' latest museum designs to a construction milestone for one of Qatar's leading stadiums.
Monday
• International hospitality interior design firm Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA) have announced a major expansion into Western Europe with the opening of two new offices in London. Read here.
• New York studio Selldorf Architects will lead a major upgrade and expansion of art museum and research institution The Frick Collection. Read here.
• Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) are to build a cultural and research complex for a Unesco World Heritage site in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Read here.
• Kengo Kuma has urged architects and developers to locate new museums in the centre of communities to better connect them with local life. Read here.
Tuesday
• Professionals involved in the development of sporting arenas should investigate the merits of technology such as augmented reality and virtual reality, says leading researcher. Read here.
• A major leisure project has been honoured in the Stellar Design category at the American Institute of Architecture’s (AIA) annual celebration of innovation in architecture. Read here.
• Luxury hospitality group Dukes Collection has appointed design firm AHK to create a “quintessentially British” hotel on the man-made Palm Jumeirah archipelago in Dubai. Read here.
Wednesday
• The Sheraton Grand London Park Lane in Mayfair, London, has been relaunched following a multi-million pound renovation and redesign by interior designers MKV Design and architects Woods Bagot. Read here.
• The construction of Qatar’s Al Rayyan Stadium, a proposed host venue of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, has entered a new phase. Read here.
• London’s Science Museum has kicked off the search for a lead designer to create its new London Science City Gallery. Read here.
• British architect David Adjaye has been appointed to masterplan the transformation of a disused San Francisco Navy base into a vibrant new leisure district. Read here.
Thursday
• Leisure buildings dominate the shortlist of the first ever RIBA International Prize, which is seeking the best building in the world.Read here.
• Swiss studios Herzog & de Meuron and Vogt Landscape Architects have won the keenly-contested design competition for the Museum of the 20th Century in Berlin. Read here.
Friday
• Architecture studio WilkinsonEyre have been selected to develop a brand new railway museum in Leicester, UK, after a period of public consultation. Read here.
• Dutch architects Mecanoo have taken inspiration from the UK’s Eden Project to propose an expansive experimental garden in the grounds of the Netherlands' Soestdijk Palace. Read here.
• Six Senses is opening a spa in the ski-resort destination of Courchevel, France this December, catering to local residents, chalet owners, holidaymakers and other skiing enthusiasts. Read here.
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