2018 news
Sir David Adjaye named as RIBA Stirling Prize 2018 jury chair
by Luke Cloherty | 07 Sep 2018
Renowned British architect Sir David Adjaye has been named jury chair for the 2018 Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize. Adjaye, whose recent endeavours include SPYSCAPE – an interactive spy museum in New York – will head the panel deciding the award winner, with other judges including RIBA president Ben Derbyshire, 2017 RIBA Stirling Prize winner Alex de Rijke and Woman of the World Festival founder Jude Kelly.
InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland to open Q4 2018
by Luke Cloherty | 28 Aug 2018
InterContinental Hotels Group’s long-awaited adventurous hotel, which will sit in a 328ft (100m)-deep quarry in the Sheshan Mountain Range in Shanghai, China, is finally due to open this year. The InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland has been designed by JADE+QA, led by architect and former Atkins employee Martin Jochman, and developed by the Shanghai Shimao Group. It has a convoluted backstory that dates back to 2006 and has faced various setbacks since
CLADglobal news update 24 July 2018
by Luke Cloherty | 24 Jul 2018
The latest CLADglobal news roundup video is now live. In this broadcast, we look at OOPEAA’s floating urban swimming pools, explore Margot Krasojevic’s tidal powered, energy saving hotel and discuss AECOM’s new stadium in Cameroon for the upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament.
New Tate St Ives in the running for 2018 Stirling Prize
by Kim Megson | 19 Jul 2018
Tate St Ives is the only leisure building to find its way onto the shortlist for the 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK’s best new building. The Cornish museum – designed by Jamie Fobert Architects with Evans & Shalev – is one of the six projects today (19 July) revealed to be in the running for the prestigious prize. The other nominees include student housing, an office building, a
World Architecture Festival reveals 2018 Building of the Year shortlists
by Kim Megson | 26 Jun 2018
The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has today (26 June) unveiled the largest ever shortlist for its Building of the Year competition. WAF – one of the only global design festivals to combine conferences, networking and awards – is holding its eleventh edition from 29-30 November at the RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands, alongside the INSIDE World Festival of Interiors. Architects from 81 countries will present 536 projects across 39 award categories:
Video: CLADglobal news update 2st June 2018
by Kim Megson | 21 Jun 2018
The latest CLADglobal news roundup video is now live. In this broadcast, we look at Zaha Hadid Architects' sculptural Morpheus new hotel in Macau, explore Philippe Starck's designs for a private space station, and explore the newly-redeveloped Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, which last week hosted the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Finally, we take a peek into the wonderful world of art collective teamLab, who have just
Frida Escobedo's 2018 Serpentine Pavilion ready for public opening
by Kim Megson | 11 Jun 2018
Mexican architect Frida Escobedo's Serpentine Pavilion will open in Kensington Gardens, London on Friday (15 June). Escobedo’s courtyard-based design harnesses a “subtle interplay of light, water and geometry” and is inspired in part by the domestic architecture of Mexico, the Prime Meridian line at London’s Royal Observatory in Greenwich, and British materials and history. The pavilion features a black steel frame, with stacks of cement roof tiles making up the
Alejandro Aravena reflects on impact of his Venice Architecture Biennale, as anticipation mounts for 2018 exhibition
by Kim Megson | 23 May 2018
Pritzker laureate Alejandro Aravena has reflected on the impact of the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale, which he curated, in the run up to the 2018 edition the renowned international exhibition, which opens to the public on Saturday (26 May). Two years ago, Aravena’s Biennale, themed ‘Reporting from the Front’, considered major challenges facing the built environment – from natural disasters to financial constraints, pollution, crime, housing shortages and a scarcity
Revealed: The winners of the 2018 James Beard Foundation Restaurant Design Awards
by Kim Megson | 08 May 2018
The James Beard Foundation (JBF) has held its 2018 Restaurant Design Awards, presenting a hat-trick of prizes to the new eateries it judges to be the best-designed in North America. New York-based concept, design and branding studio The MP Shift have been recognised for their work designing De Maria in the city, which was named the best new restaurant with a capacity of 75 seats and under. The New York
Rio's beachfront Museum of Image and Sound enters final development stages ahead of 2018 opening
by Tom Anstey | 05 Apr 2018
The new home for Brazil’s 50-year-old Museum of Image and Sound (MIS) is entering the final stages of its development, with the Diller Scofidio + Renfro-designed (DS+R) building taking shape on Rio’s beachfront. Opened in 1965, MIS offers a vast archive of photographs, film, documents and sound recordings reflecting the cultural history of Rio. In 2009, DS+F were selected from a number of world-class architects, beating the likes of Daniel
Architect Antonio Citterio to Keynote 2018 Global Wellness Summit
by Jane Kitchen | 22 Mar 2018
Underscoring the important connection between design and wellness, Antonio Citterio, the architect behind the design of Technogym Village – the 2018 Global Wellness Summit venue – will be a keynote at this year’s conference in Cesena, Italy, set to take place 6-8 October. Citterio is co-founder of the multi-disciplinary design practice of Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel, which works in architectural, interior and urban design. The firm’s projects include residential and
Pritzker Prize 2018 awarded to Balkrishna Doshi
by Kim Megson | 07 Mar 2018
Indian architect Professor Balkrishna Doshi has today (7 March) been selected as the winner of the 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize. The award – widely regarded as architecture's highest accolade – honours a living architect or architects “whose built work demonstrates a combination of talent, vision, and commitment, and who has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment.” Doshi, aged 90, is the 45th winner the prize,
Participants and pavilions revealed for 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale
by Kim Megson | 06 Mar 2018
Alison Brooks, Alejandro Aravena, Wang Shu, Bjarke Ingels, Elizabeth Diller, Rafael Moneo, Peter Zumthor and David Chipperfield and are among the big names participating in the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale, it has been announced. Curators Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, founders of Grafton Architects, have revealed more details about their plans for the 16th iteration of the event, which will be open to the public from Saturday 26 May to
'A meeting of material and historical inspirations': Frida Escobedo to design 2018 Serpentine Pavilion
by Kim Megson | 12 Feb 2018
Award-winning Mexican architect Frida Escobedo has been commissioned to design the 2018 iteration of the Serpentine Pavilion. The Serpentine Pavilion programme, which began in 2000, sees an architect who has never built in the UK create a temporary summer pavilion and café space in Kensington Gardens. Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, Jean Nouvel, Sou Fujimoto, SANAA, Bjarke Ingels Group and Diébédo Francis Kéré – whose tree-inspired 2017 structure has
'Independent voice' Amanda Levete awarded 2018 Jane Drew Prize
by Kim Megson | 01 Feb 2018
British architect Amanda Levete has won the 2018 AJ/AR Jane Drew Prize, which celebrates individuals who have raised the profile of women in architecture through their work. Levete – who won the 1999 RIBA Stirling Prize for the Lord’s Media Centre, alongside her then-husband and business partner Jan Kaplický – is the founder of AL_A, a studio who have received acclaim for public projects such as Lisbon’s Museum of Art,
Jumeirah to expand in 2018 with five new resorts
by Tom Walker | 04 Jan 2018
Luxury hotel group Jumeirah has set out plans for an ambitious expansion which will see it enter three new markets during 2018. Jumeirah will open five new resorts during the year, including its first properties in Bahrain, Indonesia and Oman – signalling the group’s intention to enter emerging tourism markets with its luxury offering. The five properties, each featuring large spas, are Jumeirah Royal Saray, Bahrain; Jumeirah Sa’adiyat Island, Abu
CLAD preview of 2018: What amazing leisure buildings are opening this year?
by Kim Megson | 01 Jan 2018
As a new year approaches, CLADglobal brings you our list of some of the most anticipated leisure buildings expected in 2018, from museums and science centres to spas, stadiums and health resorts. V&A Dundee by Kengo Kuma In Scotland, the long-awaited £80m (US$103.7m, €92m) V&A Dundee is set to open before the year’s end as part of the city’s revitalised waterfront. The flagship museum will host major exhibitions, celebrate design
Six Senses to add seven resorts and two spas in 2018
by Jane Kitchen | 07 Dec 2017
Luxury hotel brand Six Senses is planning a series of developments next year – announcing new resort locations in Bali, Fiji, Turkey, Bhutan, Cambodia, Israel and India. It will be a busy year for the hotel, with a further two spas set to be opened in the Middle East in the first half of 2018. Set to open in March 2018, Six Senses Uluwatu, Bali, will be set atop a
Daan Roosegaarde to headline TIDE Conference at ISE 2018
by Lauren Heath-Jones | 04 Dec 2017
Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde has been announced as a speaker at next year's TIDE conference at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE). Roosegaarde is an internationally acclaimed creative thinker and founder of the Studio Roosegaarde, a social design lab that develops smart and sustainable products for “the cities of tomorrow”. His projects include the Smart Highway, a solar-powered road that glows at night, and the Smog Free Project, the world’s
Ian Schrager’s Edition brand set for ‘pivotal year’ in 2018
by Tom Walker | 10 Nov 2017
Edition, the boutique hotel brand created by entrepreneur Ian Schrager in partnership with hospitality giant Marriott International, has revealed plans to open seven new hotels during 2018. Describing the next 12 months as a “pivotal” year in the development of the brand, Marriott said the number of properties in the Edition portfolio will increase from four to 11 by the end of 2018. The first new launches of 2018 will
RIBA and Elizabeth Diller launch 2018 International Prize to celebrate 'best in civic architecture'
by Kim Megson | 05 Jul 2017
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has called on practices around the globe to submit their projects for consideration for its 2018 International Prize, which aims to celebrate the world’s best new building. The prestigious accolade is open to any registered architect in the world and is awarded to a building of any size, type or budget completed within the past two years. According to RIBA, “the winning building
Socially responsible design will be Mexico City's chosen theme as 2018 World Design Capital
by Kim Megson | 10 Apr 2017
The theme of socially responsible design will be explored during a year-long series of events, talks and installation exhibits in Mexico City – the World Design Capital for 2018. The organisers of the country’s leading architecture platform, Design Week Mexico, revealed the theme during Salone del Mobile Milan, which took place in the Italian city last week. In a statement, the group said: “Mexico City, led by a young and
Grafton Architects' Shelley McNamara and Yvonne Farrell will curate Venice Architecture Biennale in 2018
by Kim Megson | 17 Jan 2017
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, co-founders of Irish studio Grafton Architects, have been appointed as curators of the 16th Venice International Architecture Exhibition in 2018. The duo – who have just claimed the inaugural RIBA International Prize for the UTEC University campus in Lima, Peru – will expand on the social themes explored by Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena at the 2016 Biennale, focusing on how architecture can be used as
Cox Architecture design pre-manufactured velodrome for 2018 Asia Games
by Kim Megson | 15 Jun 2016
Cox Architecture will create a 3,000 capacity velodrome in Jakarta for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. According to reports in Australia, where the studio have their headquarters, the project will cost AUS$51m (US$38m, €33.6m, £26.5m) and is set to be completed by June 2018. Engineering firm Motts MacDonald, Indonesian architects BKM and construction company Wika are all said to be involved. In order to ensure the quick construction time,
Thomas Heatherwick's King's Cross plaza to open by 2018
by Kim Megson | 18 Dec 2015
A mixed-use piazza designed by Heatherwick Studio for London’s King’s Cross has been given the green light. Camden Council have approved Heatherwick’s plans to transform two disused Victorian coal drop buildings at King’s Cross railway station into 100,000sq m (1m sq ft) of culture and leisure space. The historic structures, which stand apart, will be repaired and connected by a new upper level stitching their two roofs together. Inside, 65
Ground broken on Brent Thompson Architects' Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic village
by Tom Walker | 24 Sep 2015
Construction work has begun on the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Village in South Korea. A groundbreaking ceremony was held to mark the occasion at the site of the 42,000sq m Yongpyong Dome, located in what will become the mountain cluster for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Designed as multi-functional resort to provide an athlete-oriented environment, the village will include a number of environmentally-friendly innovations and will be fully accessible – as
Avani Dubai set to open in 2018 on Nakeel's new waterfront islands
by Jane Kitchen | 11 Sep 2015
Owner and operator Minor Hotel Group, in partnership with Dubai developer Nakheel, is developing a 500-guestroom Avani hotel in Dubai, set to open in 2018. Avani Deira Dubai Hotel will be located in Deira Islands, a waterfront entertainment, tourist and residential destination being developed in alignment with Dubai Vision 2020, a strategic roadmap with the objective of attracting 20 million visitors per year to Dubai by 2020. Deira Islands comprises
AECOM-designed hot springs resort will open in the wilds of central China in 2018
by Jane Kitchen | 30 Jul 2015
Dusit Fudu Hotels and Resorts will open a hot springs resort in Dabieshan, Anhui Province in central China at the end of 2018. Designed by AECOM, the dusitD2 Hot Springs Resort Dabieshan, Anhui, will feature 300 rooms and villas with private hot springs pools, as well as a Deverana Spa. Dabieshan is a major mountain range in central China, and the resort will be set in an area known for
Architects Planning Korea design looping beachfront resort hotel for 2018 Winter Olympics
by Jason Holland | 22 Apr 2015
A twisted loop hotel inspired by the ecological structure of plankton has been designed by architects Planning Korea and will be ready in time to host visitors to the 2018 Winter Olympics. Located in Gangneung, on the east coast of South Korea, the beachfront resort hotel is situated about three miles (5km) from Olympic stadiums and facilities in PyeongChang. Seoul-based Planning Korea’s design takes an infinity symbol form and features
Anantara to operate waterfront hotel in Dubai's Culture Village in 2018
by Helen Andrews | 26 Sep 2014
Anantara Resorts Hotels & Spas will operate a luxury waterfront hotel in Dubai’s Culture Village district to launch in early 2018, directly facing the Dubai Creek. The 270-bedroom hotel is being developed by Dubai Properties Group, a subsidiary of state-owned Dubai Holding and is being designed by lead architecture company DAS. The project will break ground in Q4 of this year. This will be Dubai Properties’ third project after the
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