The architect behind Italian football club AS Roma’s planned new stadium has told CLADglobal that he is determined to deliver a facility that “creates an incredible atmosphere” and is respectful of Rome’s extraordinary architectural heritage. Dan Meis, founder of Meis Architects, has been involved for over five years in the development of a long-awaited new home for the Serie A team, which will replace the Stadio Olimpico, its home since

French architect and urban planner Odile Decq has spoken to CLADglobal about the role of women in architecture and her concerns about the “narrow” way architecture is being taught. “Things have improved a little bit for women in architecture since I started out, but not enough,” she said. “There are more and more women studying architecture, but there are very few actually working in the field of architecture, particularly as

Architect Steven Holl has blamed “a crisis of ignorance in high places” for a lack of progress in adopting environmental building practices, reserving particular ire for US president Donald Trump, who he predicted will be impeached. In a sweeping interview with CLADglobal, Holl argued that politicians through to developers, architects and contractors must do more to “get free from our dependence on non-renewable fuels” throughout the design and construction process.

The public perception of architects is skewed by a media that portrays a one-dimensional view of the profession, the architect Alison Brooks has said. In an exclusive interview with CLAD, Brooks argued that the media should talk less about the image of a building and “more about how a project is so much bigger than what you see at the end." “It’s a hard story to tell, the complexity around

BIG founder Bjarke Ingels and CEO Sheela Maini Søgaard have revealed how they transformed a struggling firm 10 years ago into one of the world’s fastest-growing and best-known architecture practices today. Speaking to CLAD for our comprehensive BIG Special, Ingels and Søgaard described how a decade ago BIG found themselves facing an uncertain future. “By the fall of 2007, we were going down,” said Ingels. “I took control of our

Citizens should be empowered to play a much more active role in the design of the built environment as part of democratic society, Daniel Libeskind has argued in an exclusive interview with CLAD. The architect – known for designing buildings that explore themes of memory and identity – said that the need to enhance public participation in the design process is “the biggest challenge facing architecture today”. He also discussed

The director of Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), Patrik Schumacher, has vowed the studio will continue to flourish despite the death of their pioneering founder earlier this year, telling CLAD they remain “the go-to address when it comes to major projects of significance.” In an exclusive, in-depth interview featured in the latest issue of CLADmag, Schumacher spoke of his ongoing grief following Zaha Hadid’s death in March, and the desire of

Kengo Kuma has urged architects and developers to locate new museums in the centre of communities to better connect them with local life. Speaking exclusively to CLAD, the Japanese architect explained that his first priority when designing a new museum is to “pick up an experience of the place.” “The role of architects in the 21st century is to create a link between people and art,” he said. “We should

The director in charge of overseeing FC Barcelona’s ambitious expansion plans has said that the €600m leisure campus planned by the club will reinvigorate the city and boost tourism. The Espai Barça project – described by club president Josep Maria Bartomeu as “the most important sports project in Europe and the world” – will create a pedestrianised, landscaped boulevard surrounding the club’s famous Camp Nou stadium. The district will integrate

With its mass appeal and ability to unite people worldwide, sport offers a powerful platform for demonstrating and communicating the importance of sustainability. That’s the view of Chris DeVolder, sustainable design leader at architecture firm HOK. In a column penned for the latest issue of CLADmag, DeVolder reflected on the changing nature of sports-oriented design, particularly with city centre sports developments returning to favour. “By establishing new paradigms for environmentally

The competitive nature of property developers has benefitted the sustainability of buildings, with rival firms fighting to be “the greenest, the biggest and the best.” That’s the view of Patrick Bellew, founder of environmental design consultants and building services engineers Atelier Ten, who has spoken exclusively to CLAD about how architects are reshaping the ways buildings interact with the environment. He said: “In the early days, we worked with universities

US architect Chad Oppenheim has called for a greater ‘wow factor’ in design, arguing that creating striking and memorable forms is every bit as important as making buildings functional. In an exclusive interview in the latest issue of CLADmag, the founder of Miami-based studio Oppenheim Architecture + Design, said: “We have a unique ability to balance the poetry and the proficiency of buildings, the fantasy as well as the functionality.