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Joy as a radical act: Yinka Ilori launches solo exhibition celebrating the rebellious power of spreading happiness
by Magali Robathan | 21 May 2026
As designer Yinka Ilori prepares for his first solo gallery show in London, he speaks exclusively to CLADmag about his mission to spread joy, the power of play, and his bold approach to using colour (including the colours you won’t see in his work). Running at London’s Cristea Roberts Gallery from 5 June to 11 July 2026, Yinka Ilori: Joy Through Resistance, He Who Laughs Last, Laughs Best, spans new
First Apple hotel planned as part of new Austin campus
by Liz Terry | 25 May 2020
Tech giant, Apple, has received approval from City of Austin planners in Texas, for a six-storey, 192-bed, 76,000sq ft hotel, as part of a new US$1bn campus being built to the north-west of the city. The original outline plans for the development, submitted in December 2018, did not include a hotel and it's thought the facility has been added to COVID-proof Apple exec's travel exposure. The development started on site
Apple Park Visitor Center opens to the public, providing panoramic views of futuristic HQ
by Kim Megson | 25 Nov 2017
Visitors hoping to catch a glimpse of Apple’s futuristic new US$5bn (€4.18bn, £3.7bn) HQ can now get closer than ever before, with the opening of a new visitor centre overlooking Foster + Partner’s vaunted doughnut-shaped design. Designed as “an exclusive public gateway to Apple Park”, the centre opened to the public last week along Tantau Avenue in Cupertino, California. With Foster + Partners again on design duties, the building is
Week's top news: A mushroom-inspired spa, Paris' parasitic architecture and how 'driverless' cars will transform cities
by Kim Megson | 04 Mar 2017
Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from Apple’s leisure-filled new HQ to the winners of the 2017 Pritzker Prize. Monday • Bill Bensley has taken inspiration from an unlikely combination of themes for a new JW Marriott resort in Vietnam. Read here. • Too many visual renderings of future architectural projects “do not correspond at all to the real world” because of a lack
Apple's US$5bn new headquarters set to open next month
by Tom Anstey | 28 Feb 2017
Apple is about to open its new US$5bn (€4.7bn, £4bn) headquarters in April, with the Foster + Partners-designed project in California to include a dedicated visitor centre for tourists and a new theatre named after company co-founder Steve Jobs. Sir Jony Ive, design chief for Apple, played a significant role in the project, working with Foster + Partners to realise the project in a hands-on capacity. The doughnut-shaped futuristic campus,
Jamaica's Appleton Estate rum tour getting US$7.2m upgrade
by Tom Anstey | 16 Jan 2017
Work is progressing on a US$7.2m (€6.8m, £6m) upgrade to Jamaica’s Appleton Estate Rum Tour, with Jack Rouse Associates (JRA) taking charge of completely redeveloping the historic brand’s visitor experience. Scheduled for completion in October 2017, work will include the renovation of the existing sugar estate and distillery that has been handcrafting rums since 1749, with the addition of modern rum tasting rooms, an expansive retail store, and a new
Apple-themed sauna and wellness centre opens in Italy's Passiria Valley
by Kim Megson | 21 Jul 2016
Italian collective the Network of Architecture (noa*) have completed their apple-inspired spa and wellness centre for a boutique hotel in Italy’s Passiria Valley. The outer structure of the Applesauna wellness building is totally green, and is experienced as a hill. It evolves into a “mystical and intimate space” as guests move inside to use the sauna, showers and relaxation area. A key element of the design is the cycle of
New US$5bn Apple HQ to champion workplace wellness
by Jak Phillips | 22 Mar 2016
More details have emerged of Apple’s highly-anticipated US$5bn Campus 2 compound in California, with the space-age site set to feature a 100,000sq ft gym as part of a prominent workplace wellness offering. A newly-released video by Duncan Sinfield features drone footage of the under-construction campus in Cupertino, CA, which will be occupied by 12,000 Apple employees when it opens in 2017. Among the standout features of the Foster + Partners-designed
Italian architects create apple-themed spa and wellness centre for expansion of agricultural retreat
by Kim Megson | 21 Mar 2016
Italian collective the Network of Architecture (noa*) have started constructing an apple-inspired spa and wellness centre for a boutique hotel set amongst the apple trees of Italy’s Passiria Valley. The centre will be built into the side of a tree-covered hill, with a large wooden circular volume forming the entranceway – a touch that resembles the dwelling of Bilbo Baggins in JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit. The outer space is completely
Plans unveiled for visitor centre at new Foster + Partners Apple Campus
by Tom Anstey | 31 Jul 2015
Apple’s new campus, designed by Foster + Partners in California, looks to be gaining a previously not included visitor centre for tourists. To include a rooftop observation deck and a shop, the visitor centre at Apple Campus 2 will comprise glass walls and a carbon-fibre roof. Proposed for a site along Tantau Avenue, Cupertino, the plans for the attraction are a late addition, having only being submitted in April 2015,
S&P-designed Horley Leisure Centre wins Green Apple Award
by Pete Hayman | 09 May 2012
Horley Leisure Centre - the £9m facility in Surrey designed by S&P Architects that opened earlier this year - has received a Green Apple Award in recognition of the building's green credentials. The Green Apple Awards for the Built Environment and Architectural Heritage are designed to recognise projects across the country that "demonstrate environmental endeavour". Built by Pellikaan Construction, Horley Leisure Centre incorporates a range of sustainable features such as
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