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Wutopia Lab's steel structure creates a bookstore in a former church
by Stu Robarts | 02 Mar 2020
Wutopia Lab have transformed a former church in China into a 388sq m (4,176sq ft) poetry bookstore by installing a large freestanding steel frame that provides shelving and creates a space within a space. The St. Nicholas Church in Shanghai was built in 1932 and has variously been used as an office, a factory, a warehouse, a canteen, a residential space, a club and a restaurant. Its historic status meant
Geelong Arts Centre dons new skin and old church after Hassell redevelopment
by Stu Robarts | 24 Jan 2020
Geelong Arts Centre has reopened after a AU$38.5m (US$26,3m, €23.9m, £20.1m) redevelopment by Hassell, with a new translucent skin and a newly revealed heritage church building. The centre is located in the Australian state of Victoria, where it is the only state-owned arts centre outside of Melbourne. Following Geelong's designation as a UNESCO Creative City in 2017, it was felt that the centre needed upgrading to serve the city's "growing
FXCollaborative selected to transform landmark New York church into vibrant home of Children's Museum of Manhattan
by Kim Megson | 09 Apr 2018
Architecture and planning practice FXCollaborative have been selected by the Children's Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) to transform a historic New York church into the attraction’s new home. The 1903 building, located on 96th Street in Manhattan, was originally designed by architects Carrère & Hastings to house the First Church of Christ, Scientist. The site has now been acquired by the museum, which wants to adapt it into “an ever-evolving place
Love all! Artist places tennis court inside repurposed 16th-century church for Milan exhibition
by Kim Megson | 14 Nov 2017
Artist Asad Raza has created an indoor tennis court with a difference: it sits within a deconsecrated 16th-century church. Rather than an excitable crowd of spectators, players in the San Paolo Converso arena will be surrounded by murals of Saint Paul. Otherwise, though, the space is set up like a typical court – complete with lines, netting, racquets, chairs, a jug of iced jasmine tea and even coaches to practice
Arts event at ruined modernist church kickstarts Scotland's Festival of Architecture
by Kim Megson | 18 Mar 2016
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) will today officially launch its 2016 Festival of Architecture with Hinterland, a night-time public art event held in one of Scotland's most iconic modernist buildings. Leading public arts organisation NVA has designed the arts experience, which will see visitors walk through the ruined buildings of St Peter’s Seminary in Cardross while accompanied by monochromatic light installations and specially commissioned choral music by
Heartcore launches latest boutique fitness studio in former London church
by Jak Phillips | 16 Feb 2016
Boutique fitness chain Heartcore has launched its eighth studio, this time in the London district St John’s Wood, as the operator continues its focus on prestigious postcodes in the city. Sited in a former church, the new location has a heavy emphasis on design – with the Heartcore team creating the entire concept in-house. The property’s soaring ceilings lend an airy, ‘Californian-feel’ to the studio, which is complemented by natural
Abandoned Spanish church converted into stunning art-filled skate park
by Kim Megson | 18 Dec 2015
A crumbling 100-year old church in Llanera, northern Spain, has been transformed by local skateboarding enthusiasts and a hotly-tipped artist into a spectacular indoor skate park. Almost every interior surface in the ‘Iglesia Skate’ church is painted with bright murals and geometric patterns, creating a kaleidoscope of colour. The collective behind the scheme – who call themselves the Church Brigade – describe it as “a temple of urban art.” “It’s
New sports complex to revitalise Harrow's Whitchurch Playing Fields
by Pete Hayman | 25 Jun 2012
Image: How the new sports pavilion could look Harrow Council has resolved to commission the Whitchurch Consortium to develop a new community sport and leisure facility at Whitchurch Playing Fields, north west London. A derelict pavilion will be transformed into a modern venue offering a number of facilities – including a gym, a sports hall, a health/beauty clinic and a training room. The Whitchurch Consortium was selected as the council's
Christchurch's temporary stadium opens
by Pete Hayman | 28 Mar 2012
Crusaders rugby team has played its first game in Christchurch, New Zealand, for nearly two years after its new home, the temporary AMI Stadium, opened its doors in Addington. Insurance group AMI, which has a naming rights sponsorship deal for the club's earthquake-damaged home elsewhere in the city, recently signed a similar agreement for the new venue. Designed by Populous, the 18,000-seat stadium comprises two partially-covered stands and will be
March launch for new Christchurch stadium
by Pete Hayman | 28 Feb 2012
A new NZ$20m (£10.6m, EUR12.5m, US$16.8m) temporary stadium is scheduled to open in Christchurch, New Zealand, ahead of the 2012 Super Rugby Season next month. Populous have designed the 18,000-seat complex, which boasts two partially covered stands and will be the city's only outdoor sports and entertainment facility for the next few years. It follows a devastating earthquake more than a year ago, which left the city's AMI Stadium -
Revamp for Churchill Sports Centre
by Tom Walker | 04 Jul 2011
Churchill Sports Centre in North Somerset is undergoing a £900,000 redevelopment. The leisure centre, a dual use site with Churchill Community School, is managed by leisure trust Tone, which is investing more than £100,000 towards the work, whilst North Somerset Council will provide the further £800,000. The redevelopment, carried out by leisure development partner Createability and project managed by Alliance Leisure, will include a 35-station gym, two studios and a
Church Wharf Bolton proposal approved
by Caroline Wilkinson | 29 Sep 2008
The £210m mixed-use development of Church Wharf, led by regeneration companies Ask Developments and Bluemantel, has been granted outline planning permission by Bolton Council. The masterplan, designed by careyjones architects, features a 'leisure zone' consisting of a six-screen cinema, up to 10 restaurants, bars and cafés, an 160-bedroom hotel and a series of new pedestrian routes and public spaces. There will also be a business quarter with 340,000sq ft (31.5sq
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