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HBG Design behind Michigan’s six-storey Aquadome inspired by the sun’s path across the sky
by Megan Whitby | 12 Sep 2022
Hospitality and entertainment design firm HBG Design is helming the design of Michigan's new Gun Lake Casino Resort Aquadome – a glass-roofed, climate-controlled, indoor landscaped pool and event centre atrium environment. The six-storey, 32,000sq ft Aquadome is part of a US$300m (£259.1m, €298.4m) site-wide overhaul of the casino. The investment is also funding the construction of a 252-room hotel and further entertainment amenities. “The Aquadome is sure to become a
Kanva completes CA$25m redesign of Montreal's 'living museum', the Biodome
by Tom Walker | 09 Jun 2021
Work has been completed on the redevelopment of Montreal's Biodome – a science museum which occupies the site of the former velodrome built for the 1976 Olympic Games. The Biodome allows visitors to walk through replicas of five ecosystems found in the Americas – a tropical rainforest, a maple forest, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, a sub-Antarctic island environment, and the Labrador Coast. Biodome is one of four attractions located
FUGU adds bubble accommodation village to ski resort hotel
by Stu Robarts | 27 Feb 2020
FUGU Hospitality has installed a nine-bubble village of accommodation at the Alpin D’Hôme hotel in the Alps resort of Les Orres, France, providing a cosy, low-impact and close-to-nature place for guests to stay. FUGU was established in 2011 to provide bubble structures for events and launched its FUGU Hospitality subsidiary last year to rollout bubbles designed for habitation. Among the potential uses it suggests are home or hotel living spaces,
Hassell's grass-covered dome will celebrate the stars at Jodrell Bank
by Stu Robarts | 20 Feb 2020
Construction has begun on a Hassell -designed grass-covered dome pavilion at Jodrell Bank to help celebrate the site’s heritage and the beginnings of radio astronomy when it opens in 2021. Jodrell Bank is located in Cheshire, UK, and is home to one of the world’s largest and most powerful radio telescopes, the Lovell Telescope, which is used to explore deep space. The pavilion, built for the University of Manchester, will
Dialog-designed Zeidler Dome and S.P.A.C.E. Gallery open
by Luke Cloherty | 20 Aug 2018
Canadian science museum Telus World of Science, based in the city of Edmonton, has announced that two new spaces designed by architectural practice Dialog have opened. The Zeidler Dome – an immersive theatre and planetarium – and the S.P.A.C.E (Stars, Planets, Astronauts, Comets, Etc.) Gallery – a space exploration gallery – are now open to the public. Frank Florian, director of planetarium and space science at Telus World of Science,
Onassis resort undergoes multi-million Euro renovation
by Jane Kitchen | 06 Jul 2018
Domes Miramare – a resort in Corfu originally built for the Onassis family in the late 1960s – has emerged from a renovation, and will operate under Marriott’s Luxury Collection brand from 1 August. The beachfront retreat is one of a trio of Domes Resorts in Greece, and currently features a boutique spa, with plans for a larger one in the future. The current spa includes three treatment rooms –
Baharash Architecture design biodome ecotourist attraction for UAE
by Kim Megson | 06 Jun 2018
London practice Baharash Architecture have designed three self-sustaining biodome attractions for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which are being developed to promote the country’s booming ecotourism market. Located in the eastern part of the UAE, in the Al Hajar Mountains, the project will provide facilities for a wildlife conservation centre, a restaurant, educational workshops and an adventure-based wilderness retreat – all housed within the three giant domes. The structures will
Studio Gang's intricate domed hive opens National Building Museum's summer series
by Kim Megson | 07 Jul 2017
UPDATE: Studio Gang's interactive installation for the National Building Museum’s 2017 Summer Block Series opened to the public yesterday (6 July) in Washington D.C. The intricate structure, called Hive, is formed entirely by 2,700 wound interlocking paper tubes of different sizes – from several inches to 10ft high. They feature a reflective silver exterior and vivid magenta interior, “creating a spectacular visual contrast with the museum’s historic nineteenth-century interior and
James Turrell and Schmidt Hammer Lassen want to set imaginations free with vast Dome installation
by Kim Megson | 25 Jan 2017
Spirituality, creativity and artistic freedom are driving a major collaboration between architects Schmidt Hammer Lassen and light artist James Turrell for the ARos Aarhus Art Museum, the co-founder of the Danish practice has told CLAD. Morten Schmidt said that the vast installation being installed as part of the museum’s €40m (US$43, £31m) expansion plan, the Next Level, will allow visitors to “experience real colour and energy” as art and architecture
Montreal's birthday gift: City to revamp exotic biodome for 375th anniversary
by Kim Megson | 12 Aug 2016
The first renderings of Montreal’s planned new biodome have been released by architecture studio KANVA. The dome, which has been part of the city’s natural science museum Space for Life since 1992, is being extensively revamped as part of Montreal’s 375th birthday celebrations. KANVA won an international competition for the project in 2014 after creating a concept design to “rethink the relationship between mankind and nature” and bolster the museum’s
Greek lifestyle hotel to include Elemis spa in shades of blue
by Jane Kitchen | 26 Jul 2016
An Elemis spa will be a central part of the new Domes Noruz Chania lifestyle hotel on the Greek island of Crete, set to open this month. The 350sq m (3,767sq ft) features traditional artwork motifs and natural materials, and employs various shades of blue in its design. Natural light and diffused, indirect lighting are used to sustain a sense of relaxation, and the wall tiles reference the patterns found
Domecar dining: Panorama Rail Restaurant takes guests on a scenic trip around Holland
by Kim Megson | 02 Mar 2016
Diners in Holland will soon be able to enjoy a four-course meal in a panoramic domed rail carriage as they are whisked around the country by train. The Panorama Rail restaurant is located across three 1960s carriages, one of which features the glass domed roof. Twice a week, guests will be transported across the country by a 65-year old locomotive in a three-hour round trip that passes through Rotterdam, The
Meraas unveils plan for Middle East's first bio-dome
by Tom Anstey | 19 Jan 2016
Holding company Meraas has revealed plans to develop a tropical forest bio-dome in Dubai featuring more than 3,000 plants and animals inside an enclosed eco-system – a first for the Middle East. Located in Dubai’s City Walk, Green Planet will extend four storeys and include the largest indoor man-made and life-sustaining tree in the world at 25m (82ft)-high, according to Meraas. In addition to a canopy of tropical vegetation, the
Indoor park scheme could save Houston's Astrodome
by Tom Anstey | 02 Apr 2015
The Houston Astrodome, could be saved and turned into a multi-use leisure facility, following the publication of a new report by the Urban Land Institute (ULI). The ULI report was complied by a panel of experts from the fields of architecture, urban planning and land use. Suggestions include a ground-level open space that could host an array of activities including an adventure park, indoor track, zip lines and mountain bike
Denmark to become home to 'world's largest' ski dome facility
by Chris Dodd | 24 Jun 2014
Denmark could become home to what is being billed as the world’s largest ski dome facility, with plans being generated for a Skidome Denmark project to be based in the city of Randers. Architectural firm CEBRA has designed the structure for ski travel agency Danski, with the facility potentially housing three kilometres of slopes arching over a river. Designed in the shape of a six-arched snowflake, the Skidome would house
£50m LeisureDome plans submitted
by Pete Hayman | 26 May 2011
Plans for a major new £50m regional leisure complex in Weston-super-Mare - housing the UK's largest indoor real snow ski slope - have been submitted to North Somerset Council. LeisureDome will form part of St Modwen's Locking Parklands development and will also feature an indoor climbing centre; a health club; a children's activity zone; and a crèche. London-based consultancy GVA has submitted plans on behalf of LeisureDome (UK), with a
Chester Zoo's biodome project put on hold
by Tom Walker | 06 May 2011
Chester Zoo has shelved its plans for a new £90m Heart of Africa biodome attraction, saying that the project will now form a 'latter part' of the zoo's £225m Natural Vision scheme. A spokesperson told Attractions Management the biodome had been postponed due to government cuts and that another part of the Natural Vision would take priority and open as the first phase of the ambitious redevelopment. She said: "The
Birdair Inc to build new Metrodome roof
by Pete Hayman | 01 Mar 2011
Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission (MSFC) has selected Birdair Inc to replace the roof of the Metrodome stadium in Minneapolis, US. Amherst, New York-based Birdair Inc, which constructed and installed the venue's original inflatable roof, was revealed to be the only bidder for the project. MSFC expects that the cost of the new roof to be US$18m (£11.1m), although additional costs could push the total cost of the scheme up to
Snow collapses Minneapolis Metrodome roof
by Pete Hayman | 14 Dec 2010
The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission in Minneapolis, US, has confirmed that snowfall caused the inflatable roof on the city's Metrodome to deflate. Birdair, the company which manufactured and installed the roof, has already carried out an inspection of the structure to determine how long repair work will take. American Football team Minnesota Vikings was forced to move its fixture with New York Giants to Ford Field, Detroit following the incident.
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