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Rick Cook on the need for sustainability, wellness and resiliency in design
by Stu Robarts | 01 Apr 2020
Since being established in 2003, COOKFOX Architects have gained a reputation for being proponents of architecture at the intersection of sustainability and wellness, which co-founder Rick Cook says is more pressing now than ever. "Our current studio is LEED Platinum, but it's also the first WELL Gold certified project in New York," he explained to CLAD in an interview by way of example. "Which has much more of a focus
![Roosegaarde’s first major solo museum exhibition explores the idea of ‘presence’ / Studio Roosegaarde Roosegaarde’s first major solo museum exhibition explores the idea of ‘presence’ / Studio Roosegaarde](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/THUMB344181_867185_637874.jpg)
Daan Roosegaarde: "We need to find a new harmony between economic progress and humanity"
by Stu Robarts | 03 Jan 2020
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has argued that finding a harmony between economic progress and humanity is crucial for society and that we must embrace creativity to do so. Speaking to CLAD for an interview, Roosegaarde said: "I want to demonstrate that creativity is our true human capital, because we need to find a new harmony between economic progress and humanity. "The way we’re doing things now is not sustainable. Instead
![Despite his concerns, Holl told said he retains the belief that 'architecture changes the way we live' / Steven Holl Architects Despite his concerns, Holl told said he retains the belief that 'architecture changes the way we live' / Steven Holl Architects](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/THUMB25770_701727.jpg)
Steven Holl blames 'corruption in power' for construction industry's failure to embrace renewable energy in hard-hitting interview
by Kim Megson | 22 Mar 2018
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.
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Peter Zumthor, Jeanne Gang, Daniel Libeskind and Bjarke Ingels: We revisit some of CLAD's top interviews of 2017
by Kim Megson | 22 Dec 2017
Throughout 2017, we have been lucky enough to speak to a host of the most innovative, influential and opinionated leisure architects and designers working across the world. Always impassioned, sometimes controversial and never dull, here is our summary of just some of the best CLAD interviews of 2017. CLAD interviews in 2017 Peter Zumthor Creating buildings that inspire love is about more than just arranging and inventing forms, Peter Zumthor
![The interview with Daniel Libeskind features in CLADmag's 2017 Q4 issue / Stefan Ruiz The interview with Daniel Libeskind features in CLADmag's 2017 Q4 issue / Stefan Ruiz](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/THUMB22958_138438.jpg)
Daniel Libeskind: Exclusive interview on memory and identity, his architectural philosophy and designing a museum for Richard Leakey
by Kim Megson | 13 Nov 2017
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
![Gang has built a name for herself with a range of projects that look to nature for inspiration and straddle her interests in ecology, cities and communities / Studio Gang Gang has built a name for herself with a range of projects that look to nature for inspiration and straddle her interests in ecology, cities and communities / Studio Gang](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/THUMB18835_242333.jpg)
Jeanne Gang reveals how design must strengthen communities in exclusive CLAD interview
by Magali Robathan | 03 May 2017
The architect behind the American Museum of Natural History's hotly-anticipated new wing has made a passionate plea for investment in science education, saying: "You've got people denying climate change. It's a crisis." In an exclusive interview with CLAD, Jeanne Gang talks about her work with the museum, the masterplan and dolphin sanctuary she is creating for the Baltimore National Aquarium, Studio Gang's temporary installation for the National Building Museum and
![Richard’s Meier’s practice has offices in New York and Los Angeles, and is led by Meier and five partners / Silja Magg Richard’s Meier’s practice has offices in New York and Los Angeles, and is led by Meier and five partners / Silja Magg](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/THUMB17230_155945.jpg)
RICHARD MEIER: exclusive interview on the Getty Center, Miami's new Surf Club and 'the biggest mistake made by architects today'
by Magali Robathan | 15 Feb 2017
Failing to consider the context in which they're working is "the biggest mistake" made by architects today, argues Richard Meier in an exclusive interview with CLAD. The renowned Pritzker Prize winner states that “just because you can build 100 stories high, doesn’t mean you should,” and bemoans the number of new city buildings that are out of place in their environment. The full feature interview – in which Meier also
![Peter Zumthor explained how he creates buildings that can be loved / Martin Mischkuling, courtesy of Peter Zumthor and Partner Peter Zumthor explained how he creates buildings that can be loved / Martin Mischkuling, courtesy of Peter Zumthor and Partner](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/THUMB16995_807092.jpg)
PETER ZUMTHOR: Exclusive interview on the role of emotions in his work, his latest projects and those LACMA renderings
by Magali Robathan | 06 Feb 2017
Creating buildings that inspire love is about more than just arranging and inventing forms, argues Peter Zumthor in an exclusive interview with CLAD. The influential Pritzker Prize-winning architect – who also runs through the latest on the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and his forthcoming projects in Korea, Germany, Switzerland and the UK – explains how his gift is to “see what’s ugly and doesn’t work in the
![Zaha Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Centre in Baku, Azerbaijan is among the leisure buildings nominated for the RIBA International Prize / Iwan Baan Zaha Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Centre in Baku, Azerbaijan is among the leisure buildings nominated for the RIBA International Prize / Iwan Baan](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/THUMB10590_819077.jpg)
Hot this week: world's best building, Shigeru Ban interview, Middle East gets air conditioned stadium
by Kim Megson | 14 May 2016
This week leisure architecture was celebrated in two high-profile competitions: RIBA’s first International Prize and the Aga Khan Architecture Award. The first is seeking the best building, anywhere in the world, created in the last three years, while the second celebrates projects that exhibit architectural excellence and improve the overall quality of life. Between them, the two competitions have shortlisted public buildings, housing, schools and hospitals alongside acclaimed leisure buildings
![Shigeru Ban takes 'equal satisfaction' from his large-scale projects and his humanitarian design work
/ Shigeru Ban Shigeru Ban takes 'equal satisfaction' from his large-scale projects and his humanitarian design work
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SHIGERU BAN: In an exclusive interview, the architect tells CLAD about the profession's 'social responsibility'
by Kim Megson | 09 May 2016
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has told CLAD about the responsibility he feels as an architect to combine “monumental” public buildings with disaster relief projects around the world. In an exclusive interview, Ban said his post-disaster work with his Voluntary Architects’ Network in countries such as Japan and Ecuador is important to him, because “compared to doctors or lawyers and other professionals who work for people with problems, our job
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