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Newly opened Meliá Koh Samui pays homage to the island's heritage
by Megan Whitby | 05 Mar 2020
Meliá Hotels has opened Meliá Koh Samui, a beachfront resort and spa in Thailand designed by PIA Interior that pays homage to Samui's island heritage with suites constructed from old merchant vessels. Meliá opened the resort in partnership with Thai holding company Asset World Corporation as part of a plan to build three properties in the country. Located on Choeng Mon Beach, it accommodates 159 rooms and 41 suites, with
Concrete pay homage to 'kaleidoscopic' Bavarian culture with Germany's first Andaz hotel
by Andrew Manns | 01 Apr 2019
The Andaz Hotel Munich Tor Schwabinger – Germany's first Andaz-branded hospitality venue – has opened its doors. Designed by Dutch architecture studio Concrete Architectural Associates to reflect what the group have called the "kaleidoscopic" cultural and artistic diversity of Bavaria, the hotel boasts 234 rooms and 43 suites, as well as a spa, two bars, a pool deck, a gym, and a restaurant. The Andaz Spa – said to be
‘Paying homage to motorsport across the decades’: Plans unveiled for £35m vintage car museum in Oxfordshire
by Tom Anstey | 01 Mar 2018
A planning application has been submitted for a classic car museum in Oxfordshire, UK, with American vintage car collector and philanthropist Peter Mullin behind the £35m (US$48m, €39.5m) plans. Mullin, founder of the M Financial Group and Chairman of its subsidiary, M Financial Holdings, is an avid car collector, establishing in 2010, the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California and also serving as the President of the American Bugatti Club.
Bjarke Ingels named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People as Rem Koolhaas pays tribute
by Kim Megson | 25 Apr 2016
BIG founder Bjarke Ingels has been included in TIME’s list of the 100 Most Influential People in 2016. In a citation, Pritzker Prize winner Rem Koolhaas – who founded international practice OMA, where he was once Ingels’ boss – said the Danish architect is “the embodiment of a fully-fledged new typology, which responds perfectly to the current zeitgeist.” He said: “Bjarke is the first major architect who disconnected the profession
Malta pays tribute to Renzo Piano with special carnival float
by Kim Megson | 09 Feb 2016
A huge carnival float has been built in Malta as a rather unorthodox tribute to one of the world's most famous architects. Renzo Piano – the designer of The Shard, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the nearly-completed Stavros Niarchos Cultural Centre – was honoured at last week’s Maltese Carnival for his architectural contribution to country’s capital, Valletta. A gigantic smiling depiction of Piano appeared on a special float,
The Hartling Group's Turks & Caicos spa to pay tribute to islands’ salt history
by Jane Kitchen | 24 Sep 2015
Resort and real estate developer The Hartling Group is opening The Shore Club next year, a 110-suite resort in the Turks & Caicos that will include a luxury spa. The Hartling Group also developed and manages the Turks & Caicos property The Palms, which includes a 25,000sq ft (2,323sq m) spa. Building on the success of The Palms, the Spa at The Shore Club will offer the same quality experience,
Safdie Architects' Medal of Honor Museum pays tribute to US's highest distinction
by Tom Anstey | 30 Apr 2015
Safdie Architects have unveiled plans for South Carolina’s National Medal of Honor Museum – a five-point design presenting the history of the US’s most decorated and revered soldiers. The new museum and education centre coming to the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum in Mount Pleasant, has been budgeted at US$98m (€87.8m, £63.9m) and is intended to recognise and remember the recipients of the country’s highest military honour, also teaching
Miami's SkyRise granted taxpayer subsidies ahead of development
by Tom Anstey | 19 Jan 2015
The City of Miami has approved US$9m (€7.8m, £6m) in tax subsidies for the upcoming US$430m (€371m, £283m) SkyRise tower – an entertainment complex topped by a 1,000ft (304m) observation tower. Located next to the American Airline Arena and Miami’s Bayside Marketplace, the tower itself is expected to be the second-tallest observation tower in the US, after Las Vegas’ 1,148ft (350m) Stratosphere Tower. Also set to be included is a
Taxpayers to fund Thames Cable Car scheme?
by Pete Hayman | 16 Jun 2011
London mayor Boris Johnson has admitted that private funding sources may not be able to cover the £56.9m cost of the proposed new River Thames Cable Car service. In April, Johnson revealed that Mace is to lead a consortium of contractors to build the new Wilkinson Eyre-designed link between Greenwich and the Royal Docks. However, the mayor said at the London Assembly's Question Time on 15 June that there is
Local authority reveals Bath Spa payout
by Pete Hayman | 02 Jul 2010
Bath and North East Somerset Council (BANES) has revealed that it made a return of less than £7m from the Bath Spa scheme, following the settlement of a legal dispute. In November 2009, the local authority said that it had settled its long-running legal battle with contractor Carillion and architect Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners over the rising cost of the project. BANES' statement of accounts show that the council received
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