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License to thrill? Mountaintop James Bond attraction sets hearts racing
by Alice Davis | 12 Jun 2018
Anticipation is rising ahead of a 12 July launch date for a brand new James Bond visitor attraction nestled snugly inside a mountain peak in Sölden, Austria. The state-of-the-art facility, called 007 ELEMENTS, promises to immerse visitors in an environment that will make them feel like secret agents themselves. Described as a cinematic installation, the new attraction will be housed in a purpose built structure designed by local architect Johann
'We're embracing the future of English football without forgetting the past': Architect Dan Meis on designing a new home for Everton FC
by Kim Megson | 28 Mar 2018
The architect behind Everton FC’s planned new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock in Liverpool has told CLADglobal that his design will “embrace the future of English football without totally forgetting the past” – avoiding the pitfalls that have befallen clubs such as West Ham when moving away from a much-loved home. Dan Meis, founder of Meis Architects, admitted he feels “a huge responsibility” at the task of creating a replacement
Rolling Stones open Pritzker-winning architect's horseshoe-shaped Paris arena
by Kim Megson | 02 Nov 2017
The Rolling Stones have officially opened one of the largest indoor stadiums in Europe, Paris’s U Arena. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and co ended their latest world tour with three sold-out shows at the stadium, built in the heart of the French capital’s La Défense district, close to the landmark Grande Arche. Designed by Pritzker-winning architect Christian de Portzamparc, the arena forms a distinctive horseshoe shape – the ‘U’ of
Home of British motor racing to get permanent museum as Silverstone Heritage Experience gets green flag
by Tom Anstey | 08 Dec 2016
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £9.1m (US$11.5m, €10.7m) to the Silverstone Heritage Experience, guaranteeing development of a new permanent exhibition at the home of British motor racing. Sitting at the main entrance to the race circuit, the exhibition by Mather & Co will create a series of interactive exhibitions and displays to be housed inside the only remaining Second World War hangar on the Silverstone site. For the
National Horse Racing Museum crosses the finish line with public launch
by Tom Anstey | 25 Oct 2016
Newmarket’s £14m (US$17.1m, €15.7m) UK National Horse Racing Museum has opened to the public more than 25 years on from its original inception. Celebrating more than 350 years of sporting history, exhibition designers Mather & Co are behind the plans, which gained Heritage Lottery funding in 2012 worth £4.25m (US$5.1m, €4.7m), with funding also coming from Forest Heath (£1.3m), Suffolk County Council (£1m), the Wellcome Trust and a number of
Newmarket’s National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art enters final furlong
by Tom Anstey | 26 May 2016
25 years on from its inception, work is nearing completion on Newmarket’s £14m (US$20.4m, €18.2m) National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art, which sees the Palace building and stables transformed to create a state-of-the-art museum dedicated to the sport of horseracing. Celebrating more than 350 years of sporting history, Mather & Co are behind the plans, which gained Heritage Lottery funding in 2012 to the tune of £4.25m (US$6.2m,
Electrifying! Drone racing - the latest sport – now fundraising on Kickstarter
by Kim Megson | 05 Feb 2016
A Kickstarter campaign has been launched to fund a drone racing centre for the US city of Portland. Entrepreneur Toby Johnson is trying to raise US$10,000 (€8,900, £6,800) by late March to develop a design for a facility that “may one day host the Drone Racing World Cup.” First person view (FPV) drone racing is a relatively new sport where competitors fly miniature, camera-mounted multi-rotor drones as if they were
Lottery funding for horseracing museum vision
by Pete Hayman | 10 Apr 2012
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £4.2m towards the proposed redevelopment of the Palace House site, Newmarket, into the Home of Horseracing National Heritage Centre. Forest Heath District Council (FHDC) is working with the National Horseracing Museum (NHM) to deliver the project, which includes a full restoration of the Palace House Stables. Earlier this year, Cheshire-based Mather and Co confirmed it had been appointed to develop comprehensive interpretation, design and
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