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Champalimaud’s redesign of the Academy hotel in London was ‘subtly inspired’ by the Bloomsbury Set

Ed Bakos

Bakos joined Champalimaud in December 2012. He previously worked for the Rockwell Group
It’s time for a different approach to sustainable design, the managing director of Champalimaud tells Magali Robathan
Champalimaud was founded by Alexandra Champalimaud in Montreal, Canada, in 1981. Born and raised in Portugal, Champalimaud was educated in England and Switzerland and completed her design training at the
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David Polzin

David Polzin is executive director of design at CannonDesign. He studied at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture
Designed to be welcoming to the public while sheltering them from the harsh acoustics of a nearby freeway, the Maryland Heights Community Center has won several awards. We speak to the design principal about his passion for bringing communities together
Just over a year after opening, the Maryland Heights Community Center, near St Louis, Missouri, has won several awards for its sweeping, inclusive design. The 92,000sq ft centre features a
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Northern Sweden’s Treehotel boasts a choice of seven unique accommodations

Rooted interest

From hotels in trees to hotels covered in trees, we hope this green trend continues to grow
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The restaurant features custom-designed furniture

Daniela Colli

Daniela Colli
Italian architect Daniela Colli has revealed her vibrant and highly stylised designs for Liòn – a new restaurant and cocktail bar in central Rome
Opened recently, the two storey Liòn restaurant is nestled between the Pantheon and Piazzo Navona. It features geometric motifs, chequered floors, mosaic pillars, brass fixtures and Art Deco-style lettering. Covering
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A range of accommodation is offered, from the superior suite (pictured) to the affordable Village Lodge dorms

13th century pilgrimage

Architect Bill Bensley is creating an entire village on a remote mountain in Vietnam, using 13th century methods and materials. Jane Kitchen finds out more
Yên Tu Mountain is considered to be the cradle of Trúc Lâm Zen Buddhism in Vietnam – around two million pilgrims from the region visit Yên Tu each year to
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The interlocking tiles are fitted internally with horizontal and vertical pipes

Ole Schrøder and Flemming Rafn Thomsen, founding partners, Tredje Natur

Ole Schrøder (left) and Flemming Rafn Thomsen (right) want to help cities prepare for climate change
The Climate Tile can be adapted to any city that experiences problems with heavy rain
Danish architects Ole Schrøder and Flemming Rafn Thomsen, through their studio Tredje Natur (Third Nature), have launched an innovative paving slab aimed at improving rainwater management. The Climate Tile allows
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The resort’s striking restaurant is designed to let the natural surroundings in

Soohyun Chang, founder, Atelier Chang

Soohyun Chang
We wanted guests to feel as if they are living deep in the forest
Atelier Chang have designed brightly coloured pods for a ‘minimalist luxury’ glamping resort near Suncheon in South Korea. The SJCC Glamping Resort consists of 16 living units, with an onsite
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Through the research, the Centaur Pod is being designed to learn from and adapt to external stimuli

Hank Haeusler, professor, UNSW

Hank Haeusler is researching how buildings can become responsive to behaviour
What happens if a space becomes a robot?
Could the future of architecture lie in spaces that adapt to the behaviour of the people who use them? A research project by computational design students at the University of
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Hoppen’s signature modern, luxurious style can be seen in her design of the Sky Suites

Kelly Hoppen, interior designer

Hoppen was made an MBE in 2009 for her services to interior design
As a young girl, I always dreamt of designing my very own spa
Global interior designer Kelly Hoppen has created a 22,000sq ft (2,044sq m) nature-inspired spa and on-board accommodation for the newly launched Celebrity Edge cruise line. Hoppen, whose career spans four
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Ito’s National Taichung Theatre in Taiwan is formed largely of curved walls

Toyo Ito

Toyo Ito was born in Seoul in 1941. He studied architecture at the University of Tokyo
In a rare interview, the Pritzker Prize-winning architect talks frankly to Kim Megson about his latest projects, his changing style and why he’s not looking forward to the Tokyo Olympics
Late May, and the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale has just opened to the public. Inside the city’s ancient former armoury, perspiring visitors juggle fans, cameras and programmes as they crowd
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The Newspaper Cafe in Jinhua Architecture Park, China

Toshiko Mori

Born in Kobe, Japan and later growing up in New York, Mori has become a trailblazer for women in architecture around the world
The Senegalise Thread Cultural Center architect talks to Chris DeWolf about growing up in US-occupied Japan, being a trailblazer and bringing people together
Toshiko Mori describes herself in words that might be considered unflattering if they were uttered by anyone else. “I’m pig-headed,” she says. “I’m pretty resilient. I just don’t give up.”
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The slender white columns were inspired by indigenous bamboo forests

Wuxi Show Theatre

Nature has inspired this dramatic theatre in southern China, finds Andrew Manns
London based practice Steven Chilton Architects (SCA) were inspired by one of China’s largest bamboo forest in the design of the 2,000-person capacity Wuxi Show Theatre in Wuxi, China. The
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The design of the new HQ for the International Olympic Committee was inspired by the movement of athletes

Kim Herforth Nielsen

Kim Herforth Nielsen founded 3XN in 1986 with Lars Frank Nielsen and Hans Peter Svendler Nielsen
From the Blue Planet aquarium in Copenhagen to a new home for Sydney’s Fish Market, 3XN design buildings that aim to inspire positive behaviour in the people that use them, founder Kim Herforth Nielsen tells Magali Robathan
For 3XN founder Kim Herforth Nielsen, his buildings will always take second place to the people who inhabit them. All of 3XN’s work starts from one core belief: that architecture
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The Scottish Design Galleries feature around 300 exhibits telling the story of Scottish design

V&A Dundee

As the highly antipated £80m V&A Dundee finally opens to the public, Magali Robathan hears the story behind the building
It stands on the banks of the River Tay, as craggy and dramatic as the Scottish cliff faces that inspired it. One of the most anticipated buildings of the year,
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The architectural plan is to turn the area around the New York Stock Exchange into a greener, more pedestrian-friendly environment

Claire Weisz

Claire Weisz
Co-founder of WXY, Claire Weisz has been instrumental in a number of high profile projects to improve the public realm. She talks to Kath Hudson about how architects need to move their thinking beyond their buildings and into the streets
Despite growing up on Canadian prairies, Claire Weisz has earned her reputation through her work in cities. Iconic projects in New York include the ethereal Sea Carousel, the Salt Shed
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International Quarter London is one of the city’s largest new mixed use projects

Mary Bowman

Mary Bowman studied at the University of Virginia and the Architectural Association
We can learn a lot from Singapore in terms of its approach to planning and green space, the Gustafson, Porter + Bowman partner tells Kath Hudson
How would you sum up Gustafson Porter + Bowman’s approach to landscape architecture? Our approach is to try and understand the nature of a place and then to create a
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Social spaces feature at Hotel Jen in Beijing, China, designed by Stickman Tribe

Slumber party

Social media savvy, discerning, environmentally aware and hungry for experience, millennials are travelling more than any other demographic. What impact are their desires having on the hospitality industry?
Aged 18 to 35, millennials, also known as Generation Y, are set to become an increasingly dominant influence on the hospitality industry and we’re seeing the major hotel chains rolling
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NeueHouse combines ‘office and social’ in a co-working space

New age travellers

Sameness and anonymity is out – it's all about fun and authenticity for Millennial travellers, says Rockwell Group partner Greg Keffer
What do Millennials want out of a hotel experience? Modern travellers value experience and community over opulence and material possessions, and hospitality is beginning to reflect that. Millennials crave an
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