Founder Shigeru Ban Architects
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has told CLADmag about the responsibility he feels as an architect to combine “monumental” public buildings with disaster relief projects around the world. Ban’s large scale
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Norman Foster founder Foster & Partners
Project: Droneport, Norman Foster Foundation
Norman Foster has unveiled a full scale prototype for a new Droneport to be used to deliver medical supplies and other essential equipment across Africa, and said that the vaulted
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Norman Foster has unveiled a full scale prototype for a new Droneport to be used to deliver medical supplies and other essential equipment across Africa, and said that the vaulted
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Vo Trong Nghia
Founder Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia has told CLADmag that real estate developers must push for green design practices if human beings are to survive and prosper. Nghia – who is best known
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Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia has told CLADmag that real estate developers must push for green design practices if human beings are to survive and prosper. Nghia – who is best known
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Susan Ungaro & James Biber - James Beard Foundation
Project: James Beard Outstanding Restaurant Design Awards
The winners of the James Beard Foundation’s Outstanding Restaurant Design Awards were announced recently at a ceremony in Chicago. Design studios Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Demian Repucci Design and Land
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The winners of the James Beard Foundation’s Outstanding Restaurant Design Awards were announced recently at a ceremony in Chicago. Design studios Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Demian Repucci Design and Land
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David Adjaye
Ahead of the long-awaited opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, architect David Adjaye tells Magali Robathan what the project means to him
The idea of opening a museum dedicated to African American history and culture is more than a hundred years old. What do you think it means for the US to
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The idea of opening a museum dedicated to African American history and culture is more than a hundred years old. What do you think it means for the US to
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Alejandro Aravena
CLAD editor Liz Terry put a question about leisure to
2016 Pritzker Prize laureate, Alejandro Aravena, at a press
conference at the UN in New York, held to celebrate his inauguration
Terry: You’re known for your work in social housing, which is enabling people to aspire to a better life and not just to exist. We know the built environment has
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Terry: You’re known for your work in social housing, which is enabling people to aspire to a better life and not just to exist. We know the built environment has
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Aaron Richter
As luxury fitness chain Equinox prepares to enter the hotel market, Equinox’s vice president of design, Aaron Richter, tells Magali Robathan what will set the hotels apart
What’s the vision for Equinox Hotels? Equinox’s core philosophy is based on our brand expertise regarding movement, nutrition and regeneration. The science of fitness for us is synergistic delivery of
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What’s the vision for Equinox Hotels? Equinox’s core philosophy is based on our brand expertise regarding movement, nutrition and regeneration. The science of fitness for us is synergistic delivery of
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MVRDV’S Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries
In a rare interview with all three founders of MVRDV, Magali Robathan hears about how the unexpected success of the Markthal has changed the practice
I’m sitting around a table with Jacob van Rijs, Nathalie de Vries and Winy Maas, the three founders of MVRDV, at their Rotterdam offices. I’ve just come from the Markthal,
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I’m sitting around a table with Jacob van Rijs, Nathalie de Vries and Winy Maas, the three founders of MVRDV, at their Rotterdam offices. I’ve just come from the Markthal,
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Andre Fu
With a raft of awards, and a series of major hotel projects on the go around the world, Hong Kong-based designer Andre Fu is flying high. Christopher DeWolf finds out why he's not letting the accolades go to his head
André Fu’s studio feels like an escape. Past the anonymous lift lobby and a row of work desks, floor-to-ceiling windows reveal a leafy garden terrace, beyond which is a thick
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André Fu’s studio feels like an escape. Past the anonymous lift lobby and a row of work desks, floor-to-ceiling windows reveal a leafy garden terrace, beyond which is a thick
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Greening the City
When Singapore gained independence in 1965, the vision
was to create a true garden city. Christopher DeWolf
takes a look at how today's architects are bringing
nature into this dense urban environment
The Parkroyal on Pickering is the kind of building that inspires a double-take. At first glance, the hotel’s four curtain glass towers glint in the bright Singapore sun like any
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The Parkroyal on Pickering is the kind of building that inspires a double-take. At first glance, the hotel’s four curtain glass towers glint in the bright Singapore sun like any
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David Gianotten
Architecture has always been very opportunity-driven, but maybe it's time to start taking the initiative, OMA partner David Gianotten tells Magali Robathan
I interviewed David Gianotten at OMA’s offices in central Rotterdam. As you’d expect from one of the world’s best known architectural practices, there’s a real buzz inside, with architects working
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I interviewed David Gianotten at OMA’s offices in central Rotterdam. As you’d expect from one of the world’s best known architectural practices, there’s a real buzz inside, with architects working
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Forest fantasy
With a design based on the story of fictional indigenous clans, Phuket's Keemala resort stands out from the crowd. Neena Dhillon speaks to the architects and designers behind the woodland retreat
Traditional Thai, luxury beach resorts, slick urban retreats, hotels inspired by the destination’s tin-mining industry, its Sino-Portuguese history, its natural wonders – all these architectural themes have been seen on
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Traditional Thai, luxury beach resorts, slick urban retreats, hotels inspired by the destination’s tin-mining industry, its Sino-Portuguese history, its natural wonders – all these architectural themes have been seen on
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Total architecture
FC Barcelona has decided it needs to expand and it’s not doing things by halves, with its ambitious €600m Espai Barça scheme. Kim Megson speaks to the people involved
The Spanish La Liga champion is internationally perceived as the club that plays beautiful football, the club that is owned by its fans, the club that fights for equality, the
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The Spanish La Liga champion is internationally perceived as the club that plays beautiful football, the club that is owned by its fans, the club that fights for equality, the
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Tadao Kamei
More than a century old, the firm behind the new Camp Nou stadium has plenty of experience to draw on, CEO of Nikken Sekkei tells Kim Megson
2016 has been a huge year for Japanese architects Nikken Sekkei. In addition to their surprise victory in the architecture competition to redesign Camp Nou for FC Barcelona, the Tokyo-based
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2016 has been a huge year for Japanese architects Nikken Sekkei. In addition to their surprise victory in the architecture competition to redesign Camp Nou for FC Barcelona, the Tokyo-based
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Kenzo Takada Fashion Designer
PROJECT: Arovada by Akaryn
Akaryn Hotel Group plans to open a private island wellness retreat in Cambodia, with interiors by famed Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada, best known for his Kenzo brand of clothing,
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Akaryn Hotel Group plans to open a private island wellness retreat in Cambodia, with interiors by famed Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada, best known for his Kenzo brand of clothing,
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David Manica founder Manica Architecture
PROJECT: SEED Stadium Concept
Sports architecture firm Manica Architecture is evangelical about its SEED Stadium concept, which it believes could shape the way stadia are built for major events in the future. The Stadium
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Sports architecture firm Manica Architecture is evangelical about its SEED Stadium concept, which it believes could shape the way stadia are built for major events in the future. The Stadium
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Francine Houben
As Dutch firm Mecanoo wins the competition to lead the renovation of the New York Public Library, Magali Robathan talks to its creative director Francine Houben about inspiration, playfulness, and why she’s embracing getting older
Last year was a huge year for Francine Houben and Mecanoo, the Dutch multidisciplinary practice that she co-founded three decades ago. “It was a very special year; what we call
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Last year was a huge year for Francine Houben and Mecanoo, the Dutch multidisciplinary practice that she co-founded three decades ago. “It was a very special year; what we call
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High ideals
A group of young US entrepreneurs are setting out to create a unique, crowdsourced ski resort where creatives and thought leaders can share ideas. Kath Hudson finds out more
‘‘We want to subvert resort culture,” says Sam Arthur, design director for Summit. “This is a blank slate to work with: we have a 100-year vision to create a town
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‘‘We want to subvert resort culture,” says Sam Arthur, design director for Summit. “This is a blank slate to work with: we have a 100-year vision to create a town
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