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Atlanta Braves plan a zip line across forthcoming SunTrust Park stadium
by Kim Megson | 30 Mar 2016
The new Populous-designed home of Major League Baseball (MLB) team Atlanta Braves will boast a zip line across its concourse, according to reports in the US city. Derek Schiller, the franchise’s executive vice president of sales and marketing, confirmed the attraction for the forthcoming SunTrust Park while speaking at a Business of Sports Summit in Atlanta, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The zip line would begin from behind the
James Beard Foundation announces Restaurant Design Awards shortlist
by Kim Megson | 29 Mar 2016
The James Beard Foundation has released the list of nominees who may taste glory at its 2016 Restaurant Design Awards in May. The organisation – which celebrates America's culinary heritage – will hand out awards in three categories: restaurants with 75 seats and under, those with 76 seats and over, and an honourary Design Icon Award – which will be presented to the Four Seasons Restaurant in New York. The
UNStudio win design competition for 'invogorating' urban quarter in Frankfurt
by Kim Megson | 29 Mar 2016
Ben van Berkel and his architecture practice, UNStudio, have won a design competition to create four high-rise towers in Frankfurt, Germany, for a high-profile mixed-use project designed to “invigorate the city.” The winning concept visualises a new urban quarter formed of two office towers and two residential towers sat atop a vast plinth, which will house hotels, restaurants, bars, shops and open public spaces. The complex is to be located
Peckham Coal Line: Elevated London park moves closer to reality as developers choose project architects
by Kim Megson | 29 Mar 2016
Plans for a new elevated urban park in London along an abandoned coal railway line, have advanced, with architects Adams & Sutherland selected to launch a feasibility study for the project. From April to November 2016, the practice – who designed the Greenway cycle network near the Queen Elizabeth Olympic park – will outline how best to transform the the disused 900m stretch of coal sidings in Peckham, southeast London,
Starwood takeover saga continues: Anbang ups its offer
by Jane Kitchen | 29 Mar 2016
The Chinese consortium led by Anbang Insurance Group that is trying to buy Starwood has upped its offer, making it “reasonably likely to lead to a ‘Superior Proposal’ as defined in Starwood’s merger agreement with Marriott International,” Starwood said in a statement. Marriott agreed to buy Starwood in November 2015 for US$12.2bn, but a rival offer from Anbang on 18 March threatened the deal. Marriott then came back with a
International sports architects Populous reshuffle board
by Matthew Campelli | 29 Mar 2016
Populous – the architects behind the London 2012 Olympic Stadium – have appointed ex-Informa chief executive Peter Rigby as co-chair. Rigby joins existing chair Rod Sheard, who is the founder of the studio, in overseeing its business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He spent 30 years at the multinational in a leadership capacity. During his tenure, the company increased its market capitalisation to £3bn (US$4.3bn, €3.8bn). In
Renzo Piano-designed Vienna Andaz to feature rooftop bar with Schweizergarten views
by Jane Kitchen | 24 Mar 2016
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano is designing the Andaz Am Belvedere hotel, set to open in Vienna’s new Quartier Belvedere district in 2019. The project is a joint venture between Hyatt Hotels and Signa, who previously collaborated on the Park Hyatt Vienna. The hotel will be located opposite the 21er Haus – formerly the Museum of Modern Art – and Vienna’s Schweizergarten, next to the Belvedere Palace. The 300-room Andaz
Feyenoord reveals prefered destination for OMA-designed stadium development
by Matthew Campelli | 24 Mar 2016
Dutch football club Feyenoord has pinpointed a preferred site for its new stadium and surrounding complex. Working with architects OMA, financial advisors First Dutch and infrastructure expert Operatie NL, the 14-time Dutch champions have developed the concept for the Feyenoord City development, which will include the stadium, shops, houses, offices, hotels, cultural spaces and the new premises of the football club. Feyenoord and the Municipality of Rotterdam have chosen the
Dubai Healthcare City developing 'world’s largest wellness village'
by Kim Megson | 24 Mar 2016
The developers of Dubai Healthcare City – a health and wellness destination occupying over four million square feet – have announced plans create “the world’s largest wellness village.” The Dubai Healthcare City Authority are expanding the city, which launched in 2002, to feature a WorldCare Wellness Village which will occupy an area equivalent in size to 16 football fields. Located on a waterfront site in Al Jadaf Dubai, the village
Cushions and cattle troughs combine as luxury boutique hotel opens in 16th century Italian farmhouse
by Kim Megson | 24 Mar 2016
A nine-suite boutique hotel located in a converted 16th century farmhouse opens tomorrow (24 March) near the historic city of Lecce in southern Italy. Masseria Trapana has been designed to create “a luxury getaway” for guests, who will be surrounded by authentic design features from the 1500s, including vaulted ceilings, murals and fireplaces carved in local Tufo and Piertra Leccese stone. Owner Rob Potter-Sanders has spent two years renovating the
Shangri-La to open 145-acre resort on Sri Lanka coast
by Jane Kitchen | 23 Mar 2016
Shangri-La is opening a 145-acre resort on Sri Lanka’s southern coastline on June 1, 2016, complete with a with a 12-treatment-room Chi The Spa, an 18-hole golf course and an artisan village. Hirsch Bender Associates have designed the spa and suites, and Singapore-based designers Chao Tse Ann Partners have worked on the restaurant interiors. The beachfront resort will include 300 bedrooms – including 26 suites with private butler service –
EXCLUSIVE: Lead architect on FC Barcelona's Palau Blaugrana project reveals details of mixed-use project and how sports design is changing
by Kim Megson | 18 Mar 2016
One of the lead architects behind the New Palau Blaugrana – a multi-sports and concert arena for FC Barcelona’s €600m Espai Barca district – has told CLAD how the venue's design will generate activity for 365 days a year. In an exclusive interview, John Rhodes, director of sports architects HOK and a lead designer on the Barcelona project, revealed how the design will bring traditional amenities, such as bars and
Artist Bruce Munro transforms Uluru with sea of light installation
by Tom Anstey | 23 Mar 2016
Artist Bruce Munro has created a gigantic art installation at the foot of Uluru in Australia, using 50,000 solar-powered flowers to create a sea of colour at the cultural landmark. The vast field of light, which opens on 1 April, is the latest of Munro’s public light works; he has also done similar installations at London’s V&A Museum and at locations across the UK, US and Mexico. During the nights,
Abandoned socialist landmark in Montenegro to be revitalised as urban space
by Tom Anstey | 23 Mar 2016
A design collective made up of SADAR+VUGA, HHF architekten and local consultant Archicon have been selected for the redevelopment of a project in Montenegro, which is to be turned into an urban space after being abandoned in 1989. Dom Revolucije (Home of Revolution) in Nikšic was originally designed by Slovenian architect Marko Mušic in the 1970s, but work was halted and abandoned after 11 years of development, leaving the site
David Adjaye leads top team of international artists to create 30ft Art Wall for Newark
by Kim Megson | 23 Mar 2016
British architect David Adjaye is collaborating with an energy company, a team of top international artists and the City of Newark to create a 30ft high ‘Art Wall’ for the US metropolis. The project is designed to beautify the protective façade of an electrical switching station in the city’s Fairmount Heights community, which is operated by the Public Service Enterprise Group. It will create construction jobs, provide opportunities for artists
Aedas reach construction milestone in Shanghai World Centre leisure complex
by Kim Megson | 22 Mar 2016
Internationals architectural practice Aedas have completed their first building for the forthcoming Hongqiao World Centre in Shanghai, which will be a major mixed-use leisure complex for China’s biggest city. The Gallery is a leaf-shaped arts and exhibition space which will anchor the wider World Centre project; which will open later this year and will include a five-star hotel and a major shopping centre serving Hongqiao’s central business district. All the
New US$5bn Apple HQ to champion workplace wellness
by Jak Phillips | 22 Mar 2016
More details have emerged of Apple’s highly-anticipated US$5bn Campus 2 compound in California, with the space-age site set to feature a 100,000sq ft gym as part of a prominent workplace wellness offering. A newly-released video by Duncan Sinfield features drone footage of the under-construction campus in Cupertino, CA, which will be occupied by 12,000 Apple employees when it opens in 2017. Among the standout features of the Foster + Partners-designed
Cenote-inspired spa provides contrast at minimalistic, design-led Mexican hotel
by Jane Kitchen | 22 Mar 2016
At the upcoming design-led, all-white hotel Mar Adentro in Los Cabos, Mexico, spa consultant Bonnie Baker, co-founder of Satteva Spa & Wellness Concepts, is creating a spa in stark contrast – a dark, cave-like area inspired by local cenote swimming holes that aims to focus on the concept of water and reflect a sense of the internal. A signature hotel for Mexican architect Miguel Ángel Aragonés, Mar Adentro (“The Sea
EXCLUSIVE: How can architects take advantage of 'the world's darkest material?'
by Kim Megson | 22 Mar 2016
Architects around the world are locked in a secretive race to find creative applications for Vantablack S-VIS – a new spray version of the world's blackest material – according to the developers of the technology. Vantablack, hailed by its British developer Surrey NanoSystems as "the world's darkest material", is 17 times less reflective than the super-black paint used to minimise stray light in the Hubble space telescope. It has been
Qatar looks to tents for World Cup 2022 accommodation
by Matthew Campelli | 21 Mar 2016
Qatar may accommodate thousands of fans in Bedouin-style tents in the desert after declining oil prices have forced the nation to rethink projects including the building of hotels. In the lead-up to its successful World Cup 2022 bid in 2010, officials from the Gulf state said it would build 55,000 hotel rooms to house supporters, however that has now been altered to 46,000 rooms following the dent in its oil-dependent
EXCLUSIVE: Wembley Theatre to create new model of immersive, ready-to-assemble cultural hubs
by Kim Megson | 21 Mar 2016
The creative director of Flanagan Lawrence has told CLAD about the British studio’s design for a ready-to-assemble theatre, which can be used to quickly and efficiently build cultural hubs around the world for urban regeneration schemes. According to Jason Flanagan, the theatre – which will initially be located close to London’s Wembley stadium – will be a “unique cultural venue” with a rotating central auditorium. “It’s a fascinating, quite remarkable
EXCLUSIVE: Wembley Theatre to create new model of immersive, ready-to-assemble cultural hubs
by Kim Megson | 21 Mar 2016
The creative director of Flanagan Lawrence has told CLAD about the British studio’s design for a ready-to-assemble theatre, which can be used to quickly and efficiently build cultural hubs around the world for urban regeneration schemes. According to Jason Flanagan, the theatre – which will initially be located close to London’s Wembley stadium – will be a “unique cultural venue” with a rotating central auditorium. “It’s a fascinating, quite remarkable
Bjarke Ingels explains BIG's 'holistic' EuropaCity designs as new video released
by Kim Megson | 21 Mar 2016
Bjarke Ingels has shed more light on his designs for EuropaCity, the huge leisure development planned for the outskirts of Paris. In a new video featuring Ingels in conversation with Italian architect Carlo Ratti, the BIG studio founder claims the project has given him the opportunity to “be as bold as the Parisians used to be when they made the Paris we know today.” Ingels said the French capital “has
Populous unveils Milwaukee Bucks arena design
by Matthew Campelli | 21 Mar 2016
Milwaukee Bucks – the National Basketball Association (NBA) Eastern Conference franchise – has unveiled detailed plans and renderings of its proposed US$500m (£334.8m, €443.1m) arena. Plans for the Populous-designed arena have been submitted to the city council with a view to beginning construction this summer. The arena, which is being funded by US$250m (£172.4m, €221.6m) of taxpayers’ money, is poised to open its doors for the 2018/19 season. If the
Italian architects create apple-themed spa and wellness centre for expansion of agricultural retreat
by Kim Megson | 21 Mar 2016
Italian collective the Network of Architecture (noa*) have started constructing an apple-inspired spa and wellness centre for a boutique hotel set amongst the apple trees of Italy’s Passiria Valley. The centre will be built into the side of a tree-covered hill, with a large wooden circular volume forming the entranceway – a touch that resembles the dwelling of Bilbo Baggins in JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit. The outer space is completely
Starwood plans to end Marriott merger deal after ‘superior’ offer from Anbang
by Jane Kitchen | 18 Mar 2016
Starwood has received a new bid from the Chinese consortium that wants to buy it and has notified Marriott of its intention to terminate the merger agreement it had with the rival hotel firm. The Chinese consortium, led by Anbang Insurance Group, has upped its bid by US$2.00 per share from its original proposal on 10 March, making its offer a “superior proposal” to Marriott’s. Marriott has until 28 March
Minnesota Vikings plan HQ development with 6,000-capacity stadium
by Matthew Campelli | 18 Mar 2016
National Football League (NFL) franchise Minnesota Vikings has put forward a proposal to build new headquarters with training facilities and a 6,000-capacity stadium. The stadium – which can be expanded to 10,000 seats – would be used for team training, as well as providing a space for public events, athletics and high school sports such as soccer and lacrosse. Vikings officials are additionally looking at the possibility of placing a
Iconic Marcel Breuer gallery re-opens today to showcase Metropolitan Museum's contemporary art
by Kim Megson | 18 Mar 2016
New York’s iconic Met Breuer building re-opens today (18 March) following a period of renovation to recreate Hungarian architect Marcel Breuer’s original vision for the structure – which will house some of the world’s finest modern and contemporary art works. The building first opened in 1966 to display the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art. However, following the Whitney’s 2015 move to its new Renzo Piano-designed home in
Arts event at ruined modernist church kickstarts Scotland's Festival of Architecture
by Kim Megson | 18 Mar 2016
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) will today officially launch its 2016 Festival of Architecture with Hinterland, a night-time public art event held in one of Scotland's most iconic modernist buildings. Leading public arts organisation NVA has designed the arts experience, which will see visitors walk through the ruined buildings of St Peter’s Seminary in Cardross while accompanied by monochromatic light installations and specially commissioned choral music by
Heatherwick's Garden Bridge moves closer to reality as engineers appointed
by Kim Megson | 17 Mar 2016
Plans to build Thomas Heatherwick’s plant-covered Garden Bridge on London’s River Thames have moved a step closer to reality after the trust developing the project agreed a construction contract. A joint venture of Bouygues Travaux Publics and Cimolai SpA will be responsible for completing the detailed design, construction and planting of the project. The two companies had previously been working with the Garden Bridge Trust since April 2015 on preconstruction
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