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MLS club D.C. United gets green light for new stadium
by Tom Walker | 19 Dec 2014
The District of Columbia Council has approved plans to build a new home for US-based Major League Soccer (MLS) club D.C. United. To be located in Buzzard Point, Washington D.C., the stadium will have a capacity between 20,000 and 25,000 and will become the 17th “soccer-specific stadium” in MLS. Designed by sports architects Populous, the District of Columbia Soccer Stadium is expected to open in 2017 and provide a major
Emaar unveils wellness retreat The Burj Club in Downtown Dubai
by Helen Andrews | 19 Dec 2014
Dubai developer of integrated communities, Emaar Properties, has opened The Burj Club – an exclusive fitness and wellness retreat in Downtown Dubai, adjacent to the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa. The 6,320sq m (62, 028sq ft) five-storey health club comprises a fitness centre, spa, juice bar and rooftop pool. Male and female sectioned gym facilities spread across 590sq m (5,597sq ft). The equipment is all connected to the centre’s ‘mywellness’
Norwegian Cruise Line plans largest waterpark at sea
by Tom Anstey | 19 Dec 2014
A ship in Norwegian Cruise Line’s fleet will boast the largest waterpark at sea when it launches later this year, with the company unveiling a raft of leisure facilities on board. The investment comes as the cruise market continues to experience rapid growth and the broadening of its customer profile. The 4,200-passenger ship – Norwegian Escape – with interior design by SMC Design and Tillberg Design, will feature an Aqua
Hourglass installed as Egyptian Museum of Turin nears completion of €50m redevelopment
by Tom Anstey | 18 Dec 2014
A large hourglass has been installed in Turin, Italy’s, Piazza San Carlo, counting down progress as the €50m (US$62.3m, £39.7m) redevelopment of the city’s Egyptian Museum reaches its final stages. Scheduled to fully reopen on 1 April 2015, Museo Egizio or the Egyptian Museum of Turin is one of the world’s oldest Egyptian museums. Founded in 1824, it ranks second only to its counterpart in Cairo. The museum is at
Hitler's seaside resort to be converted into tourism hub
by Helen Andrews | 18 Dec 2014
Developers are cashing in on the redevelopment of a resort originally built by the Third Reich in the run-up to World War II – part of a Nazi vision for the future of tourism. The project saw blocks of six-storey buildings, stretching 2.8 miles (4.5km), erected on the Baltic Sea and nicknamed the ‘Colossus of Prora’. Construction of the 10,000-key complex slowed during WWII and it was briefly claimed by
London’s War Office to be turned into luxury hotel
by Katie Buckley | 17 Dec 2014
The old War Office building in Whitehall, London, has been sold to investment conglomerate Hinduja Group, in partnership with Spanish group Obrascon Huarte Lain Desarrollos, for £300m (US$472m, €378m). Opened in 1906, the War Office was recently sold off by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in a cost cutting move after being declared surplus to the ministry's requirements. Boasting over 1,000 rooms and two and half miles of corridors, it
Five Four Seasons properties to open in 2015 around the world
by Helen Andrews | 17 Dec 2014
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts has five new openings planned around the world for 2015 in Hawaii, Morocco, Korea, the Kingdom of Bahrain and Florida. The first to open, in early 2015, is the Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay – which you can read about here. This property will feature the largest spa in the Four Seasons portfolio. Scheduled to launch on 1 March 2015, the 273-bedroom hotel – designed
American Museum of Natural History planning US$325m expansion
by Tom Anstey | 16 Dec 2014
New York’s American Museum of Natural History is planning a major expansion with the addition of a US$325m (€261m, £207m), six storey building, intended to expand the institution’s role for scientific research and education. The proposed Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation would stand on what is currently open space within the confines of the museum’s land. Planned to be completed in time for the museum’s 150th anniversary
High Court deems Casement Park stadium decision "unlawful"
by Tom Walker | 16 Dec 2014
A High Court judge has ruled that Northern Ireland’s environment minister Mark H Durkan acted “unlawfully” when he approved plans for a new 38,000-seat GAA stadium in the heart of Belfast. Mr Justice Horner said there had been failures in the environmental impact assessment of the £77m stadium and that the decision to grant planning permission was “irretrievably flawed”. The High Court ruling comes after a Belfast residents' group issued
Westin Turtle Bay Resort & Spa launches in Mauritius
by Helen Andrews | 16 Dec 2014
Starwood’s Westin Turtle Bay Resort & Spa has opened in the historic Turtle Bay of Balaclava on the north west coast of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Located 15km (9m) from the island’s leisure hub Grand Baie and 15km (9m) from the capital of Port-Louis, the 190-key resort is spread across 10 hectares (25 acres) of land. The resort’s 1,500sq m (16,146sq ft) Heavenly Spa features 10 treatment rooms, a
Nikki Beach Hotels & Resorts to open first property in the Middle East
by Helen Andrews | 15 Dec 2014
Nikki Beach Hotels & Resorts, a division of Nikki Beach Worldwide, plans to open its first Middle Eastern property in Dubai, working alongside local development company Meraas Holding. DSA Architects and interior design firm Gatserelia Design will create the 52,000sq m (560,000sq ft) five-star resort on Pearl Jumeirah – set to open in Q3 of 2015. It will include 117 rooms and suites, 14 beach villas, a separate 1,350sq m
Construction work begins on 60,000-capacity Perth Stadium
by Tom Walker | 15 Dec 2014
Construction work has begun on the 60,000-capacity Perth Stadium in West Australia. Designed by a team consisting of Cox Architecture, design studio Hassell and architects HKS Sports and Entertainment Group, the multi-purpose stadium will form the centrepiece of a new sporting precinct at Perth’s Burswood district, located on the banks of the Swan River. The AU$820m (US$770m, €570m, £450m) venue – funded and owned by the Government of Western Australia
Haworth Tompkins in the running for ‘Olympicopolis’ project
by Jak Phillips | 12 Dec 2014
A host of leading architecture practices feature on the shortlist – revealed today (12 December) – for the competition to design a culture and education quarter at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. Stirling Prize Winner and recently announced Architect of the Year Haworth Tompkins features in one of the six star-studded teams vying for the project, with David Chipperfield Architects and Alison Brooks also in contention. Billed as the
Atlanta Braves releases new stadium renderings
by Tom Walker | 12 Dec 2014
Major League Baseball (MLB) team Atlanta Braves has released new renderings of its planned SunTrust Park stadium in Cobb County, north of Atlanta, showing the mixed-use elements surrounding the venue. The new plans shed light on the number of restaurants, bars and retail outlets to be built on the site, while also show a hotel and office building towering beyond the 41,500-capacity venue. The properties will form an important revenue
French Prime Minister breaks ground on Euro Disney's 'organic city' resort
by Alice Davis | 12 Dec 2014
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls yesterday afternoon (11 December) attended the breaking ground ceremony for the €700m (US$871m, £554m) Villages Nature, a joint venture between Euro Disney and Pierre & Vacances-Center Parcs Group. “This tourist destination will develop the local economy and create jobs,” Valls told the audience, including Attractions Management at a ceremony held near the site, about 30km (19m) from Paris and 6km (3.7m) from Disneyland Paris. “Tourists
James Corner Field Operations chosen to design San Francisco's Presidio Park
by Katie Buckley | 11 Dec 2014
Landscape architecture firm James Corner Field Operations (JCFO) has been chosen to create a thirteen acre public park next to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, US. New York-based practice JCFO is best known for leading the design and development of the of the New York High Line in collaboration with Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Piet Oudolf as well as working on several other large scale park projects,
Country club and spa project for 20,000-acre UK site gets green light
by Helen Andrews | 11 Dec 2014
A planning application by Swinton Park for a 2,700sq m (29,063sq ft) country club and spa extension in North Yorkshire, UK, has been approved. The £5.5m (US$8.6m, €7m) project at the estate, which has been owned by the Cunliffe-Lister family since the 1880s, will be designed by Manchester-based architecture firm NJSR. It will involve the restoration of traditional workshops and garden buildings that are adjacent to the Grade II-listed 31-bedroom
Steven Holl Architects chosen for Mumbai City Museum job
by Katie Buckley | 10 Dec 2014
An international team, led by New York-based Steven Holl Architects, has been chosen to design the Mumbai City Museum North Wing. Steven Holl Architects has been chosen to almost double the size of the Mumbai City Museum, otherwise known as the Bhau Daji Lad Museum, from a shortlist of eight architectural heavy weights. Organised by Malcolm Reading Consultants, the competition drew more than 100 entrants. Malcolm Reading commented: “In Steven
MX$863m plans revealed for 'iconic' Mexico City baseball stadium
by Tom Anstey | 09 Dec 2014
Designs for a new MX$863m (US$60m, €48.5m, £38.3m) 13,000-seat baseball stadium to be home to the Los Diablos Rojos in Mexico City have been revealed by Chicago-based JAHN and Santa Fe-based ADG architects. The 70,000sq m (753,000sq ft) stadium, which resembles the team’s trident logo, has a roof composed of lightweight steel wrapped in PTFE textile material. According to JAHN, the roof will “become an iconic symbol for the great
Work to begin on Liverpool FC’s £75m stadium expansion
by Jak Phillips | 09 Dec 2014
An expansion of Liverpool Football Club’s Anfield Stadium is set to start this week after construction firm Carillion signed a £75m contract to carry out work on the main stand. The two parties yesterday (8 December) finalised the deal that will see designs by architecture practice KSS brought to fruition, increasing the capacity of the stadium to 54,000. Work to add 8,500 seats to the Main Stand – part of
SYAA architects named for Romania's nature-themed science complex development
by Tom Anstey | 09 Dec 2014
Architecture firm Soare & Yokina Arhitecti Asociati (SYAA) has won a competition to design the new nature-themed science museum complex in Constanta, Romania. Bucharest-based SYAA will design the 80,000sq m (860,000sq ft) Muzeul Stiintei si al Naturii Constanta, which will be the largest such complex in the Black Sea region and is being funded by the Territorial Council of Constanta. The development follows a ‘green’ theme The main structure features
Another Bridge for the Thames? Design competition launched
by Katie Buckley | 09 Dec 2014
An international design contest has been launched by Wandsworth Council for a new bridge crossing London’s River Thames from Nine Elms to Pimlico embankment. The bridge is seen as a key part of a £1bn ($1.5bn, €1.3bn) infrastructure package that is in place to transform and regenerate the Nine Elms district, with the crossing offering a car-free alternative that would boost active commuting. In a feasibility study by Transport for
FR-EE to design US$50m Latin American Art Museum in Miami
by Katie Buckley | 09 Dec 2014
Fernando Romero, principal architect at Mexican design firm FR-EE, has unveiled designs for a new Latin American Art Museum (LAAM) to be built in Miami, Florida. Plans for the US$50m (€40.4m, £31.9m) LAAM were revealed during Art Basel and Design Miami at the start of December 2014. Split over four levels and covering 8,361sq m (90,000sq ft), the ground floor will be used to showcase emerging artists and provide a
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Tribe picks JCJ Architecture to create hot spring masterplan
by Helen Andrews | 08 Dec 2014
JCJ Architecture of San Diego, known for designing large-scale casino hotel complexes, has been selected to plan the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians’ 22-acre (9-hectare) downtown site in Palm Springs, US – to transform it into the tribe’s next hotel entertainment district. It is not yet known how many rooms the new hotel will have or if any expansion to the current spa casino is envisioned, however tribal chair
Manchester City unveils new £200m academy complex
by Jak Phillips | 08 Dec 2014
Manchester City Football Club has today (8 December) opened the doors to the club’s new City Football Academy (CFA) – reported to have cost £200m (US$312m, €255m) – following a four-year project. The new facility in East Manchester – a stone’s throw from the club’s Etihad Stadium – forms a key part of plans to regenerate the former industrial wasteland. The two-year building phase was led by BAM Construction working
HLF grants £21m to various projects in latest round of funding
by Tom Anstey | 08 Dec 2014
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has green-lighted more than £21m in funding for a variety of heritage projects across the UK, including the renovation of a World War One social club, construction of Scotland’s first building conservation centre and the creation of an aerospace centre. Among the projects that have received funding, some of the most notable include: Bristol Aerospace Centre Bristol Aerospace Centre gained the largest slice of the
Brenners Park Hotel's health spa Villa Stéphanie to open in the New Year
by Helen Andrews | 04 Dec 2014
The Brenners Park Hotel in Baden Baden, Germany – the flagship property of the Oetker Collection – will launch its destination health spa Villa Stéphanie on 15 January 2015. The spa will feature 15 treatment rooms overlooking the Park’s gardens, a 500sq m (5,382sq ft) sauna, kneipping baths, a plunge pool for recovery, a hammam, a ladies spa and sauna, a fitness centre plus physio and spinal treatment facilities. The
Launch date set for South Korea’s US$1.7bn resort
by Tom Anstey | 03 Dec 2014
Work has started on South Korea’s first integrated resort – Paradise City in Incheon – which is scheduled open next to Incheon International Airport in the first half of 2017. A number of the industry’s leading architecture and design practices have been working on the US$1.7bn (€1.4bn, £1.1bn) casino, hotel, spa and theme park project, including WATG, GA Design International, Hirsch Bedner Associates, Hawkins Brown, Lifescapes International and Gansam Architects.
Finalists announced for Helsinki Guggenheim competition
by Katie Buckley | 02 Dec 2014
A shortlist of six finalists have been revealed for the design of the Helsinki Guggenheim Museum following the biggest architectural competition in history, which saw more than 1,700 firms submit plans. Subsequent to the competition opening in June 2014, 1,715 entries were made in a bid to design the 12,000 sq m (sq ft) museum on Helsinki’s waterfront. Now, the final six have been chosen to progress to the next
SelgasCano selected to design London’s Serpentine Pavilion 2015
by Katie Buckley | 05 Dec 2014
Madrid-based architecture practice, SelgasCano Studio, has been chosen to design the 15th Serpentine Pavilion in London’s Kensington Gardens. Announced on 4 December, the spanish practice's appointment follows on from last year's Pavilion designed by Smiljan Radic. As a much-anticipated landmark in London over the summer months, the Pavilion is one of the top ten most visited architectural and design exhibitions in the world, according to the Serpentine Gallery. Although well-known
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