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West Ham secures Olympic stadium tenancy
by Tom Walker | 22 Mar 2013
West Ham United Football Club (WHU) will be the new anchor tenant of the London Olympic Stadium following the government's agreement to contribute a further £25m towards converting the venue. WHU was chosen as the preferred bidder for the tenancy in December 2012 but the signing of the deal was dependent on a number of financial and commercial terms being agreed upon. It is believed that as part of the
Winner announced for Millennium Point Visibility Competition
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 22 Mar 2013
The Royal Institute of British Architects have announced Daniel Madeiros and Jonathan Schwinge as the winners of the Millennium Point Visability Competition. The brief of the RIBA Competition was to enhance the visibility and image of the Birmingham mixed-use development, which opened in 2001 and includes a science museum, 180-seat theatre, cinema, education centres and commercial offices. Philip Singleton, chief executive of Millennium Point said: "The panel was struck by
Ocean Park Hong Kong lands HK$2.3bn government support
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 21 Mar 2013
Ocean Park Hong Kong will likely move ahead with plans to build an all-weather water park at Tai Shue Wan earlier than anticipated, due to a government loan of HK$2.3bn (US$296m, 229m euro, £196m). Announced in the financial secretary's February budget speech, the purpose of the loan is to spur on the project and stimulate Hong Kong's tourism economy - one of the mainstays of its economy. The loan is
London starts work on 100 'pocket parks'
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 21 Mar 2013
Work has started on the first of London's 'pocket parks', which have received £2m of funding to transform neglected urban spaces into mini oases. Twenty-seven 'nooks and crannies' were selected for the first round of funding in 17 boroughs across the city. Benefits of the parks include improving air quality, reducing flood risk, providing shade and offering a haven for wildlife. A £30,000 edible park on dead space behind a
London hosts international conference on improving the health of cities
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 20 Mar 2013
Leading architects, planners and city experts are in London this week to attend Fit Cities-Fit World - a conference organised to look at the role design and planning have in ensuring cities have healthy and active populations. Held at City Hall, the conference will examine and build on what was learned as a result of major infrastructure and urban developments created for the London 2012 Games, including Queen Elizabeth Park
Wymondham Abbey to get upgrade
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 19 Mar 2013
A £2.5m project to transform the visitor experience at Norfolk’s 900-year-old Wymondham Abbey is now able to go ahead due to Heritage Lottery Funding worth £1.5m. Improvements to the Grade I listed site include: two new extensions – including one within a ruined chapel; the removal of inappropriate architectural additions; a recreated medieval herb garden; and public access to county wildlife site Abbey Meadows. A full time learning and events
Birmingham’s £450m Paradise Circus project moves forward
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 19 Mar 2013
Birmingham’s £450m regeneration programme for its city centre has taken a step forward with a funding allocation of £63.1m approved for the first phase of the project. The Paradise Circus project was one of the UK’s largest city centre outline planning applications approved last year and will include up to 10 buildings in 17 acres of land between Centenary Square and Chamberlain Square. The funding was approved on 14 March
Waldorf Astoria expands into Latin America with opening of Waldorf Astoria Panama
by Aoife Dowling | 19 Mar 2013
Hilton Worldwide has announced the expansion of its Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts brand into Latin America with the opening of its latest luxury property featuring a 2,000sq ft (186sq m) branded spa. The Waldorf Astoria Panama is located in the heart of Panama City and features 248 guest rooms, suites and luxury residences. Designed by the Miami-based firm ba-haus/KNF, the new hotel unveils a combination of fresh tones and
Fairmont reveals plans for new luxury property in Istanbul
by Aoife Dowling | 19 Mar 2013
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has unveiled plans for a new development that includes a luxury hotel, spa and branded residences in Istanbul, Turkey that will open in 2016. The 210-room hotel will be joined by branded residences and is part of the Quasar Istanbul complex, a new mixed-use development in the Sisli district. The Quasar Istanbul complex will comprise of two 41-storey towers that will sit above a four-storey office
Construction begins on Glasgow's Theatre Royal
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 19 Mar 2013
Construction is now underway on an £11.5m project to create a dramatic new entrance at Glasgow's Theatre Royal and provide more public space at the venue. Earlier this year the Café Royal wing of the theatre was demolished and foundations have now been laid for the oval-shaped entrance, which will include bars, a box office, cloakrooms, toilet facilities and hospitality suites. Lifts will also be installed for the first time
US National Gallery of Art to get US$30m revamp
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 19 Mar 2013
The US National Gallery of Art will construct two new art wings and an outdoor sculpture terrace after securing US$30 (23.2m euro, £19.83m) in private donations. The additional 12,260sq ft (1,139sq m) of exhibition space will be constructed within the current footprint of the East Building on Washington's National Mall. Philanthropists who donated to the cause include: gallery president Victoria P. Sant and her husband Roger W. Sant; Mitchell Rales,
Preston Park Museum and Ground officially re-launched
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 18 Mar 2013
Preston Park Museum and Grounds has hosted an animated 3D film projected on its façade to celebrate its official re-launch following a £7m revamp. Hundreds turned up to view the night time animation, entitled Lustre, which centred around the hall and its hidden secrets. The restored museum now has a complete redisplay of its collections, an interactive Victorian street and a traditional walled kitchen garden and orchard. The Heritage Lottery
Danish architects BIG land contract to redesign Smithsonian Campus
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 18 Mar 2013
Danish design firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has been announced as the winning team to lead the first phase of the Smithsonian Campus Master Plan, in a US$2.4m (1.85m euro, £1.59m) contract. At 700,000sq ft (65,032sq m) the campus in Washington D.C., US is the world's largest museum and research complex and includes 19 museums, the National Zoological Park and nine research facilities. BIG has already revealed it hopes to
Streatham Hub leisure complex topped out
by Tom Walker | 18 Mar 2013
Building work on a new multi-million pound leisure development in Streatham, South London, has reached the topping out phase. The Streatham Hub leisure complex will include a 25m, six-lane swimming pool, a 13m learner pool, a 1,000-capacity ice rink, sports courts and a health and fitness club. Scheduled to open later this year, the mixed-use complex will also feature a Tesco Extra supermarket, 250 new homes, a local transport hub
Funding sought for £12m Flax Mill revamp
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 18 Mar 2013
An £11.6m funding application to regenerate Shrewsbury’s eighteenth-century Flax Mill Maltings for public and commercial use will be submitted to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) by the end of March. The site comprises seven listed buildings and includes the Main Mill, which was built in 1797 and was the world’s first iron-framed building and the forerunner of the modern skyscraper. Other buildings to be renovated include the Kiln, the Dye,
Details of Shangri-La, The Shard revealed
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 18 Mar 2013
Details of the UK's first Shangri-La - to occupy levels 34 to 52 of The Shard - have been revealed ahead of its opening this summer. The five-star 202-room property will be London's first elevated luxury hotel and promises panoramic views, including nearby attractions such as the Tate Modern, the Tower of London, St. Paul's Cathedral and Shakespeare's Globe. Room features will include custom-made beds, iPod docking stations, complimentary high-speed
Exhibit on the museum experience opens in New York
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 15 Mar 2013
A new interdisciplinary exhibition at New York's Museum of Design examines new design approaches in the post-millennial museum. After the Museum: The Home Front 2013 opened on 12 March and aims to get audiences reconsidering traditional notions of the structure and roles of museums through installations, digital initiatives, lectures and publications. Co-curator and manager of public programmes at the museum, Jake Yuzka, said: "Over the last on hundred years, both
£11m to improve sport and arts facilities at Sunderland College
by Aoife Dowling | 15 Mar 2013
Sunderland College is to undertake a multi-million pound project to improve sports and arts facilities that includes a new three-storey sports centre. The project, which will be developed by Bam Construction, will see the demolition of several buildings at the college's Bede Campus to make way for the new sports centre and a new visual and performing arts building. The 1,205 sq m (12,970sq ft) sports centre will include a
Kings Cross railway hotel to be unveiled after £40m revamp
by Aoife Dowling | 15 Mar 2013
London's first railway hotel - Great Northern Hotel - will re-open in April for the first time in almost 12 years following multi-million-pound renovations. Situated between King's Cross Station and St Pancras International, the privately owned Grade II-listed building has been restored by owner-operator Jeremy Robson of Ram. Originally designed by architect Lewis Cubitt, the Great Northern Hotel opened in 1854 as the first of the new generation of Victorian
Dudley Council approves £10.1m revamp of Castle Hill
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 15 Mar 2013
Dudley Council has approved plans for three attractions at Castle Hill submitted for planning permission in January. The £10.1m plans for the Dudley Zoological Gardens, the Black Country Living Museum and the Dudley Canal Trust include a shared arrival point for visitors, a new entrance for each attraction and 600 new parking spaces and an upgraded car park. The plans, which had been shared with the public in February, received
Birmingham lands funding to display Staffordshire Hoard
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 15 Mar 2013
The Heritage Lottery Fund has this week awarded £704,500 for the permanent display of the largest and most valuable Anglo-Saxon treasure ever discovered at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. The 3,500-piece Staffordshire Hoard, which includes 7th-century gold and silver metalwork, has been on temporary display since September 2009 – two months after its discovery in a field near Lichfield. The proposed gallery will showcase approximately 300 items and interpret the
Scottish abbey plans £2m visitor centre
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 14 Mar 2013
Paisley Abbey has submitted plans to Refrewshire Council for the £2m reconstruction of its fourth cloister, to house a visitor centre, café, gift shop and function space. Architects Simpson & Brown have submitted the plans, received 28 February, and state the extension will complement the existing 12th-century abbey without copying what was there. It is hoped the two-floor expansion- to be constructed of heavy masonry on the ground floor and
The New York Palace undergoes US$120m renovation and major redesign
by Aoife Dowling | 13 Mar 2013
The first phase of The New York Palace’s major revamp will see the hotel’s towers get a US$25m (€ 19m, £17m) upgrade and makeover. Two design firms have been selected, San Francisco-based BAMO ; who will redesign The Towers’ 176 guest rooms and suites as well as the new private reception experience; and New York-based design firm BBG-BBGM, who is renovating two of the hotel’s triplex suites and the new
Plans unveiled to transform London waterways into floating village
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 13 Mar 2013
London mayor Boris Johnson has unveiled plans to transform 15-acres of docklands in the city's east into the UK's largest "floating village" bringing jobs, commercial space and homes to the capital's waterways. The launch of an international design competition to find developers to design and deliver the scheme, coincides with his visit to the world's premiere property conference MIPIM where he will promote the site and others around the capital.
Ritz-Carlton unveils Abu Dhabi resort
by Aoife Dowling | 13 Mar 2013
The Ritz-Carlton has officially opened a new luxury Middle East resort and spa - The Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal - opposite the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Spanning 230,670 sq m (57 acres), the resort consists of ten buildings arranged in a crescent formation, that feature 447 guestrooms and suites, in addition to 85 private one and two-bedroom villas. The 2,000 sq m (21,500 sq ft) Abu Dhabi ESPA spa
New historical resource centre to open in East Sussex
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 13 Mar 2013
A major partnership between East Sussex County Council, Brighton & Hove City Council and the University of Sussex will see around 350,000 items moved from the Royal Pavilion & Museums to new historical resource centre The Keep, beginning next month. Based in Falmer the facility will house the area's archives and historical records including: maps and plans; written records; photographs and films; prints and drawings; oral histories; digital and electronic
Work underway on Cambridge's £7m Rowley Arts Centre
by Aoife Dowling | 12 Mar 2013
Construction is underway on a £7m development of a cinema and restaurant complex in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. The 32,000sq ft (2,972sq m) Rowley Arts Centre is being developed Turnstone Estates and built by Briannia construction company. Britannia has begun transforming an old recycling centre and car park into the new complex that will comprise an 18,600 sq ft (1,728sq m) six-screen Cineworld cinema (capable also of hosting theatre productions) and
£40m 'Olympic legacy' plans unveiled for Don Valley
by Tom Walker | 12 Mar 2013
Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield is to be transformed into a £40m "sports and wellbeing park". The plans, described as the most comprehensive Olympic legacy project outside of the capital, would see the demolition of the existing Don Valley stadium and a complete redevelopment of the site. At the heart of the planned development is a new stadium - providing a new home for the Sheffield Eagles (Rugby League) and
Broadway Malayan to design Liverpool’s destination hub
by Aoife Dowling | 12 Mar 2013
Liverpool-based architecture and design company Broadway Malyan has secured a contract to design the Everton Park Destination Hub in Liverpool. The competition, which was organised by economic development company Liverpool Vision, saw Broadway Malyan beat off stiff competition from four other Liverpool-based architects, Austin Smith Lord, Cass Associates, FVMA and Studio Three. The winning design includes an information centre, event and gallery space and café and was deemed to make
Australia's Art Gallery of New South Wales to double in size
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 12 Mar 2013
Australia's Art Gallery of New South Wales has revealed it plans to double in size and transform itself into an art museum for the "Asian century", in time for the 150th anniversary of its founding in 2021. An international architectural competition will produce a design for the new building, which will expand northwards towards the harbour. Other improvements - part of a strategic master plan for the attraction - include
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