Image: The new Verbolten coaster opens tomorrow Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Virginia, US, is to unveil one of its largest-ever attractions tomorrow (18 May) with the launch of the new indoor/outdoor multi-launch rollercoaster, Verbolten. The immersive ride experience was first announced in September 2010 and is described as the "capstone attraction" of the two-year refurbishment of the park's Oktoberfest village. Germany-based Zierer Karussell- und Spezialmaschinenbau manufactured Verbolten, which features two

Image: James Bermingham, VP of Montage Hotels California-based Montage Hotels is planning to open a luxury resort in Los Cabos, Mexico - its first property outside the US. Located on the shores of Santa Maria Bay, the exact details of the property are yet to be confirmed but plans include a full-service spa, a range of restaurants and other leisure facilities. In a statement, Montage Hotels revealed that the architecture

Image: The new space will host community workshops Ipswich-based arts group Red Rose Chain has been handed nearly £1m of Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) support towards a new theatre and heritage centre at Gippeswyk Hall. The proposals – designed by Nicholas Jacobs and Charles Curry Hyde – will see a 1960s annexe to the rear of the Tudor building replaced with a new sustainable centre, with the current facility deemed

Image: The stadium takes fans closer to the action The BBVA Compass Stadium - home to Major League Soccer's (MLS) Houston Dynamo - has become the first "soccer-specific" venue to open in a downtown location in the US. Located in the heart of Houston, the 22,000-seat stadium - designed by Populous - incorporates a pitch using TifGrand Bermuda grass and a 94,000sq ft (8,733sq m) exterior aluminium 'skin'. The close

Image: OMA's New York office is designing the project Marina Abramovic has commissioned international architects OMA to draw up plans for the redevelopment of a former theatre in Hudson, US, into a new performing arts institute. The Marina Abramovic Institute for the Preservation of Performance Art (MAI) scheme will be led by Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas at OMA's New York office. Abramovic bought the theatre building in 2007 and

Image: The spa will house seven treatment rooms Four Seasons Hotel Milano in Milan, Italy, has announced that its long-awaited spa, which has been designed by architect Patricia Urquiola, will have its soft opening next month after nearly 10 years in development. The new spa has been incorporated into the former 15th century convent following detailed planning, with the original 19th century vaulted ceilings preserved as part of the project.

Image: The construction process took 18 months ArcelorMittal Orbit, the sculpture and visitor attraction designed by Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond, has been unveiled at the heart of the new Olympic Park in east London, UK. The 114.5m (375.7ft) tower has been developed at a cost of £22.7m (US$36.5, EUR28.2m) and will be handed over to the London Legacy Development Corporation later this month. Located between London's Olympic Stadium and

Image: A new wing has been added to the museum Maryhill Museum of Art in Washington, US, is to celebrate the opening of its new US$10m (EUR7.7m, £6.2m) extension this weekend (12-13 May) - the first expansion in its history. GBD Architects of Portland have designed the new Mary and Bruce Stevenson Wing, with the space adding a further 25,500sq ft (2,369sq m) of exhibition space to the attraction. Facilities

Image: A leisure centre forms part of the scheme Housing association London and Quarter (L&Q) has been granted planning permission for the mixed-use redevelopment of the capital's landmark Walthamstow Stadium site. The historic former greyhound racing stadium has remained vacant since it shut in August 2008. L&Q's plans to rejuvenate the site were first submitted last July, before being revised in December. Waltham Forest Council has now approved the Conran

UK sports stars, celebrities and more than 40,000 spectators have helped to mark the opening of London's Olympic Stadium at an event held on 5 May. Former Olympians including Sir Steve Redgrave and Mark Foster were among those to take part in the 2012 Hours to Go celebration, which comprised athletics and live entertainment. Work on the construction of the flagship venue, which has been designed by Populous, was completed

Image: Herzog and de Meuron/Ai Weiwei's vision Serpentine Gallery in London, UK, has unveiled plans for its annual Pavilion commission, which this year has been designed by Herzog and de Meuron in collaboration with China's Ai Weiwei. The 2012 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion is the 12th commission in the annual series and forms part of the London 2012 Festival - the culmination of the UK's Cultural Olympiad. Visitors will have the

GLA Hotels has opened Selman Marrakech hotel in Morocco - its first managed property in the Moroccan resort city. The 56-room Selman Marrakech was designed by French architect Jacques Garcia and is owned by the local Bennani Smires family of entrepreneurs. Facilities include the 1,200sq m (12,900sq ft) Espace Vitalite Chenot spa, which houses seven treatment rooms, four hydrotherapy rooms, a hammam, two outdoor heated pools and a relaxation pool.

Horley Leisure Centre - the £9m facility in Surrey designed by S&P Architects that opened earlier this year - has received a Green Apple Award in recognition of the building's green credentials. The Green Apple Awards for the Built Environment and Architectural Heritage are designed to recognise projects across the country that "demonstrate environmental endeavour". Built by Pellikaan Construction, Horley Leisure Centre incorporates a range of sustainable features such as

AECOM has announced a partnership with the New York, US-based design firm Rockwell Group, which will look to serve the expanding leisure and hospitality market in Asia. The collaboration aims to provide a "strategic, creative and complete solution" for industry clients across the region, and will see the companies offer consultancy and design services. AECOM and Rockwell Group's first joint project in Asia is the development of a series of

Image: The complex is designed by Cre8 Architecture A new £24m community sports hub in Linwood - part of Renfrewshire Council's £103m investment in local facilities - remains on course to open to the public in spring 2013. Linwood Community Sports Hub - designed by Cre8 Architecture - will house three pool areas comprising a 25m, six-lane competition pool; a 15m learner pool; and a leisure pool offering a range

Image: Arup Associates are behind the centre's design Bedford-based contractor SDC Builders has commenced work on the construction of a new sports centre at the University of Cambridge, which is due to be completed in October 2013. The 6,060sq m (65,229sq ft) Cambridge Sports Centre development - designed by Arup Associates - is to incorporate a large sports hall housing two full-size courts for basketball and badminton among others. A

Image: JW Marriott's new hotel in Santo Domingo Marriott International has announced that its luxury hotel brand, JW Marriott, is planning to open a new 131-bedroom property in the Dominican Republic - its first in the Caribbean. JW Marriott Santo Domingo is to be operated by the group under a management agreement with Grupo Velutini, the Panama-based subsidiary of Fondo de Valores Immobiliarios. A spa will form part of the

Image: The Yhi Spa's planned Vascular Path Meliá Hotels and Resorts, the Spain-based hospitality group, has announced its debut in the United Arab Emirates with the soft launch of the new 164-bedroom Meliá Dubai hotel. Located in the centre of Bur Dubai, the Marco Mangili -designed property is to open in two phases and includes the Titanic by Marco Pierre White restaurant offering European cuisine. The second phase will add

English Lakes, the operator of a number of hotels in the Lake District and North Lancashire, has received approval for a new convention centre on the shores of Lake Windemere. The new facility is to be built at Low Wood Bay Watersports Centre and has been designed to have a reduced impact on the environment, as well as to blend in with its surroundings. Among some of the eco-friendly measures

Image: The venue's opening date has been delayed Winnipeg Blue Bombers will play its first five games of the regular 2012 season at Canad Inns Stadium after the opening of the new Investors Group Field was pushed back. The Canada-based American Football team competes in the Canadian Football League and is now scheduled to play its inaugural match at the new 33,500-seat venue in September. Raymond SC Wan is behind

Image: The i360 may now be complete in two years The development of Brighton's new 175m (574ft)-tall viewing tower attraction on the UK's south coast could be back on track with the help of government and local authority support. Marks Barfield, which conceived the London Eye attraction and is behind the proposed new i360 tower, has currently raised £18m (US$29.1m, EUR22.2m) towards the scheme. The Coast to Coast Capital Local

Image: CFC could build a new stadium at the site Chelsea Football Club (CFC) and property development partner Almacantar have submitted a bid to buy London's Battersea Power Station site with a view to building a new stadium. The Premier League club confirmed its joint bid had been lodged in accordance with a sales process established by the site's joint administrators from Ernst and Young. In November, it was first

Cork City Council (CCC) has appointed OKRA and REDScape to work on the design of a new city park development surrounding the Irish city's Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium. It is hoped the project will act as a catalyst in the revitalisation of Cork's Docklands, with an extensive series of urban water gardens and wetland areas to create sustainable parklands. Urban spaces surrounding Páirc Uí Chaoimh will facilitate GAA supporters on

Kansas State University (KSU) in Manhattan, Kansas, US, has started work on a US$75m (EUR57m, £46.4m) project to refurbish and expand its Bill Snyder Family Stadium. AECOM is leading the 250,000sq ft (23,226sq m) West Stadium Center development, with the expansion part of a wider masterplan for improvements to the institution's stadium. All facilities on the western side of the venue are to be replaced, with new media/broadcast facilities; a

Image: The new Uytengsu Aquatics Center at USC The University of Southern California's (USC) Athletic Department has received an US$8m (EUR6.1m, £4.9m) donation towards the US institution's proposed new aquatics complex. Former student-athlete Wilfred "Fred" Uytengsu - who graduated in 1983 - gifted the cash to fund the ELS Architecture and Urban Design -designed Uytengsu Aquatics Center. Facilities at the new complex will include a dry-land diving training area; a

Image: Hyatt Regency Riyadh is to open in Q3 2013 Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced the signing of a new management agreement that will see a new 257-bedroom Regency-branded property open in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Due to launch in Q3 2013, Hyatt Regency Riyadh will be group's seventh hotel in Saudi Arabia and will include a male spa housing six treatment rooms among its facilities. The hotel - the result

Image: The panel will guide the park's future design The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) has appointed a specialist panel of design firms to help shape the future of the capital's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. A wide range of firms have been chosen to sit on the Design Services Framework Panel for a four-year period, which will offer services to support and enhance the park's design quality. Expertise in three