A new stadium will be built as part of the wider regeneration of Tottenham, North London, following a pledge by Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (THFC) and Haringey Council. The club, which had been eyeing a move to the Olympic Stadium, recently delisted from the London Stock Exchange to help raise funding for its Northumberland Development Project. THFC and Haringey Council will now work together to bring about the regeneration of

Northern Ireland-based developer, the Benmore Group, has been given the green light for a £50m leisure-led mixed-use development in the Speke/Garston district of Liverpool. Liverpool City Council approved planning permission for the scheme, which incorporates a multiplex cinema; commercial units featuring restaurants and bars; and a 78-bedroom hotel. Outline permission has also been secured for two additional hotels - 120 and 78 bedrooms respectively - and a pub/restaurant as part

Wandsworth Council has announced that it has received a planning application for a mixed-use redevelopment of the Market Towers office building in Nine Elms, London. A hotel and a public square with shops, restaurants and cafés are planned as part of the One Nine Elms scheme, which has been designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. CIT and Green Properties are behind the plans, which will complement a number of projects

London's Photographers' Gallery is to reopen on 19 May, following the completion of its £8.9m development project designed by Ireland-based O'Donnell and Tuomey Architects. The transformation of the photography attraction has included the addition of a two-storey extension, which has doubled the size of the available exhibition space at the Soho venue. A new environmentally-controlled floor now enables the Photographers' Gallery to display more work from its archives, while top

Canada-based WhiteWater West has signed a US$22m (£14m, EUR16.8m) contract with Lotte World for the development of a new waterpark at Kimhae near Busan, South Korea. It is one of the waterpark industry's largest contracts and will see Whitewater manufacture, engineer and install 100 per cent of the attraction's indoor and outdoor experiences. Lotte World Waterpark is due to open in May 2013 and will feature rides such as the

Talon International Development has opened the Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto in Canada today (31 January). Facilities at the hotel include the 15,000sq ft Quartz Crystal Spa which will be located on the 31st floor of the hotel, featuring 10 treatment rooms. The spa has two couples suites, infrared saunas; an indoor heated, salt-water infinity pool and a movement studio; as well as a health club and group exercise

Sweden-based spa consulting firm Raison d'Etre has launch its new LivNordic spa brand, which has been developed by the company to "embrace all aspects of Nordic wellness". The concept has been unveiled at the flagship Grand Hôtel Nordic Spa and Fitness venue in Stockholm and comprises Scandinavian-inspired design, health and Nordic fitness. Nutrition, beauty, products and bathing form part of the LivNordic experience, which is now to be marketed by

Canary Wharf Group (CWG) has taken over full ownership of the Wood Wharf Partnership (WWP) and a 250-year lease for the mixed-use development in London. The deal has seen the investment group combine its existing 25 per cent holding with the 75 per cent stake held by joint venture partners, British Waterways and Ballymore Properties. CWG has taken on control over the timing and design of the 16.8-acre (6.8-hectare) scheme,

Beecher Walker Architects and Layton Construction have been selected by the Living Planet Aquarium board of trustees to build a new home for the attraction in Draper City, Utah, US. The US$18m (£11.4m, EUR13.7m) aquarium building is to be located off Interstate 15 and establish a new home for the attraction, which first opened at The Gateway in 2004. A new 130,000sq ft (12,077sq m) facility will offer significantly more

Work will start next month on a new leisure centre in County Wexford, Ireland - nearly two years after the project was halted when the original contractor ran into financial difficulties. New Ross Town Council and new contractor Mythen Construction have now exchanged the contracts for the scheme, which has been designed by Dublin-based Holohan Architects. The new two-storey leisure centre at Bosheen Road, New Ross, will include a six-lane,

Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) has revealed the opening dates for three museums that form part of the Saadiyat Cultural District in the United Arab Emirates. Located on the Saadiyat Island development in Abu Dhabi, the first attraction to launch is to be the Louvre Abu Dhabi in 2015. Zayed National Museum will follow a year later. Guggenheim Abu Dhabi will be the third new museum to be unveiled

The new US$35m (£22.5m, EUR27m) Sunnylands Center and Gardens, which forms part of The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in California, US, will open its doors on 1 March. Reich+Petch Design International has worked on the media, wayfinding and exhibits at the 17,000sq ft (1,579sq m) facility, which was designed by Frederick Fisher and Partners. Attractions include a glasses-free 3D tour of the Sunnylands residence and its development over the years,

Dubai-based Al Habtoor Group has revealed plans to create one of the Middle East's most luxurious hotels & entertainment developments. To be located on the Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, the new 1 million sq ft (92,000sq m) complex will be built opposite Al Safa Park. Plans include the building of three luxury hotels with a combined of capacity of more than 1,600 bedrooms. The cost of the complex is

Detailed plans have been revealed for the relocation of the Design Museum in London from its current location on the south bank of the Thames to the Commonwealth Institute building in Kensington. John Pawson has redesigned the interior of the Grade II*-listed Commonwealth building while Netherlands-based OMA has planned the surrounding residential development. The move will bring the museum into Kensington's cultural quarter, where it will join the V&A, Science

David Wilmore of North Yorkshire-based historic theatre consulting firm Theatresearch has been appointed to work on a £4m restoration of the Globe Theatre in Stockton-on-Tees. Jomast Developments is working alongside Stockton Borough Council on plans to overhaul the venue, which is a Grade II-listed Art Deco building first opened in 1935. Once the restoration project is complete, the Globe Theatre will offer a main auditorium with a capacity of around

The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) has been dissolved as part of an order signed by tourism and heritage minister John Penrose on 20 January. CABE's future was sealed after a draft dissolution order completed its passage through the Houses of Parliament on 17 January, with the order coming into force on 21 January. Penrose said: "The organisation may be coming to an end under the order,

Cheshire-based consulting firm Mather and Co has been appointed to draw up designs for the new National Horseracing Museum at the Palace House Site in Newmarket, Suffolk. The announcement follows a competitive tender process and has seen the group work with the attraction to develop comprehensive interpretation, design and visualisation plans. Proposals will now be submitted to the Heritage Lottery Fund for funding support towards the project, which will transform

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (THFC) has confirmed it has delisted its shares from the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in a bid to raise funds for its stadium redevelopment. In November, the Premier League club said the London Stock Exchange listing "restricted" its ability to raise necessary support for its Northumberland Development Project (NDP). A statement to the London Stock Exchange said: "[THFC] confirms that the last day of dealing in

Members of the public have been given the opportunity to comment on initial plans for the development of an £8.3m National Sailing and Academy Centre in Pwllheli, North Wales. Gwynedd Council held a consultation day on 17 January in order to display the proposals, which have been drawn up by Ellis Williams Architects and Dobson:Owen Architects. Construction work is due to start later this year, with the new facility opening

Plymouth's Theatre Royal is to benefit from an extensive programme of work to modernise and upgrade facilities after a planning application was submitted to the local authority. London-based Andrzej Blonski Architects are behind the proposals, which include five main elements and include the creation of a new learning space in the existing basement. The replacement of aluminium cladding; an extension to the main entrance area; an overhaul of the interior

A 750sq m (8,000sq ft) luxury day spa is to open next month at the Archerfield Links championship golf course near Edinburgh, UK. Facilities at the spa, which were designed and supplied by Nola 7, include a marine salt steam room, herbal aroma sauna, a mud cure room, an ice fountain, and contrast adventure showers. The spa also boasts a total of seven treatment rooms – including a double treatment

John Henry, the American owner of Liverpool Football Club, is likely to cast aside plans drawn up by former owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett and instead pursue the original, nine-year-old plans for a new stadium at Stanley Park. The original plans, drawn up by architects AFL in 2002, were abandoned by Hicks and Gillett in favour of "futuristic" plans commissioned from Dallas-based architects HKS. The club already has planning

Architect Lord Rogers' practice Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has been chosen to breathe new life into the famous Place du Casino by redesigning the Sporting d'Hiver building. The redevelopment project, being co-ordinated by Monegasque architect Alexandre Giraldi on behalf of owner Société des Bains de Mer, is to transform the site currently occupied by Sporting d'Hiver into one which can "reassert its historical role in the economic, social and

Plans for the development of a major new multi-sports arena adjacent to Pride Park Stadium in Derby have been submitted by Derby City Council's (DCC) project manager, Mace. FaulknerBrowns Architects have designed the 14,500sq m (156,077sq ft) complex, which will feature a 250m indoor cycling track and a 1.5km (0.9-mile) outdoor closed cycle trail. A sports infield capable of accommodating 12 badminton courts and hospitality facilities are also proposed, while

A new one-bedroom, maritime-themed 'hotel' installation, which forms part of the London 2012 Festival, has opened at the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Located on the roof of the venue, A Room for London has been designed by David Kohn Architects in conjunction with Fiona Banner following a global design contest. The winning boat-shape design offers panoramic views of the River Thames from Big Ben to St Paul's

Southampton city centre is to undergo a radical transformation over the next 25 years under a new vision drawn up by David Lock Associates and unveiled by the local authority. The proposals include the development of a new Station Quarter and a revitalised Fruit and Vegetable Market area, as well as a new business district and a "world-class waterfront". Southampton City Council's (SCC) vision also outlines the £175m Cultural Quarter

Members of Eastbourne Borough Council's (EBC) cabinet have agreed to draw up detailed business cases for two of the proposed redevelopment options for Devonshire Park. London-based Marks Barfield Architects were behind a number of potential designs for the scheme, with councillors now set to explore Option Two and Option Four in further detail. Proposals being considered by EBC comprise improved facilities for the international tennis tournament, which could also see