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Competition deadline for London's Shoreditch Overground prize is 4 May
by Kate Corney | 29 Apr 2015
A competition has been launched by M-Arch for the creation of a concept for a new leisure building at London’s Shoreditch Overground train station. M-Arch says the design can be for any type of commercial and flexible leisure space, from a small set of units for single merchants to a big, open space. The aim is to provide a collective space for the growth of the local community. Entrants can
AC Milan reveals further details of 'the most innovative stadium in the world'. Arup studied 70 other stadia as part of the design process
by Tom Walker | 29 Apr 2015
Italian football club AC Milan has unveiled further details of its new stadium, which the club has described as “the most innovative in the world”. Located in the Portello area of the city, the stadium has been designed by sports architects at Arup and will have a capacity of 48,000 – half the size of its current San Siro stadium. The club says the design team lead by Arup studied
Volcanic hot spring spa hotel in the Azores revamped by Saraiva+Associados and Nini Andrade Silva
by Helen Andrews | 29 Apr 2015
Architect Miguel Saraiva of Saraiva+Associados and interior designer Nini Andrade Silva have completed a renovation of The Furnas Boutique Hotel & Thermal Spa on Sao Miguel Island in the Azores archipelago off the coast of Portugal. Operated by Discovery Hotel Management and a member of the international Design Hotels chain, the 55-key property now features a spa that comprises a thermal pool, fitness centre, 10 treatment rooms, whirlpools, flotation beds,
Danish science centre gutted by fire while on-site with CEBRA, Rambøll A/S and Elgaard redevelopment will still open on time
by Tom Anstey | 28 Apr 2015
A fire has more or less completely destroyed a popular science centre in Hellerup near Copenhagen, Denmark. The town’s Experimentarium – which was undergoing a DKR339m (US$49.5m, €45.4m, £32.4m) redevelopment – was gutted by fire on 27 April, the exact cause has yet to be determined. The expansion would have added a roof exhibition area, new classrooms, a training and education centre, conference centre, café and solar panels. Ejendomsselskabet was
Architects stand down: IOC president Thomas Bach says India is "not ready" to host the Olympics
by Tom Walker | 28 Apr 2015
India is “not ready” to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee. Bach – speaking after a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi – dismissed chances of an Indian bid being successful in the near future, ending rumours that the country would seek to host the 2024 Games. A number of Indian media had been speculating that either New Delhi
Architecture students from Eindhoven University of Technology will create Leonardo da Vinci's unbuilt Bosphorus bridge in ice
by Kate Corney | 28 Apr 2015
An international team of architecture students led by the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is to build a 50m (164ft) ice bridge as the centrepiece for a winter exhibition of architecture in Finland in 2016. Expected to attract thousands of visitors, the bridge is based on a design by Leonardo da Vinci and will be the longest open span bridge ever built from ice. The universities of Leuven, Aalto (Helsinki),
The Monocot Studio and IS Wellness design new spa for Loama Resort in the Maldives
by Helen Andrews | 28 Apr 2015
Singaporean investor GJS Group has opened new facilities at the 105-key Loama Resort Maldives at Maamigili. Spa consultant Barry Warrington of IS Wellness and designer Mikael Tay of Singapore-based The Monocot Studio created four beach spa villas and four over-water villas that face southwest, so guests can enjoy the sunset. There is also a new 496sq m (5,339sq ft) spa with treatment rooms extending on a jetty over the sea.
Dhevanand architects and Leo International design Thai-style resort for Zaozhuang, China
by Helen Andrews | 28 Apr 2015
Investor Zaozhuang Thai Cultural City Development has announced it will open the Dusit Thani Thai Cultural City Resort Zaozhuang in China’s Shandong province in early 2018. The hotel and resort development will contain 257 bedrooms and will be Thai-focused in design. It will include a substantial destination wellness centre. Part of a mixed-use commercial complex, the resort will offer Thai retail brands, cultural performances and tours at the Buddhist cultural
Renzo Piano's new Whitney offers one of New York's largest art spaces
by Tom Anstey | 27 Apr 2015
The Renzo Piano-designed Whitney Museum of American Art in New York’s Meatpacking District will open to the public this Friday (1 May), offering indoor and outdoor galleries, a conservation laboratory and the largest column-free exhibition space in the entire city. In the works for more than three decades, the nine-storey steel and concrete building was conceived as a ‘laboratory for artists’. Sitting between the High Line and Hudson River, the
Qatar reveals AECOM, Ramboll and Pattern designs for Al Rayyan World Cup stadium
by Tom Walker | 27 Apr 2015
Qatar 2022 World Cup officials have revealed plans for the fifth 2022 World Cup venue – the Al Rayyan stadium. The 40,000-capacity Al Rayyan will be located on the site of the existing Ahmed bin Ali Stadium – a 25,000-seat venue built in 2003 – with the old structure being demolished to make way for the new. Designed by a team including US-based masterplanners AECOM, Danish engineers Ramboll and UK
Cleveland Museum of Natural History approves Fentress' US$150m masterplan
by Tom Anstey | 27 Apr 2015
Colorado-based architectural firm Fentress have revealed final plans for the US$150m (€138m, £99m) renovation and expansion of Cleveland’s Museum of Natural History after gaining approval from the museum’s board of trustees. The plan, which aims to better integrate nature and science into exhibitions, is soon to enter the US$20m (€18m, £13.2m) first phase and will increase the museum's space to 200,000sq ft (18,500sq m), up from 68,000sq ft (6,300sq ft).
Tate Harmer designs underground arts venue at Brunel’s historic Thames Tunnel
by Jason Holland | 24 Apr 2015
Isambard Kingdom Brunel's original entrance to the world's first underwater tunnel is to be turned into a cultural venue for music performances, theatre and events. The 65ft (19.8m) deep entrance shaft to the Thames Tunnel, in Rotherhithe, London, was the first project the famous engineer worked on. Architectural practice Tate Harmer has now designed a freestanding cantilevered staircase that will provide public access to the circular ‘sinking shaft’ for the
Michel Jouannet to design Chenot Health Wellness Hotel at Gabala Lake Palace, Azerbaijan with huge 6,000sq m spa
by Helen Andrews | 24 Apr 2015
Health and wellness expert Henri Chenot will open the second ‘Espace Cure’ hotel – a destination retreat – to have its entire structure dedicated to his health and wellness programmes. This second hotel, which is set to open in Q2 2016, will be designed by international architect and interior designer Michel Jouannet and located in Gabala, Azerbaijan. The first of these ‘Espace Cure’-structured hotels, which opened in 1980, is Chenot’s
Lego News: Merlin announces it will build a Lego waterpark at AED10bn Dubai mega resort
by Tom Anstey | 23 Apr 2015
Merlin Entertainments – which is already building a Legoland theme park as part of the Dubai Parks and Resorts development in the UAE – has announced that the AED10bn (US$2.7bn, €2.5bn, £1.8bn) mega-development will also include a Lego waterpark. Lego is the number one global brand in 2015. The new Lego waterpark will include a wave pool, a Build-A-Raft River and Imagination Station – where guests can construct Lego bridges,
Los Angeles: Manica Architecture will design newly-approved Carson Stadium
by Tom Walker | 23 Apr 2015
Carson City Council (CCC) in Los Angeles County, California, US has unanimously approved plans to build the US$1.86bn (€1.68bn, £1.24bn) Carson Stadium to host two National Football League (NFL) franchises – the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders. CCC is the second local authority to have given a green light to an NFL stadium in Los Angeles, following a rival plan by billionaire Stan Kroenke to relocate his St Louis
James Bond 'Goldfinger' bank vault to form part of luxury hotel with thermal spa
by Helen Andrews | 23 Apr 2015
EPR Architects are working to design the hotel and spa at the upcoming Poultry Hotel in London. The five-star offering will occupy the Grade I-listed former Midland Bank headquarters – the vault of which was portrayed as Fort Knox for the climax of the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger. Scheduled to open in 2016, the hotel is set to feature 252 bedrooms, a restaurant, health and leisure facilities, rooftop terraces
Design competition invites schoolchildren to create Australian state park using Minecraft
by Jason Holland | 23 Apr 2015
An Australian national park could be designed by primary school pupils using the video game Minecraft. The government of South Australia has launched a competition asking students to create their perfect national park using the popular game, or to suggest changes to an existing state park. Minecraft allows players to build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D pixelated world. With AU$8.9m ($6.9m, €6.4m, £4.6m) set aside for park
Studio Octopi kicks off crowdfunding campaign for Thames Baths project
by Jak Phillips | 23 Apr 2015
Architecture practice Studio Octopi’s dream of sparking a “swimming revolution” by creating a floating freshwater pool in London’s River Thames has today (23 April) become the subject of an ambitious crowdfunding campaign. The Thames Baths project – which has won high-profile backing from figures including artist Tracey Emin and London mayor Boris Johnson – was last month incorporated as a CIC (Community Interest Company), meaning the public space will be
WTS International designers DuBois and Mellinger get WELL Building accredited to foster sustainable projects
by Helen Andrews | 22 Apr 2015
Andrea DuBois and Mary Lynn Mellinger of global spa consultancy and management firm WTS International (WTS) are among the first interior designers in the world to begin an accredited training programme with the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI). The IWBI is a public benefit corporation whose mission is to improve human health and wellbeing through the built environment. Its WELL Building Standard is a set of 102 performance metrics, design
Architects Planning Korea design looping beachfront resort hotel for 2018 Winter Olympics
by Jason Holland | 22 Apr 2015
A twisted loop hotel inspired by the ecological structure of plankton has been designed by architects Planning Korea and will be ready in time to host visitors to the 2018 Winter Olympics. Located in Gangneung, on the east coast of South Korea, the beachfront resort hotel is situated about three miles (5km) from Olympic stadiums and facilities in PyeongChang. Seoul-based Planning Korea’s design takes an infinity symbol form and features
Perkins + Will create new nature-inspired home for Shanghai Natural History Museum
by Tom Anstey | 22 Apr 2015
Shanghai Natural History Museum has moved into its new home – a nautilus-shaped building inspired by the biological structure of cells, the elements and natural phenomena. Designed by Perkins + Will, the green structure mimics architectural themes found in nature. The main area of the 479,000sq ft (44,500sq m) exhibition space rises from the site’s foundations, spiralling upwards like a shell. Within the structure, light is dispersed through a lattice
Architects Fabre-Speller and Atelier 3A work on €56m prehistoric cave painting attraction
by Tom Anstey | 21 Apr 2015
The French government has spent €56m (US$60m, £40.2m) recreating an exact replica of a cave discovered in 1994 containing a huge collection of prehistoric paintings of horses, mammoths and rhinos – among the oldest documented pieces on earth. The works – preserved thanks to a rock fall roughly 23,000 years ago – were quickly closed off to the public after their discovery on the basis that something as simple as
EPM Group, Robust Architecture Workshop and BIG scoop Holcim Awards which celebrate sustainable leisure designs across the globe
by Jason Holland | 21 Apr 2015
A decommissioned water reservoir turned public park in Colombia has scooped the top prize in a global awards competition for sustainable building and construction. The ‘Articulated Site’ project, designed by Mario Camargo and Luis Tombé of Colectivo720, with Juan Calle and Horacio Valencia of EPM Group, took the US$200,000 (€187,201, £134,517) Gold prize in the 2015 Holcim Awards. Located around a series of water tanks in Medellín, an outdoor auditorium
Snøhetta and SANAA are head to head in final competition for Budapest's Ludwig Museum job
by Tom Anstey | 21 Apr 2015
Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta and Japanese design studio SANAA have both been awarded first place in a competition to design the New National Gallery and Ludwig Museum in Budapest, Hungary. Part of plans for Europe’s largest museum development, the announcement is the final piece of the puzzle in Budapest's HUF75bn (US$277m, €235m, £183m) cultural quarter. While both firms have been named winner of the contest, only one of the two
Top team of designers assembled to create hillside Balinese resort
by Kate Corney | 21 Apr 2015
WOW Design Studio, Belt Collins International landscape architects and Hirsch Bedner Associates interior designers have been engaged to create a lavish hillside resort on the southern coast of Bali. The consultants will be designing the public spaces, exteriors and accommodations for the New World Grand Bali Resort, scheduled to open in 2017. Indonesian company PT. Mugie Bali Indah – which owns the resort – has appointed New World Hotels &
Winning entries in "Anti-Guggenheim" competition focus on Helsinki’s heritage and community
by Jason Holland | 20 Apr 2015
A museum of the welfare state and a collection of artistic spaces that span the harbour waterfront are among the shortlisted projects in the competition to find better alternatives to the proposed Guggenheim development in Helsinki. Eight entries have been selected by The Next Helsinki competition jury, with the aim of showcasing the “variety and depth” of the 217 submissions received. Architect Michael Sorkin, who initiated the project and is
Details revealed for second phase of Populous-designed £200m Lord's cricket ground revamp
by Tom Walker | 20 Apr 2015
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has announced details of the second phase of its redevelopment plans for Lord's Cricket Ground in London, UK Designed by global sports architects Populous, the works are set to replace the venue's historic Tavern and Allen stands with a single new structure built in place of the two existing stands – adding more than 5,500 seats – to raise the ground's overall capacity to nearly 30,000.
US$3bn Tahitian Mahana Beach Resort and Spa secures investment partners
by Helen Andrews | 20 Apr 2015
Hawaiian design firm G70 International (G70) has secured investment deals with a number of companies in the US, Tahiti, China, France and Mexico to work on the 130-acre (53-hectare) Tahiti Mahana Beach Resort and Spa. Commitments from these sources add up to more than US$3bn (€2.8bn, £2bn). In July 2014, G70 was awarded the contract for the resort, which is also backed by the French Polynesian government. The design practice
Surf Snowdonia, with architecture by seven, to be world first for new Wave Garden surf generator
by Liz Terry | 20 Apr 2015
Surf Snowdonia, a massive surf facility in north Wales, UK, has announced an opening date of July 2015. Architects seven have been working alongside the master-planning team to design the buildings. The outdoor adventure destination features a 30,000sq m (322,000sq ft) lagoon – with waves courtesy of Spanish wave technology company Wave Garden. It will be the world's first commercial application of the technology. The lake will have a central
Studio Octopi selected to resurrect Peckham Rye Lido
by Jak Phillips | 20 Apr 2015
Studio Octopi – the architecture practice behind innovative plans to make outdoor swimming in London’s Thames a reality – have won an invited competition to design a new version of Peckham Rye Lido, also in the UK capital. The practice’s reputation for aquatic innovation proved a hit with Peckham Rye Lido campaign founders Ben Lloyd-Ennals and Jim Glynn, who chose Octopi’s designs over those of fellow contestant Red Deer architects.
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