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Gehry pulls out of Israeli museum project
by Martin Nash | 18 Jan 2010
Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz has reported that award-winning architect Frank Gehry is withdrawing from the Museum of Tolerance and Human Dignity project in Jerusalem. The scheme aims to promote tolerance amongst Jewish populations within Israel, including Ashkenazim, Mizrahim, Ethiopians, Russians, and others, and is being sponsored by the Simon Wiesenthal Foundation, a Jewish human rights organisation. It has attracted controversy because it is being erected on the grounds of an old
Jamie Oliver in new City restaurant opening
by Martin Nash | 18 Jan 2010
Jamie Oliver and New York chef Adam Perry-Lang are to open a new restaurant at One New Change in the City of London. The business will be headed up by restaurant operator, Kevin Bacon. The new venue, situated opposite St. Paul's Cathedral and due to open in October 2010, is as yet un-named and will also have a retail outlet. The One New Change building will also be offering eight
Major £20m revamp for Glasgow hotel
by Pete Hayman | 15 Jan 2010
Glasgow's Grand Central Hotel, which was acquired by operator Principal Hayley, in spring 2009, is set to reopen in September, following the completion of a major £20m refurbishment scheme. When complete, the 350,000sq ft (32,516sq m) property will boast 240 bedrooms, a Champagne bar overlooking the city's Central Station, a deli, a restaurant and a bar, as well as 21 meeting rooms and the revamped Grand Ballroom of Glasgow. A
Six firms make Stoke street revamp shortlist
by Pete Hayman | 15 Jan 2010
Stoke-on-Trent City Council (STCC) has announced that six design teams have been shortlisted to lead plans for a multi-million pound refurbishment of the city's public squares and streets. Aecom; BDP; Camlin Lonsdale Landscape Architects; Gillespies; Nicholas de Jong Associates and Planit are the firms to be selected by the council to draw up more detailed plans as part of a wider £1.5bn transformation of the area. Covering around 80,000sq m
Council set to appoint Life Centre contractor
by Pete Hayman | 14 Jan 2010
Work on a new £46.5m regional sports and leisure complex in Plymouth, Devon, could start next month if the appointment of Balfour Beatty as the main contractor is approved by Plymouth City Council (PCC). A report due to go before the council's cabinet on 19 January has recommended that the London-based construction company from a shortlist of five to deliver the new Life Centre, which has been designed by Archial.
Ealing club set for revamped fitness suite
by Pete Hayman | 14 Jan 2010
A new fitness suite is set to open this month at Ealing Squash and Fitness Club in London, following the completion of a £450,000 scheme to expand the site's existing gym facility. The fitness suite has doubled in size from 1,800sq ft (167.2sq m) to 3,600 sq ft (334.4sq m) after three existing squash courts were converted to create a new two-level facility with free weights zone. Life Fitness has
Thinkwell wins Seoul Grand Park competition
by Martin Nash | 14 Jan 2010
Multi-media company Thinkwell has conceived and developed the winning entry in an international competition designed to revitalise Seoul Grand Park in South Korea. Seoul Grand Park is a 560-hectare site containing two zoos, The Seoul Museum of Modern Art, the SeoulLand amusement park and a rose garden. The Seoul Metropolitan Government sponsored the competition to gather ideas for improving the public space for citizens and to better position it as
Whitbread to expand 'green portfolio'
by Tom Walker | 14 Jan 2010
Hotel and restaurant group Whitbread has revealed plans to open its second green Premier Inn hotel and its first low-carbon restaurant. The launches are part of the group's Good Together corporate sustainability programme, which aims to cut carbon emissions by a quarter (26 per cent) by 2020. Whitbread will build a environmentally-friendly, 60-bedroom Premier Inn hotel in burgess Hill, West Sussex. Scheduled to open in Autumn 2010, the hotel has
Funding boost for Welsh eco-village scheme
by Pete Hayman | 13 Jan 2010
Plans for the construction of a new centre for research, education and the promotion of low-impact development at the Lammas eco-village in Pembrokeshire have been handed a £350,000 boost. The new community hub, which will act as the centrepiece of a scheme to build nine eco-smallholdings, is one of 10 projects across the UK to secure funding through the government's Low Carbon Communities Challenge. Work is scheduled to get underway
£3m expansion scheme for Coventry venue
by Pete Hayman | 13 Jan 2010
Construction work is set to get underway on a major £3m expansion of the conference and exhibition facilities at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. Three new halls will be created as part of the scheme, which will result in an additional 2,500sq m (26,910sq ft) of exhibition space and a 650-seat auditorium to complement the existing 6,000sq m (64,583sq ft) Jaguar Exhibition Hall. A new entrance stairway will also be
Loughborough University takes over SportPark
by Tom Walker | 13 Jan 2010
Loughborough University has taken possession of SportPark, a bespoke sports administration hub which will host a number of UK sports bodies. Designed and built by Baggaley Construction, the £15m landmark building at the west entrance of the University campus will be home to sports organisations including British Swimming, the Amateur Swimming Association, Volleyball England, the Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association, UK Sport and the Youth Sports Trust. The sports
Design competition announced for Dundee V&A
by Martin Nash | 12 Jan 2010
An international architectural competition is being launched to deliver a landmark building for The V&A at Dundee, a new centre of 21st century design for Scotland. The structure will occupy a site at the centre of Dundee's redeveloped waterfront area, sitting just to the south of Craig Harbour on a site to be created projecting out into the River Tay. Mike Galloway, Dundee City Council's director of city development said:
London's Trocadero to house 'pod' hotel
by Martin Nash | 12 Jan 2010
Westminster City Council has granted permission for the construction of a 'pod' style hotel as part of the redevelopment of the Trocadero tourist spot off London's Piccadilly Circus. The development - by Criterion Capital - will see the creation of 495 en-suite rooms measuring between 12-17sq m (129-183sq ft) and occupying the second to the seventh floors of the Grade II-listed structure. The first and ground floors will house retail
Natural History Museum opens restaurant
by Tom Walker | 12 Jan 2010
The Natural History Museum (NHM) in London has launched a new 270-seat restaurant. Designed by a partnership involving architects RWCA and interior designers Path Design, the 6,500sq ft restaurant is the third of the Museum's visitor catering zones to be re-vamped in the space of 12 months. To create the eatery, the museum had to obtain a listed building consent as plans included breaking through the original building fabric to
Three new Chinese hotels for Hyatt
by Martin Nash | 12 Jan 2010
Hyatt Hotels and Suning Real Estate Development have signed agreements for Hyatt subsidiaries to provide management services to three hotels in China's Jiangsu province. Grand Hyatt Nanjing is currently scheduled to open in 2013 and Hyatt Regency Wuxi and Hyatt Regency Xuzhou are planned to debut in 2012. The 400-room Grand Hyatt Nanjing is to be part of the Suning Plaza mixed-use development, which will feature luxury serviced residences, a
Sheraton Grand to be revamped
by Tom Walker | 11 Jan 2010
The Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa in Edinburgh is set to undergo a multi-million pound refurbishment as part of its 25th birthday celebrations. All of the hotels bedrooms and suites will be redesigned and more rooms will be created, increasing the hotel's bedroom count to 268. A new, opulent Grand Suite will also be added as part of a new, exclusive Club floor on the top floor of the hotel.
Emirates Golf Club to revamp flagship Majlis course
by Tom Walker | 11 Jan 2010
Emirates Golf Club has appointed London-based architects Thomson Perrett & Lobb (TPL) to modernise its flagship Majlis Course, home of the Dubai Desert Classic. TPL will carry out an audit of the course's bunkering as part of a wider modernisation programme, overseeing the repositioning and reconstruction of bunkers to upgrade the course for professional events as well as day-to-day club and visitor play. The 7,301-yard, par-72 layout, which opened in
Underground hotel planned for Surrey
by Tom Walker | 08 Jan 2010
ReardonSmith architects have revealed designs to build a luxury, subterranean hotel and spa at the Hersham Golf Club in Surrey. Plans for the hotel include 200 underground bedrooms located in three rings, each built around 800sq m garden courtyards. There will also be a luxury spa and restaurants and the total area of the hotel and new golf club will be approximately 16,500 sq m. Both hotel and spa have
Major expansion scheme for St. Louis art museum
by Martin Nash | 07 Jan 2010
The Saint Louis Art Museum in Missouri, US is to undergo its first major expansion in more than 20 years. Designed by London-based architect David Chipperfield, the expansion - in excess of 200,000sq ft - will provide new galleries, public space and a 300-space underground car park, as well as a new, fully accessible entrance on Fine Arts Drive. The project will result in a 30 percent increase in the
Work begins on Glamorgan sports science centre
by Tom Walker | 05 Jan 2010
Construction has begun on a new £2.6m sports science centre at the University of Glamorgan in Pontypridd. The centre, which has been designed by London-based Holder Mathias Architects, is being built on the existing playing fields at the university and includes a new multi-purpose sports hall with six courts and an ancillary support block. The centre will also act as a high-tech teaching facility with a monitoring room enabling teaching
World's tallest building opens
by Tom Walker | 04 Jan 2010
The US$1.6bn (£1bn, €1.3bn) Burj Dubai will officially open its doors today (4 January) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Owned by real estate company Emaar Properties, the structure is the tallest building ever to be built at more than half a mile tall (2,690ft, 823m). Burj Dubai was designed by Chicago-based architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) and built by South Korean Samsung C&T. Samsung’s previous projects include the Taipei
New £15m leisure centre opens in Banbury
by Pete Hayman | 29 Dec 2009
Cherwell District Council (CDC) has announced the opening of the new £15m Spiceball Leisure Centre in Banbury, Oxfordshire, which has been completed on budget ahead of schedule. Initially due to open in January 2010, the new centre replaces the former Spiceball Park Leisure Centre and forms part of a wider sports centre modernisation programme in the local area, which is being led by Cherwell Community Leisure (CLL) - a wholly
Stoke's City Waterside plans moves forward
by Pete Hayman | 23 Dec 2009
Plans for the next stage of a scheme to regenerate the City Waterside area in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, have moved forward after a funding package worth nearly £6m was secured. On 9 December, Stoke-on-Trent City Council's (STCC) cabinet agreed to match funding worth £2.9m from housing market renewal pathfinder, RENEW North Staffordshire. The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has also contributed £2.9m towards the scheme. The £6m funding package will be
Local authorities back Chard proposals
by Pete Hayman | 22 Dec 2009
A new masterplan for the regeneration of Chard, Somerset, which has been drawn up by LDA Design, has received the backing of South Somerset District Council (SSDC) and Chard Town Council (CTC). London-based LDA Design, CTC and SSDC have worked on the plans alongside the South West Regional Development Agency and Somerset County Council, as well as consulting with local residents and stakeholders. The proposals include the creation of a
British Museum expansion approved
by Tom Walker | 21 Dec 2009
Camden Council has awarded planning permission to the £135m expansion of the British Museum. The plans received the green light at the second time of trying, after the council turned down an initial application in June 2009. The previous, rejected plans had angered a local conservation group, Bloomsbury Conservation Area Advisory Committee (BCAAC), which claimed the development would block daylight from the existing buildings and "diminish the museum's existing architectural
Qatari Diar appoints Chelsea Barracks team
by Pete Hayman | 16 Dec 2009
Developer Qatari Diar has appointed a new team to draw up a masterplan for the mixed-use redevelopment of the 12.8-acre (5.2-hectare) Chelsea Barracks site in Westminster, London. Dixon Jones, the London-based architects behind the refurbishment of the Royal Opera House, have been selected along with Squire and Partners and Kim Wilkie Associates to create a design framework for the scheme. The firms were chosen from a shortlist of 10 teams
Birkenhead Docks revamp plans submitted
by Pete Hayman | 15 Dec 2009
An outline planning application for the transformation of East Float, which forms the main section of the £4.5bn Wirral Waters regeneration project at Birkenhead Docks, have been submitted to Wirral Council. Manchester-based developer Peel is leading the mixed-use scheme, which covers a 1.4 million sq m (15 million sq ft) area and will boast a range of restaurants, cafés and bars, a hotel and conference centre and cultural attractions. More
Gym opens in former McDonald's restaurant
by Tom Walker | 15 Dec 2009
An énergie-branded health club has opened in a property which formerly housed a McDonald's fast food restaurant. The club in Forest Hill, south London, is owned and operated on a franchise by David Waugh and Andrew Grossett. The pair have invested £260,000 in the venture and facilities at the club include a range of cv stations and 11 pieces of resistance kit supplied by Precor as well as a large
Work underway on Mary Rose scheme
by Pete Hayman | 15 Dec 2009
Demolition work has started on the Mary Rose Ship Hall in Portsmouth, Hampshire, which is making way for the development of a new £35m museum dedicated to the historic Tudor warship. The ship itself at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard was withdrawn from public view on 20 September to allow work to start, which will see a boat-shaped museum building built over the dry dock containing the Mary Rose. A team including
Zayed National Museum to open in 2013
by Luke Tuchscherer | 10 Dec 2009
A new museum in Abu Dhabi, being built under advisement from the British Museum, is to open 2013. The Zayed National Museum, which is being developed by the Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), is to be the cornerstone of the Saadiyat Island Cultural District. Designed by London's Foster + Partners, the 12,000sq m (130,000sq ft) museum is named after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late founder and
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