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The spa takes its inspiration from the ocean, with its name ‘Baani’, translating to ‘The Ocean Swell’ in the Maldivian Dhivehi language
The spa takes its inspiration from the ocean, with its name ‘Baani’, translating to ‘The Ocean Swell’ in the Maldivian Dhivehi language

Yuji Yamazaki-designed Maldives spa will focus on calm and balance

by Megan Whitby | 06 Apr 2020
Plans have been revealed for a five-star Maldivian spa island designed by Yuji Yamazaki – the architect behind the world’s first underwater villa. The development is scheduled to open in September 2020. Located in the Maldives’ North Male Atoll, Kagi Maldives Spa Island will feature Baani Spa Wellness Centre, a 1,500sq m purpose-built spa designed to provide personalised outcome-focused wellness experiences which help guests ‘release, restore and regain’. The spa takes its inspiration from the ocean, with its name ‘Baani’,
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The Londoner will include feature a subterranean spa
The Londoner will include feature a subterranean spa

First glimpses of urban spa at world’s first super-boutique hotel

by Megan Whitby | 03 Apr 2020
After seven years and a £300m investment, super-boutique hotel, The Londoner, is taking shape in the heart of the UK’s capital city. Originally scheduled for June 2020, the opening has been shifted to late 2020 due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Located in Leicester Square, the 16-storey hotel will cover 32,000sq m and feature an urban spa, 350 guest rooms including 35 suites and a tower penthouse, each with city views, six concept eateries, bars and two private
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The 8000sq m (86,000sq ft) multi-mode venue features 2,000 seats / John Gollings
The 8000sq m (86,000sq ft) multi-mode venue features 2,000 seats / John Gollings

Cox Architecture creates dramatic, flowing theatre for Sydney

by Stu Robarts | 02 Apr 2020
Cox Architecture 's Sydney Coliseum Theatre combines a flowing form with a restrained palette of materials to create a beautiful and dramatic new cultural hub. Located in the Rooty Hill area of Western Sydney, the design for the facility was based on the concept of transcendence, with the aim of creating a journey from the outside world into the "the magic of performance". The 8000sq m (86,000sq ft) multi-mode venue features 2,000 seats, three foyers, seven bars and a bespoke
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The vision for the Design District is to provide
The vision for the Design District is to provide "a permanent hub for makers and thinkers"

HNNA unveil "bold and playful" design for new Design District

by Stu Robarts | 01 Apr 2020
HNNA have unveiled designs for the London Design District, which was conceived by developer Knight Dragon to be a purpose-built neighbourhood for the creative industries. The vision for the Design District is to provide "a permanent hub for makers and thinkers driving forward the fields of design, art, tech, food, fashion, craft and music." Covering a 1ha (2.5ac) plot on Greenwich Peninsula, the masterplan comprises a cluster of 16 new buildings and provide 150,000sq ft (14,000sq m) of workspace in
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Merlin postpones opening of Legoland New York to 2021

by Tom Anstey | 01 Apr 2020
Merlin Entertainments has announced that its upcoming Legoland resort in New York, US, will now open in 2021. The delayed opening of the theme park and hotel, which was originally set for a 4 July opening, is a response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. "Nothing is more important to us than the health, safety and security of our team, the partners we work with, and the communities we serve," said Legoland New York Resort's divisional director, Stephanie Johnson. "We're in
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Expo 2020 Dubai is working with the Bureau International des Expositions to determine whether it should postpone the event
Expo 2020 Dubai is working with the Bureau International des Expositions to determine whether it should postpone the event

Expo 2020 Dubai likely to be postponed until 2021

by Lauren Heath-Jones | 31 Mar 2020
Expo 2020 Dubai has announced that it will likely be postponed by a year as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. Representatives of the event have been working in consultation with key UAE and international stakeholders, as well as the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the governing body for World Expos, to ascertain the impact of the coronavirus and determine whether or not to go ahead as planned. A proposal made by the Steering Committee, supported by Expo 2020, on
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Boon the Shop is situated in Centum City's Shinsegae department store
Boon the Shop is situated in Centum City's Shinsegae department store

WGNB's South Korean gallery-inspired store displays clothes like artworks

by Stu Robarts | 31 Mar 2020
WGNB recently completed a clothes store interior in South Korea that was modelled on an art gallery, displaying products as artworks in themselves. The renovation of Boon the Shop in Centum City's Shinsegae department store was based on the recognition that fashion is, in itself, an artform of sorts and so asked the question: "Can a clothing store be a gallery?" Baek Jonghwan, chief designer of WGNB, explained: "For some people, fashion is an expression of their aesthetic, which can
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The club received planning permission in 2017 to build a 60,000-seat venue at the site of its current stadium / Chelsea FC / Herzog & de Meuron
The club received planning permission in 2017 to build a 60,000-seat venue at the site of its current stadium / Chelsea FC / Herzog & de Meuron

Chelsea FC keeps stadium plans on hold as planning permission expires

by Tom Walker | 31 Mar 2020
Chelsea Football Club has allowed the planning permission for its new Herzog & de Meuron -designed stadium to lapse, keeping the project on hold until "economic conditions improve". The English Premier League received planning permission in 2017 to build a 60,000-seat venue at the site of its current Stamford Bridge stadium. But the club announced a year later that it had put the project on hold due to the "unfavourable investment climate" at the time. The planned stadium was expected
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Farmington Country Club was established in 1927 / Francis Dzikowski / OTTO, courtesy Cooper Robertson
Farmington Country Club was established in 1927 / Francis Dzikowski / OTTO, courtesy Cooper Robertson

Cooper Robertson breathe fresh life into historic Farmington Country Club

by Stu Robarts | 31 Mar 2020
Cooper Robertson are transforming the historic Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville, Virginia, to make it more inclusive for women, children, families and younger generations. The buildings at Farmington date back to the 1760s, with the east wing of its clubhouse building having been designed by Thomas Jefferson and the club itself having been established in 1927. As Cooper Robertson has pointed out, though, "While private-membership clubs [in the US] remain a staple of many affluent communities, they're struggling to stay
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Fyra modelled the hotel rooms on homes / Riikka Kantinkoski
Fyra modelled the hotel rooms on homes / Riikka Kantinkoski

Fyra create huge but homely hotel in Finland

by Stu Robarts | 30 Mar 2020
Fyra, in collaboration with Werklig, have created a new hotel in Finland that is designed to feel homely and cosy despite covering an area of 24,000sq m (258,000sq ft) in the largest shopping mall in the Nordics. The Original Sokos Hotel Tripla is located in Helsinki’s Mall of Tripla, which houses a shopping centre, an entertainment centre and a train station, homes and workplaces. Fyra's aim for the project, which began in 2017 and was completed in 2020, was to
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The 30,000sq ft spa’s treatments and design are inspired by Mexican traditions and culture
The 30,000sq ft spa’s treatments and design are inspired by Mexican traditions and culture

Tracy Lee unveils Spa Alkemia at Zadún for Ritz Carlton Los Cabos

by Megan Whitby | 30 Mar 2020
Spa consultancy TLee Spas, in collaboration with EDG Design, have unveiled a new 30,000sq ft (2,800sq m) spa at the Ritz-Carlton Reserve 's Zadún property in Los Cabos, Mexico. Spa Alkemia is inspired by Mexican traditions and culture with a natural aesthetic, with 'Alkemia' – meaning alchemy in Spanish referencing a focus on positive transformation and a heightened state of wellbeing through therapeutic modalities. “Spa Alkemia is the ultimate playground of immersive wellness experiences,” said Tracy Lee, CEO of TLee
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Rick Cook on the need for sustainability, wellness and resiliency in design

Since being established in 2003, COOKFOX Architects have gained a reputation for being proponents of architecture at the intersection of sustainability and wellness, which co-founder
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The task force will focus on the role buildings, communities and organisations can play in supporting respiratory wellbeing

International WELL Building Institute creates respiratory health task force

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) has created a task force that will define the role buildings, organisations and communities can play in tackling COVID-19
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The cities where you have good cultural buildings and facilities – it’s a way for people to mix, to share the city in a much deeper way
The French architect and winner of the 2017 European Prize for Architecture tells us why she is determined to surprise
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Francis graduated as a landscape architect in Belgium. He returned to Lebanon in 1993

Landscape design: Frederic Francis

I believe gardens are where the soul rests
With a focus on desert landscapes and collaborations with Zaha Hadid and OMA, the principal of Francis Landscapes has a deep belief in the power of nature
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Wellness embraces the entire holiday experience
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The iconic City Baths in Newcastle have reopened to the public following a complete restoration by Createability
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The technology involved in paint is extraordinary
Used cleverly, colour has the power to influence how people use the spaces they inhabit, says the creative director of Dulux
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The final designs for the Dan Meis-designed riverside stadium for Everton Football Club
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Arts: The art of hospitality

The innovative, art-led seaside boutique hotel that’s providing quirky accommodation that makes guests think
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The Big U aims to protect Lower Manhattan from floods

Extreme Climates: Into the wild

Funding woes and murky timelines are common problems. It can be easier to make a difference one small project at a time
From parks designed to mitigate the effects of flooding to warming huts for one of the world’s coldest cities, these projects have been designed for increasingly extreme climates
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I want to demonstrate that creativity is our true capital as humans 
Rather than feeling fearful and helpless about the future, we must design a way out of the environmental problems we have created, argues the innovative Dutch designer, artist and inventor Daan Roosegaarde
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John Pomp Studios expands Tidal collection
The Eclipse Pendant light was inspired by the lunar eclipse
John Pomp Studios expands Tidal collection
Lauren Heath-Jones
John Pomp Studios, a design practice based in Philadelphia in the US, has expanded its Tidal collection to include five ...
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Naval architect launches solar-powered floating pods
The Anthénea pod is a luxury floating suite that could be used as a spa or treatment suite
Naval architect launches solar-powered floating pods
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Naval architect Jean-Michel Ducancelle has designed a solar-powered floating hotel suite aimed at offering an eco-friendly and nomadic place for ...
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Space Popular creates video installation for the Gwangmyeongmun Gate in South Korea
Gate of Bright Lights was designed to show visitors how screens and digital interfaces have replaced physical objects the gateway between us and the rest of the world.
Space Popular creates video installation for the Gwangmyeongmun Gate in South Korea
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Multidisciplinary design firm Space Popular has created a video installation for the Gwangmyeongmun Gate at the Deoksugung Palace in Seoul, ...
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XTU concept imagines life in the clouds
XTU's X Cloud concept is part of the Future and the Arts: AI, Robotic, Cities, Life - How Humanity Will Live Tomorrow exhibition at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo
XTU concept imagines life in the clouds
Lauren Heath-Jones
XTU Architects, a Paris-based architecture firm, has released images and renderings of X Cloud, a new concept that showcase a ...
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Canteen collection combines nostalgia with modern aesthetics
The Canteen collection was inspired by post-war British design techniques
Canteen collection combines nostalgia with modern aesthetics
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Very Good & Proper (VG&P), a British furniture brand, has curated a new dining collection that combines traditional woodworking techniques ...
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BIG partners with Louis Poulsen for new lighting collection
The Keglen collection is made up of four different pendants
BIG partners with Louis Poulsen for new lighting collection
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BIG Ideas, the technology arm of renowned architecture firm Bjarke Ingles Group (BIG), has partnered with Danish lighting manufacturer Louis ...
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Metalline transforms London hotel with bespoke aluminium fins
The aluminium fins will form the façade of the upcoming Minories Hotel in Aldgate, London
Metalline transforms London hotel with bespoke aluminium fins
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Metalline, an architectural metalwork specialist based in the UK, has created a range of bespoke 3D twisted metal fins for ...
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Daniel Svahn creates furniture collection using repurposed table tops
The Goodies But Oldies collection features three pieces made from repurposed MDF table tops
Daniel Svahn creates furniture collection using repurposed table tops
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Daniel Svahn, a Stockholm-based furniture designer, has created a new range of sustainable furnishings, made from recycled MDF tabletops. Svahn, ...
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1885 Lounge at St Mary's Stadium celebrates Southampton FC's history
Rainbow Design worked closely with KSS Architects to ensure the furniture matched the design vision
1885 Lounge at St Mary's Stadium celebrates Southampton FC's history
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KSS Architects has partnered with Rainbow Design, a London-based furniture supplier, to create the 1885 Lounge at St Mary's Stadium, ...
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