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Anchored by a ten-story tower, the building will mark the epicenter of the Nike campus / Skylab
Anchored by a ten-story tower, the building will mark the epicenter of the Nike campus / Skylab

Nike's Serena Williams Building, designed by Skylab, follows the concept of flow

by Tom Walker | 08 Aug 2022
The new Serena Williams Building at Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, US, has been declared open. The 1m sq ft building, designed by architects Skylab, is the largest structure on the Nike campus and establishes new links to the existing campus through restored wetlands, public plazas, and view corridors. The building consists of four parts a 12-story tower with shared amenities for all of the Nike Campus – including a wide range of farm-to-table healthy eating restaurants and cafes
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The exterior of The Line will be mirrored / NEOM
The exterior of The Line will be mirrored / NEOM

Saudi Arabia's Neom mega-development to include 100-mile long 'horizontal skyscraper city'

by Tom Walker | 03 Aug 2022
Plans have been revealed for a 100-mile-long structure that is set to become the centrepiece of the ambitious Neom mega-development in Saudi Arabia. Called The Line, the "horizontal city" will be 200m wide and built on a footprint of just 34sq km. Designed to run on 100 per cent renewable energy The Line will eventually accommodate nine million people, with housing, parks and public spaces, retail and leisure facilities and a transport network. Its reduced infrastructure footprint has been designed
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Adjaye Associates has been appointed to lead the architectural design / National Museums Liverpool
Adjaye Associates has been appointed to lead the architectural design / National Museums Liverpool

David Adjaye and Ralph Appelbaum selected for £57m International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum project

by Tom Walker | 07 Jul 2022
Adjaye Associates and Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) have been named as the preferred bidders to lead the design of a £57m redevelopment of the International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum in Liverpool, UK. National Museums Liverpool (NML) picked the two design firms for the project which will see the Dr Martin Luther King Jr Building become a prominent new entrance to the International Slavery Museum. According to NML, the work will create not only improved visitor orientation and a "more
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The exterior of Milan’s Bocconi University with architecture by SANAA / Mike Dotta/Shutterstock
The exterior of Milan’s Bocconi University with architecture by SANAA / Mike Dotta/Shutterstock

Virgin Active opens at Milan’s sleek new Bocconi University by SANAA

by Frances Marcellin | 06 Jul 2022
Virgin Active and Myrtha Wellness have joined forces to open a health club and wellness centre at Milan’s new Bocconi University. The entire campus was designed by Pritzker-prize winning architects, SANAA, whose work includes the New Contemporary Art Museum in Manhattan, the Christian Dior building in Tokyo and La Samaritaine department store in Paris for LVMH. The fitness and wellness facilities are located on the first floor of the Bocconi Sport Centre and include Virgin Active’s 3,000sq m health club,
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A highly themed family hotel, the Grand Curiosa will have 457 family rooms / Liseberg
A highly themed family hotel, the Grand Curiosa will have 457 family rooms / Liseberg

Swedish architects Wingårdhs create year-round resort with waterpark and hotel for Liseberg

by Tom Walker | 30 Jun 2022
Liseberg theme park in Sweden has confirmed the opening date for its new Grand Curiosa hotel. A highly themed family hotel, the Grand Curiosa will have 457 family rooms, a restaurant with a fully functional merry-go-round from 1923, and a rooftop bistro with a view of the park and several bars. The theming has been inspired by the history of its home city, Gothenburg, and the West Swedish East India Trading Company – combined with Liseberg's own unique DNA. The
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BIG's design for the museum will use materials such as heavy timber / BIG
BIG's design for the museum will use materials such as heavy timber / BIG

Juneteenth Museum by Bjarke Ingels Group has been designed to inspire spiritual uplift

by Tom Walker | 22 Jun 2022
Detailed plans have been revealed for the National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, US. Designed by architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), the 50,000sq ft visitor attraction will anchor a larger mixed-use development on the Historic Southside of Fort Worth. It will explore the events of June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger issued Order No. 3, in essence declaring that “all slaves are free” in the state of Texas. His actions took place months before the 13th Amendment
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The new Dock A is composed predominantly of regional wood / HOK/BIG
The new Dock A is composed predominantly of regional wood / HOK/BIG

BIG and HOK's timber concept wins Zurich Airport competition

by Tom Walker | 20 Jun 2022
A team of architects led by BIG and HOK have won an international competition to design the largest dock of Zurich Airport in Switzerland. Composed predominantly of regional wood, The new Dock A and adjacent buildings seek to strengthen the airport’s continued status as the gateway of Switzerland. Bjarke Ingels, BIG founder and creative director, said: “As airports grow and evolve and as international guidelines and safety requirements change, airports tend to become more and more complex: Frankensteins of interconnected
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The visitor attraction celebrates the history of 'runaway weddings' at Gretna Green / Mather & Co
The visitor attraction celebrates the history of 'runaway weddings' at Gretna Green / Mather & Co

Mather & Co-designed Gretna Green Experience opens to the public

by Tom Walker | 10 May 2022
A visitor attraction celebrating the history of the Scottish parish of Gretna Green – and its heritage as a destination for 'runaway marriages – has opened to the public. Gretna Green, located just inside Scotland on the border with England, first became famous for its weddings nearly 260 years ago, following the Clandestine Marriages Act 1753. The act prevented couples under the age of 21 from marrying in England or Wales without their parents' consent. In Scotland, a couple over
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The foundry now houses a popular visitor attraction and museum / Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust/Tommy Pengilley
The foundry now houses a popular visitor attraction and museum / Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust/Tommy Pengilley

Project to save last major bellfoundry which cast bells for St Paul's and Washington National Cathedral

by Tom Walker | 28 Apr 2022
A project to save the UK's last major bellfoundry has moved to the next stage, with the launch of a tender to find contractors for the redevelopment work. The Loughborough Bellfoundry was built in 1859 and has since ​​cast and sent 25,000 bells to more than 100 countries. Bells made at the foundry can be found at some of the world's most iconic buildings, including London’s St Paul’s Cathedral, the Washington National Cathedral in the US capital and the National
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Called North East Scarborough Community and Child Care Centre, the building has three levels / Perkins & Will
Called North East Scarborough Community and Child Care Centre, the building has three levels / Perkins & Will

Perkins & Will reveals designs for net-zero sports and cultural centre in Toronto

by Tom Walker | 28 Apr 2022
Global design practice Perkins & Will has unveiled plans for a net-zero operational carbon community sports centre, health club and cultural hub in Toronto, Canada. A first-of-its-kind for Ontario, the multi-purpose centre is set to achieve net-zero status through energy-efficient design and renewable energy systems, while adding much-needed facilities for the local community. Called North East Scarborough Community and Child Care Centre, the building has three levels. The lower level of the building will host both two swimming pools with
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the slides will be made to look like tree trunks, with plants growing out of them / Therme Group
the slides will be made to look like tree trunks, with plants growing out of them / Therme Group

World’s first living waterslides announced for Therme Manchester

by Tom Walker | 25 Apr 2022
Therme Manchester – the £250m indoor ‘next generation’ waterpark, thermal bathing and a wellbeing spa, opening in 2025 – will include the world's first "living waterslides". The waterslides are part of the resort's focus on biophilic design and will feature 3D-printed structures housing thousands of biodiverse plants. Thanks to their design, the slides will be made to look like tree trunks, with plants growing out of them. Due to its sustainable approach, the resort will have a major net gain
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The complex is being developed by Haikou Tourism & Culture Investment Holding Group / Devisual/Heatherwick Studio
The complex is being developed by Haikou Tourism & Culture Investment Holding Group / Devisual/Heatherwick Studio

Heatherwick reveals Volcano-inspired opera house designs for Hainan

by Tom Walker | 13 Apr 2022
Heatherwick Studio has revealed its designs for an opera house and performing arts centre for the island province of Hainan in China. The architects were chosen for the project by Haikou Tourism & Culture Investment Holding Group, which wants to develop the building as the anchor for a new cultural quarter in the island’s capital, Haikou. The as-yet-unnamed cultural complex will house three performance spaces – an opera house, a concert hall and a theatre. It will have a capacity
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The stepped design allows access to a rooftop square with a restaurant and café

BIG's designs Prague concert hall to be vibrant centre of life

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) have been selected as the architect for the Vltava Philharmonic Hall in Prague, Czech Republic. The first national concert hall to
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The new luxury health resort creates bespoke programmes for guests by blending modern medicine and diagnostics with natural healing methods

Christoph Ingenhoven reveals Lanserhof Sylt, featuring the largest thatched roof in Europe

Medical spa brand, Lanserhof Group, has welcomed the first guests to its all-new coastal health resort on the German island of Sylt. With plans for
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Revised plans for Everton football club’s new stadium have been submitted for planning consent

Sport: Everton FC reveals final Dan Meis designs

The final designs for the Dan Meis-designed riverside stadium for Everton Football Club
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Heritage: Lucky dip

Heritage: Lucky dip

A renewed appreciation of the architectural merit of the UK’s historic pools are seeing many brought back to life. We take a look
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Guests are welcomed in the triple height Threshing Barn

New Opening: Dreaming big

CLAD visits Somerset’s hot new hotel, and speaks to the teams behind one of the most ambitious garden projects seen for many years
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The Center for Sustainable Landscapes in Pittsburgh, US

Interview: José Alminaña

José Almiñana
We are committed to designing evocative landscapes informed by the best environmental science
The Andropogon principal on pushing the boundaries of landscape design for the benefit of humans and nature
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The Electric Lemon restaurant features glamorous interiors by Rockwell Group

Hospitality: Sleep well

Further hotels have been confirmed for Los Angeles, Santa Clara, CA, Seattle, Chicago and Houston
Rockwell Group and Joyce Wang on the inspirations behind the guest rooms, public spaces, spa and gym at Equinox Hotel Hudson Yards
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Elina Grigoriou

Elina Grigoriou
Temperature, noise level and colour affect our stress levels. As designers we should be asking ourselves, how do these things match up?
The London-based interior designer and wellness expert hopes her new book will help readers understand how to design with wellbeing in mind
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Manuelle Gautrand

Interview: Manuelle Gautrand

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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SHL are revitalising Boston’s World Trade Center hotel and conference facility

Analysis: Better together

Most clients are very focused on how buildings are used and experienced as the primary design driver
The MD of Schmidt Hammer Lassen and the CEO of PerkinsWill tell us why their merger will help create smarter buildings driven by human behaviour
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Norman Foster and his team were responsible for the architecture and interior design

Interview: Dana Kalczak

Dana Kalczak
If we had focused entirely on high tech in the hotel, the artistry we normally strive for would have been compromised
Four Seasons’ vice president of design speaks to CLAD about working with Norman Foster and creating magical moments
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Culture: Alexander Schwarz

Culture: Alexander Schwarz

Alexander Schwarz
Our aim was to create a place celebrating public space and accessibility
The opening of the James-Simon- Galerie on Berlin’s Museum Island completes two decades of work for David Chipperfield Architects. The lead designer talks us through the building
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The Canova Suite, one of the hotel’s top suites, features an outdoor terrace with views across the city

Interview: Olga Polizzi

Olga Polizzi is director of design for Rocco Forte Hotels and also owns two of her own hotels
On Via Sistina, everything breathes history. At the same time I wanted to reflect the modern hunger for the fantastical - Tommaso Ziffer
Following the highly anticipated launch of Rome’s Hotel de la Ville, Rocco Forte’s director of design reflects on a fascinating project
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CopenHill is a “crystal clear example of hedonistic sustainability,” says BIG founder Bjarke Ingels

Regeneration: Power to the people

It was born from the sheer anxiety of having to submit something brilliant in a very short timescale
How a moment of desperation led to BIG’s CopenHill, the clean power plant that’s doubling as a skiing and leisure destination. Magali Robathan speaks to the architects that made it happen
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Móz Designs columns anchor the world’s largest indoor aquarium
The design of the columns was inspired by the sea
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Cosm unveils Experience Centre with ‘one of a kind’ LED dome
The new Experience Centre houses a 20m LED dome
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Cosm, a global technology company that builds end-to-end solutions for immersive experiences, has unveiled its Experience Centre which houses a ...
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Fabio Alemanno Design has expanded its collection with semi-precious stones to enhance spas, wellness facilities, hotels and private residences. The ...
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