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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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Designed by BIG, the 50,000sq ft visitor attraction will anchor a larger mixed-use development / BIG
Designed by BIG, the 50,000sq ft visitor attraction will anchor a larger mixed-use development / 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 new luxury health resort creates bespoke programmes for guests by blending modern medicine and diagnostics with natural healing methods / Lanserhof Sylt
The new luxury health resort creates bespoke programmes for guests by blending modern medicine and diagnostics with natural healing methods / Lanserhof Sylt

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

by Megan Whitby | 09 Jun 2022
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 the 55-key property first revealed in 2017, Lanserhof has invested more than €120m (US$128.6m, £102.6m) to bring the property to fruition. Currently in a soft opening phase, Lanserhof Sylt joins the group’s four other properties: the original, Lans, in the Tyrol region of Austria; Lanserhof Hamburg; Lanserhof Tegernsee, in the Bavarian district of Miesbach; and
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The stepped design allows access to a rooftop square with a restaurant and café / BIG Architects
The stepped design allows access to a rooftop square with a restaurant and café / BIG Architects

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

by Tom Walker | 18 May 2022
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 be built in the country in 100 years, the venue will be the home of the famous Prague Symphony Orchestra and will have an audience capacity of more than 1,800. BIG – which won an international competition between 19 other architectural practices to secure the project – will work together with Theatre Projects, Nagata Acoustics,
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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 project was officially unveiled by Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan / Abu Dhabi Executive Council
The project was officially unveiled by Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan / Abu Dhabi Executive Council

Natural history museum planned for Abu Dhabi

by Tom Walker | 06 Apr 2022
A new natural history museum in Abu Dhabi will take visitors on a 13.8-billion-year journey through time and space. Called the Abu Dhabi Natural History Museum and set to open in 2025, the museum will be located on Saadiyat Island, in the Saadiyat Cultural District. The project was officially unveiled by Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office. A spokesperson for the Department of
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The MSG Sphere would sit atop Stratford Station in east London / Madison Square Garden Entertainment
The MSG Sphere would sit atop Stratford Station in east London / Madison Square Garden Entertainment

Controversial London music venue, MSG Sphere, gets full planning permission

by Liz Terry | 06 Apr 2022
The MSG Sphere, a controversial auditorium and music globe designed by Populous, has been given full planning permission by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC). If built, the Sphere would tower 90m above Stratford, London, and in addition to the auditorium, would include a nightclub, bars, restaurants, cafés, shops and parking. The sphere would boast the “largest and highest resolution LED screen in the world” – in the form of a “skin” of LED lights covering the outer surface It
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Providing a vertical jungle, the ‘hanging gardens’ will be experienced on every floor and from every guest room

Ole Scheeren designs vertical jungle resort complex in China

German architect Ole Scheeren has won a design competition for his vision for a tropical resort complex in the beachfront city of Sanya, on the
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Glasgow's iconic Burrell Collection reopens after five-year, £68.5m revamp

The Burrell Collection in Glasgow, UK has reopened following a £68.25m refurbishment which took five years to complete. Exhibiting objects from Europe and Asia, the
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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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Landscape design: Back to nature

Landscape design: Back to nature

Alan Metcalfe
When people are a bit scared, they gather together
Featuring a vibrating glass platform and one of the US’s longest tree canopy walks, Whiting Forest has been designed to bring visitors closer to nature and to one another
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The hotel features an underwater restaurant and aquarium

Hospitality: A deep sleep

Martin Jochman founded JADE+QA in 2013. He formerly worked for Atkins
We didn’t want to put in any gimmicks. We wanted to create a building that’s inherently sustainable through passive sustainability
When Martin Jochman set out to transform an old quarry into a luxury hotel, he faced some serious challenges
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Equinox Hotel Hudson Yards is housed in 35 Hudson Yards, a tower building designed by SOM’s David Childs

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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CopenHill urban ski centre

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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The Lingang Bird Airport scheme will see a wetland sanctuary and visitor centre created on reclaimed land

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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The spa is on the 57th floor and features an infinity pool and treatment rooms overlooking the city

Interview: Dana Kalczak

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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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Arts: The art of hospitality

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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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’s Monroe Blocks mixed development in Detroit, US

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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Museums: Crossing the line

These museums double as bridges and bring art to the lives of ordinary commuters
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Alberto Apostoli and Newform collaborate to launch the A.Zeta showerhead
The showerhead offers two modes; rainfall or waterfall
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Megan Whitby
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LianTronics’ glasses-free 3D Star Trek LED screen attracts attention
LianTronics’ glasses-free 3D Star Trek LED screen attracts attention
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LianTronics’ giant curved LED wall with stunning glasses-less 3D spaceship display effect has attracted many on the street of Chengdu, ...
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Christie laser projectors power new Five Senses Bubble dome theatre
The dome aims to integrate technology with arts and culture
Christie laser projectors power new Five Senses Bubble dome theatre
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Christie® GS Series 1DLP® laser projectors are delivering vivid and lifelike visuals in a new dome theatre located in Xiong’an ...
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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 uses elegant semi-precious stones to create memorable spa experiences
Alemanno believes the stones are well-placed in the spa environment thanks to their capacity to positively support physical and mental health
Fabio Alemanno Design uses elegant semi-precious stones to create memorable spa experiences
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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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Jaffe Holden provided architectural acoustics for the Academy Museum
Jaffe Holden helps bring Academy Museum of Motion Pictures alive
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Acoustical consulting firm Jaffe Holden provided architectural acoustics and audio/video design services for the recently opened Academy Museum of Motion ...
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Móz Designs columns anchor the world’s largest indoor aquarium
The design of the columns was inspired by the sea
Móz Designs columns anchor the world’s largest indoor aquarium
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