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The Wellness Centre has been designed to enable guests to fast-track and maximise the benefits of taking time out for self-care / PGA Catalunya Resort
The Wellness Centre has been designed to enable guests to fast-track and maximise the benefits of taking time out for self-care / PGA Catalunya Resort

Lagula Arquitectes designs new wellness centre for PGA Catalunya golf resort in Spain

by Megan Whitby | 01 Apr 2021
Golf resort, PGA Catalunya, will unveil its brand new Wellness Centre in Girona, Spain, on 16 April, following a €5m (£4.3m, US$5.9m) investment. Set in 540 hectares of Mediterranean Forest, PGA Catalunya offers a holistic retreat that integrates physical and mental health into a space that nurtures fulfilment through golf, leisure and low-density living. With the opening of the 1,000sq m Wellness Centre, PGA Catalunya wants to position itself as one of the leading wellness destinations in Europe. Located at
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The resort comprises 46 suites and a newly refreshed oceanfront spa with a stylish aesthetic defined by clean minimalism / Courtesy of Azerai Resorts
The resort comprises 46 suites and a newly refreshed oceanfront spa with a stylish aesthetic defined by clean minimalism / Courtesy of Azerai Resorts

Vietnam: Noor Design completes Adrian Zecha's first Azerai beach resort

by Megan Whitby | 31 Mar 2021
Hotelier Adrian Zecha, founder of Aman resorts, has expanded his Azerai brand with a new barefoot luxury destination and spa in Southeastern Vietnam. Named Azerai Ke Ga Bay, the beachfront retreat has come to fruition after an extensive makeover of the former Princess D’Annam Resort & Spa. The resort comprises 46 suites and a newly refreshed oceanfront spa with an aesthetic defined by clean minimalism. “We wanted to create a more contemporary and pure design look,” explained David Hodkinson, partner
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The 65,000sq m building houses exhibition space across 33 galleries / Virgile Simon Bertrand/courtesy of Herzog & de Meuron
The 65,000sq m building houses exhibition space across 33 galleries / Virgile Simon Bertrand/courtesy of Herzog & de Meuron

Work completed on iconic M+ museum designed by Herzog & de Meuron’s in Hong Kong

by Tom Walker | 26 Mar 2021
Construction work has been completed on the M+ museum building in Hong Kong, ahead of its grand opening later this year. The Herzog & de Meuron-designed museum – created in partnership with TFP Farrells and Arup – is the latest addition to Hong Kong's global arts and cultural landscape and is set to become a new international architectural icon. Located in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District on the Victoria Harbour waterfront, the building provides a permanent space for M+,
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The aim is to create an Alta Hospitality Fund Asia portfolio with a value of US$50m (€42m, £36m) / Alta Capital Real Estate
The aim is to create an Alta Hospitality Fund Asia portfolio with a value of US$50m (€42m, £36m) / Alta Capital Real Estate

Alta Capital Real Estate launches new fund targeting hospitality developments focused on sustainability and wellness

by Megan Whitby | 25 Mar 2021
At a time when companies in the hospitality sector are facing unprecedented challenges, private equity firm Alta Capital Real Estate has grasped the opportunity to invest in undervalued wellness hospitality assets across Asia-Pacific. It recently launched the Alta Hospitality Fund Asia with the aim of “repositioning, rebranding and redeveloping assets for the post-COVID world in order to deliver solid returns”. It aims to create a portfolio value of US$50m (€42m, £36m) and deliver a return of 15-25 per cent over
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Every detail behind the Residences has been curated with wellbeing in mind / Sha Wellness Clinic
Every detail behind the Residences has been curated with wellbeing in mind / Sha Wellness Clinic

Sordo Madaleno and Alejandro Escudero create Sha Wellness Clinic and residences in Mexico

by Megan Whitby | 17 Mar 2021
Sha Wellness Clinic has announced plans to open residences in 2022, as part of its new Sha Mexico resort. The second development from Sha follows on from the original clinic in Spain – the new resort will have a clinic alongside the wellbeing-focused residences which will offer a "complete immersion in the Sha lifestyle". The destination and residences will be located just north of the Riviera Maya on the Caribbean, surrounded by seven hectares of indigenous flora and with half
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The Renzo Piano-designed museum will open to the public for the first time on 30 September 2021 / Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
The Renzo Piano-designed museum will open to the public for the first time on 30 September 2021 / Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

'Oscars Museum' to host programme of virtual events ahead of September 2021 opening

by Tom Walker | 17 Mar 2021
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles has announced a busy programme of virtual events ahead of its grand opening later this year. Set to open to the public for the first time on 30 September 2021, the museum will launch the virtual programme to coincide with the Oscars ceremony, taking place in April 2021. The programme will feature panel discussions with film industry leaders, as well as gallery tours, screenings, workshops, and educational offerings for families and
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SIRO will offer thrilling ways to discover the destination through a variety of performance fitness activities reflective of each destination, such as cycling, sailing, hiking, boxing, climbing, kite surfing, parkour and skiing / Shutterstock/PAstudio
SIRO will offer thrilling ways to discover the destination through a variety of performance fitness activities reflective of each destination, such as cycling, sailing, hiking, boxing, climbing, kite surfing, parkour and skiing / Shutterstock/PAstudio

Kerzner unveils new fitness-focused hospitality brand dedicated to health and wellbeing

by Megan Whitby | 11 Mar 2021
Kerzner International, the owner of One&Only Resorts and Atlantis Resort & Residences, has developed a new immersive lifestyle hospitality concept inspired by fitness and wellbeing. SIRO (pronounced Sigh-Row) represents the pillars of Strength, Inclusive, Reflection and Original and invites guests to aspire to live at their fullest potential through a specialised blend of hospitality, fitness and wellness. A place of connection, the immersive lifestyle destinations will create a welcoming social space bringing together a global community through sports, mindfulness, nutrition,
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Director of learning and interpretation Diana Navarrete-Rackauckas / Design Museum Everywhere
Director of learning and interpretation Diana Navarrete-Rackauckas / Design Museum Everywhere

Design Museum Everywhere launches diversity training programme

by Magali Robathan | 15 Mar 2021
Non profit, 'nomadic' Boston-based museum Design Museum Everywhere has launched its Diversity in Action three month training programme designed to promote diversity, equity and inclusion within the design industry. Led by Diana Navarrete-Rackauckas, Design Museum’s director of learning and interpretation, Diversity in Action was created for design professionals across the industry, and aims to provide the tools to examine their work and designs through an equity lens. Over the course of three months, participants join in two half-day virtual sessions
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The redesign will split the museum into two / Snøhetta
The redesign will split the museum into two / Snøhetta

Snøhetta reveals reinvented Kon-Tiki Museum – due to open in 2025

by Tom Walker | 10 Mar 2021
The Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo, Norway, will undergo a redesign and expansion expected to be completed in 2025. The ambitious works will transform the attraction, which charts the travels of Norwegian adventurer, Thor Heyerdahl. Located on the forested Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo, the Kon-Tiki Museum is already one of Norway’s most visited museums, with more than 70 per cent of its visitors coming from abroad. The museum houses a broad range of Heyerdahl’s work, from his first trip to the
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The 35,000-venue will anchor the Oakland Ballpark Waterfront District Project / Bjarke Ingels Group
The 35,000-venue will anchor the Oakland Ballpark Waterfront District Project / Bjarke Ingels Group

Bjarke Ingels-designed Oakland baseball stadium a step closer

by Tom Walker | 04 Mar 2021
A proposed Major League Baseball (MLB) stadium in Oakland, US – designed by Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) – is a step closer to reality following the publication of an environmental report by city authorities. The Oakland Ballpark Waterfront District Project will be anchored by a 35,000-capacity ballpark, which will become the new home of MLB franchise Oakland A's. As well as the baseball venue, the project includes a hotel, a 3,500-capacity performance venue, 3,000 residential units, 1.5 million
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The mixed-use development will fully open to the public in 2022 / Battersea Power Station
The mixed-use development will fully open to the public in 2022 / Battersea Power Station

London's Battersea Power Station prepares for major launch

by Tom Walker | 28 Feb 2021
The restoration of the Grade II*-listed Power Station in London is nearing completion, with the mixed-use development preparing to open its next phase over the following months. This will see the first tenants moving into the regenerated Power Station, designed by WilkinsonEyre, followed by residents to the Electric Boulevard – designed by Gehry Partners and Foster + Partners – by the end of the year. Simon Murphy, CEO of the Battersea Power Station Development Company, said: “We're reaching a pivotal
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The US$250m project will transform the historic attraction / Longwood Gardens
The US$250m project will transform the historic attraction / Longwood Gardens

Weiss/Manfredi and Reed Hilderbrand reveal US$250m redevelopment for Longwood Gardens, Philadelphia

by Tom Walker | 28 Feb 2021
Longwood Gardens, a botanical visitor attraction near Philadelphia, US, has revealed plans for a US$250m redevelopment project. The historic site – one of the largest horticultural gardens in the US – will transform its visitor experience through the revitalisation of 17 acres of its core conservatory area. The 'Longwood Reimagined' project – set to be completed by late 2024 – will expand the public spaces of the central grounds and connect them from east to west. Existing services will be
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The Langham, Gold Coast will house a 500sq m Chuan-branded spa inspired by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Langham to open beachfront hotel and TCM spa inside Chad Oppenheim's glimmering crystalline towers

Langham Hospitality Group will manage its third luxury hotel in Gold Coast, Australia, housed within the new Chad Oppenheim-designed crystalline jewel tower. Opening Q4 2021,
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Christian Lachel, CCO at BRC Imagination Arts

Christian Lachel appointed chief creative officer at BRC Imagination Arts

Global design and production agency BRC Imagination Arts has appointed Christian Lachel as chief creative officer, taking over the role from BRC founder Bob Rogers.
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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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The Standard Kings Cross is located opposite St Pancras Railway Station

Hospitality: High standards

We tried to take over in a friendly way
The Standard’s first London hotel is bold, fun and full of surprising touches
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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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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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Last word: Tina Norden

Last word: Tina Norden

Tina Norden
We have created an approach which is playful, provocative but also functional
Conran and Partners’ Tina Norden on playing with colour at Prague’s newly redesigned Hotel Maximilian
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The guestroom interiors are by Foster + Partners

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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The book was published in 2019 by RIBA Publishing

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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The twist

Museums: Crossing the line

These museums double as bridges and bring art to the lives of ordinary commuters
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Dan Meis

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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Health & Fitness: Working it

Health & Fitness: Working it

We’ve designed the space so that the atmosphere is intimate
Les Mills’ new studio spaces at its iconic Auckland City Gym showcase a trend away from masculine ‘grunty’ gyms to something altogether different
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Profile: Daan Roosegaarde

Profile: Daan Roosegaarde

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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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 design of the columns was inspired by the sea
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Christie laser projectors power new Five Senses Bubble dome theatre
The dome aims to integrate technology with arts and culture
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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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Matteo Thun grows Allaperto collection with new suspended outdoor armchair
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Allaperto, the lounge collection spawned by the partnership between design studios, Matteo Thun, Ethimo and Antonio Rodriguez, has been expanded ...
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Atelier Alain Ellouz launches handcrafted precious stone lighting collection
LYRA has a sleek, cylindrical design complete with an elegant brass dimming switch
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LYRA, GAMA, MONA and ATHENA are the first pieces from designer Atelier Alain Ellouz’s new.édition collection of handcrafted stone lighting ...
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Siminetti unveils first glimpses of Mother of Pearl decorative surfaces inspired by the four seasons
The new winter design is finished with naturally occurring hexagonal patterns found in snowflakes
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Siminetti has collaborated with British designer Chrisanna London to create a luxury Mother of Pearl decorative surface range inspired by ...
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Painting with Light pushes boundaries to create unforgettable visual concepts
The team combines lighting, video, sound and special effects, with scenic and architectural elements, to create unforgettable visual experiences
Painting with Light pushes boundaries to create unforgettable visual concepts
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Belgium-based light and video design studio, Painting with Light, will translate the story of your location into a visual experience, ...
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ASPA International launches handheld UV-C light disinfection lamp
The compact plug-in product can be used easily in a commercial spa or domestic setting to disinfect surfaces with UV-C light
ASPA International launches handheld UV-C light disinfection lamp
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For over 30 years, ASPA International has designed and built high-quality spas for the hotel, health and wellness sectors. During ...
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