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The 95-acre, mixed-use ocV!BE development will be anchored by the Honda Center / ocV!BE
The 95-acre, mixed-use ocV!BE development will be anchored by the Honda Center / ocV!BE

Anaheim's US$4bn ocV!BE project approved by planners

by Tom Walker | 15 Sep 2022
Ambitious plans to create a US$4bn entertainment district in Anaheim, California, US, have been approved by the city's planning commission. The 95-acre, mixed-use ocV!BE development will be anchored by the Honda Center – the 18,000-capacity indoor arena which is the home of National Hockey League's (NHL) Anaheim Ducks. ocV!BE is driven by the Samueli family, which owns the Anaheim Ducks franchise. Set to open in 2024, the new district will feature live entertainment venues, a range of dining units, retail
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The Red Sea Development Company is responsible for developing and managing The Red Sea and Amaala projects / The Red Sea Development Company
The Red Sea Development Company is responsible for developing and managing The Red Sea and Amaala projects / The Red Sea Development Company

Construction marches ahead for Saudi giga-projects Amaala and The Red Sea

by Megan Whitby | 14 Sep 2022
The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer behind ultra-luxury Saudi tourism destination Amaala, has now signed over 300 contracts worth more than SAR 6.62 bn (US$1.7bn, €1.7bn £1.5bn). Underpinned by sustainability, Amaala is being designed for ultra-high net worth individuals and will centre on wellness and sports, arts and culture and sea, sun and lifestyle. Spanning 4,155sq m of the Saudi Arabian coastline, Amaala will be spread across three locations (Triple Bay, The Island and The Coastal Development) and
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The Aquadome will be home to a variety of social hydrotherapy experiences and relaxation spaces / HBG Design
The Aquadome will be home to a variety of social hydrotherapy experiences and relaxation spaces / HBG Design

HBG Design behind Michigan’s six-storey Aquadome inspired by the sun’s path across the sky

by Megan Whitby | 12 Sep 2022
Hospitality and entertainment design firm HBG Design is helming the design of Michigan's new Gun Lake Casino Resort Aquadome – a glass-roofed, climate-controlled, indoor landscaped pool and event centre atrium environment. The six-storey, 32,000sq ft Aquadome is part of a US$300m (£259.1m, €298.4m) site-wide overhaul of the casino. The investment is also funding the construction of a 252-room hotel and further entertainment amenities. “The Aquadome is sure to become a must-see feature,” said Paul Bell, AIA, principal at HBG Design.
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Now in its seventh edition, the three-day IMCC attracts museum leaders from around the world / IMCC
Now in its seventh edition, the three-day IMCC attracts museum leaders from around the world / IMCC

Seventh International Museum Construction Congress to be held in Norway this year

by Tom Walker | 11 Aug 2022
The International Museum Construction Congress (IMCC) will take place in the Norwegian capital city, Oslo, from 6 to 8 November 2022. Now in its seventh edition, the three-day IMCC is designed for international museum leaders, architects, project managers, museum leaders and any other professionals involved in the construction, renovation and expansion of museums. The planning committee for this year's event is chaired by Göran Joryd, project manager for the new Museum of the Viking Age. The committee includes Sonja Abracen,
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The museum has been designed by Heneghan Peng Architects / Heneghan Peng
The museum has been designed by Heneghan Peng Architects / Heneghan Peng

The 'world's most anticipated museum' to finally open this year

by Tom Walker | 11 Aug 2022
The Grand Egyptian Museum is set to finally open its doors after a design and construction project which has taken more than 20 years to complete. Touted as the world's most anticipated museum – thanks to both its unique design and the treasures it will house – the attraction was first announced to the world in 2001. A design competition in 2002 received more than 1,500 entries, from which Heneghan Peng Architects were selected for the development in 2003. After
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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 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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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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Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach

Interview: Blurred lines

Scott Lee became president of SB Architects in 2000. Tracy Lee founded TLee Spas in 2015
We design to connect the guest to the place, positioning people at the centre of the design
Architect Scott Lee and spa consultant Tracey Lee on marrying the worlds of design and wellness in a series of interesting projects
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The Smog Free Project turns smog into jewellery

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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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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The waste-to-energy plant has a ski slope, hiking trails, an 85m climbing wall, restaurant and apres ski bar

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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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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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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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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The twist

Museums: Crossing the line

These museums double as bridges and bring art to the lives of ordinary commuters
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The Louvre Conservation Centre will open in October

Interview: John McElgunn and Stephen Barrett

Stephen Barrett (left) and John McElgunn (right) were both made partners at RSHP in 2016
Leisure space – public space – is at the very root of democracy, and architecture is about democracy
As RSHP completes its latest cultural project, we speak to two of its partners about why Richard Rogers isn’t leaving his succession to chance
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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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The spa and fitness centre on the 57th floor end in an infinity-edge pool with views across Philadelphia

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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The dome aims to integrate technology with arts and culture
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Italian architect Alberto Apostoli has renewed his partnership with Newform – an Italian wellness company – and designed A.Zeta. A.Zeta ...
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The new Experience Centre houses a 20m LED dome
Cosm unveils Experience Centre with ‘one of a kind’ 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
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Móz Designs columns anchor the world’s largest indoor aquarium
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