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Designed by Studio Moren, the recently opened InterContinental is poised to quickly re-establish itself as the destination hotel in the Zambian capital. The opening marks the completion of the final phase of a project in which Studio Moren designed the refurbishment of... View Article

Apple BKC, Apple’s first flagship store in India, is now open. The store occupies a prominent corner of Jio World Drive, a new retail destination that is part of the Bandra Kurla Complex. Stefan Behling, head of studio, Foster +... View Article

Nansha New District is leading the future to be a free-trade zone as the main linkage between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. Entrusted by China Railway Construction Corporation Limited, Ken Wai, a Global Design Principal of Aedas, led the team... View Article

KWL Architects, one of the UK’s leading care sector architects, has transitioned into an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). Its founding directors, Philip Lewis and Neil Ross, started the company in Stow Hill, Newport in 2001 after working together for over... View Article

The global architecture firm Benoy has unveiled its design plans for ‘Konoz’, a cutting-edge entertainment city in the heart of Riyadh – the capital of Saudi Arabia. The project will be developed by Abdullah Al Othaim Investment Company, one of... View Article

MVRDV has presented its design for the extensive renovation of the Theater Koblenz, comprising an interior renovation and redesign of significant parts of the theatre’s backstage elements. Working within the boundaries of the existing building, the project carefully balances the... View Article

Aedas executive director Yaochun Wen led the team to create a new mixed-use hub that faces Anchang River, inter-connecting the ecological park and business zone in the Science and Technology City New Area in Mianyang, Sichuan. The project is designed... View Article

Today MVRDV has revealed the masterplan for the expansion of the Noviotech Campus in Nijmegen, in the east of the Netherlands. The plan unifies the currently disjointed campus buildings and adds new buildings in the empty spaces between them, all... View Article

Work on the University of Bristol’s new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus – a total investment of around £500m – will get underway next month after the University signed contracts with construction company Sir Robert McAlpine. Designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley... View Article

Award-winning architects and interior designers, Marchini Curran Associates, has delivered architectural and interior design services for the landmark Grange Park development in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Working on behalf of Wesleyan, Grange Park business park – formerly the Zurich building in Bishops Cleeve,... View Article

Matthew Robinson has joined the Design Team at Boyer, part of Leaders Romans Group. Matthew, a senior architect at Boyer, has over seven years’ experience in residential design. He joins from Morse Webb, based in Bramley in Hampshire, where he... View Article

MVRDV has won a competition to design the Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence (Ipai) in Heilbronn, Germany. A mixture of business campus, laboratories, a start-up innovation centre, housing, communication centre, and amenities such as a restaurant and kindergarten turn the campus... View Article

Hotel architects, ReardonSmith, have gained planning consent for a new-build hotel on the Uxbridge Road in West London. The vote by the planning committee was unanimously in favour of granting the application. Located near the Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery in... View Article

netMAGmedia is looking forward to hosting a live industry round table at the Building Centre, London on 24 May. This event will give key insights into how the construction sector is tackling recent changes to Building Regulations, and looking beyond... View Article

The architecture of the Czech pavilion for the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, is a “sophisticated instrument for achieving a higher form of viability.” The dynamic spiral movement upwards is an allegory of the ideal life path. The sculpted... View Article

Foster + Partners is working closely with Petrolina Group to design a masterplan that will transform Larnaca’s seafront into a thriving and sustainable community for the city’s residents, future generations and new visitors. The Land of Tomorrow masterplan gives back... View Article

Located in Portugal’s Algarve, with spectacular views over the Alvor Estuary, Palmares combines exceptional golfing and leisure facilities with homes from Pritzker Prize-winning RCR Arquitectes. The 37 apartments in Phase I of the Signature Apartments are now complete. Key features... View Article

Nottingham-based architects and interior designers, Marchini Curran Associates, has been appointed to redevelop the Clarendon Centre in Oxford. Working alongside the Lothbury Property Trust, the major scheme in Oxford city centre will transform the shopping arcade into a new landmark 226,547 ft²... View Article