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CLADmag 2016 issue 2

5 Editor’s letter: Defending the public realm

Good public space is vital for wellbeing, says Liz Terry
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12 CLAD people: Richard Rogers partner RSHP

On defending our public spaces
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14 CLAD people: Shigeru Ban, founder Shigeru Ban Architects

The post-disaster work of his Voluntary Architects Network
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16 CLAD people: Norman Foster, founder Foster + Partners

The Norman Foster Foundation presents the Droneport
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20 CLAD people: Vo Trong Nghia

Pushing green design practices and caring for the natural world
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22 CLAD people: Susan Ungaro & James Biber

On the winners of the James Beard Foundation's Outstanding Restaurant Design Awards
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24 CLAD update: News

News from around the globe
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42 Interview: David Adjaye

Ahead of the launch of the National Museum of African American History & Culture, its designer tells us what the project means to him
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48 Interview: Alejandro Aravena

This year’s Pritzker Prize winner on the importance of leisure
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52 Interview: Aaron Richter

As high end fitness chain Equinox prepares to enter the hotel market, its VP of design sets out his plans
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64 In conversation: MVRDV

From flooding old shopping malls to revolutionising housing, MVRDV’s founders like to do things differently
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74 Interview: Andre Fu

The Hong Kong-based designer on his transportative year
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CLADmag 2016 issue 2

On the cover: David Adjaye

David Adjaye, Architect

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82 Biophilic Design: Greening the City

The architects behind some of Singapore’s greenest buildings explain how urban density and nature can go hand in hand
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94 Interview: David Gianotten

Maybe it’s time for architects to move away from the competition model and start taking control says OMA partner David Gianotten
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102 Spa & Wellness: Forest fantasy

Phuket’s entrepreneurial Somnam family decided they wanted to create a resort with a difference for the island Keemala was the result
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108 Total football: Total architecture

FC Barcelona is taking on its rivals with its ambitious €600m expansion project Kim Megson speaks to the architects involved
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122 In the spotlight: Tadao Kamei

Nikken Sekkei’s CEO tells us how the firm is drawing on more than 100 years of experience to design Barcelona’s new Camp Nou stadium
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126 CLADkit: Product design

New products from Philippe Starck Bottega Veneta and more
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Mirrors gave the impression that the maze was larger than it actually was

Martha Schwartz: The landscape architect on bagels, climate change and upsetting the status quo

"No one is taking the issue of climate change seriously. Some bad things will have to happen before there is a change"

The outspoken landscape architect on climate change, bagels and being controversial

Last word: Daniela Colli

"The alternation of light and shadow is essential to give dynamism to a space"

Italian architect Daniela Colli tells us how she looked to classical art for inspiration on how to deal with light and shadow in her latest project

The Alilah Salalah will feature 25 villas, 100 suites, fine dining restaurants and a Spa Alila wellness centre. It is due to open in 2017

Interview: Fabio Scacciavillani on attracting wealthy tourists to Oman

Fabio Scacciavillani is chief economist for the Oman Investment Fund. He started his career working for the International Monetary Fund

"The region has a microclimate thanks to the monsoon, so the summer is cool and rainy"

The Oman Investment Fund’s chief economist talks us through plans to redefine Oman as a high end leisure and tourism destination

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The St Regis Maldives resort was designed around local ecologies

Interview: Maria Warner Wong

Maria Warner Wong was born in Australia and raised and eduated in Mexico City

Yale University Art Gallery by Duncan Hazard & Richard Olcott

Project preview: Ennead's Thomas Wong on the Shanghai Planetarium

"We want this museum to be modern while at the same time referencing China’s strong history in astronomy"

Ennead partner Thomas Wong tells us how he looked to the skies for inspiration for the winning Shanghai Planetarium design

Cars will drive over the bridge and skiers will ski underneath it

Regeneration: Summit's Sam Arthur on creating a crowd-sourced ski resort with creativity at its heart

"People very much believe in the community of Summit and so investing in continuing and empowering that community was the logical next step"

In Utah, a bunch of hip entrepreneurs are creating a crowdfunded ski resort with art and creativity at its heart

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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

The hotel offers guided day trips on a private yacht to explore the local scenery and wildlife

Interview: Building in paradise

"You can feel God here. When I first saw the site, it felt like heaven on earth. I fell instantly in love with it "

Designing an eco hotel for the Galapagos Islands that allowed the stunning natural surroundings to take centre stage while minimising its impact on the land presented its own unique set of challenges, Ecuadorian architect Humberto Plaza tells Kathryn Hudson

Interview: Steven Holl on Donald Trump, Zaha Hadid and not being obedient

Steven Holl is widely considered to be one of America’s most important and influential architects

" What sound is to music, light is to space "

The acclaimed architect speaks to CLAD about Donald Trump, Zaha Hadid and not being obedient

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The event will be hosted in the Mauritius in 2024

Eco Resort Network conference to convene in Mauritius this May

Megan Whitby

Hospitality industry event Eco Resort Network is set to take place at the Ravenala Attitude Hotel, Turtle Bay, Mauritius, from ...

The new lock model allows facilities and building managers to create and manage access via an app or online portal

Codelocks develops new glass door smart lock

Megan Whitby

Codelocks has launched its first glass door smart lock to bring intelligent access control to modern spa, leisure, fitness and ...

Eden project uses drones to spell out climate change warning

Magali Robathan

Almost 300 drones were used to signal an environmental message above the Eden Project’s biomes, during the UN Climate Change ...

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Mather & Co has transformed the visitor centre into the ultimate haven for ardent Coronation Street viewers

Mather & Co and ITV unite to create Coronation Street Experience

Magali Robathan

Experience designers, Mather & Co, have orchestrated a remarkable collaboration with ITV to unveil the new Coronation Street Experience, a ...

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Siminetti unveils iridescent decorative panelling range inspired by plants

Megan Whitby

The Botanicals is Siminetti’s newest Mother of Pearl decorative panelling collection, inspired by the distinctive patterns found in botany and ...

Koto is known for crafting modular, energy-neutral cabins and homes

Koto Design introduces wood-fired hot tub

Katie Barnes

A striking wood-fired hot tub has been unveiled by Koto, an architecture and design studio which has a passion for ...

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Jaffe Holden provided architectural acoustics for the Academy Museum

Jaffe Holden helps bring Academy Museum of Motion Pictures alive

Magali Robathan

Acoustical consulting firm Jaffe Holden provided architectural acoustics and audio/video design services for the recently opened Academy Museum of Motion ...