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The fitness industry in Europe is uniting today (30 May) to launch #beactivehour, a free one hour workout at 5.00pm CET/3.00pm GMT. The event has ... More

Updated designs of the Barack Obama Presidential Center have been released showing a more sculptural building, introducing a large glazed element and adding a textured ... More

New York-based Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, who are currently designing the Barack Obama Presidential Center, have received the 2019 Praemium Imperiale Award for architecture. ... More

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) have revealed plans to launch a new, continental professional basketball league in Africa. Called ... More

The National Museum of African American History and Culture has been named the design of 2017 by London’s Design Museum, making it only the second ... More

Former US president Barack Obama has provided an update on his Presidential Center, promising to “create a campus for active citizenship in the heart of ... More

A ban has come into effect in the UK to stop manufacturers making products containing microbeads. Microbeads, which are often used in products like exfoliating ... More

Linda Conlon, CEO of the International Centre for Life in Newcastle and chair of the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) has announced the ... More

Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from Elon Musk’s latest big idea to Peter Zumthor’s extension for Fondation Beyeler ... More

Barack and Michelle Obama, the former president and first lady of the United States, have today (4 May) unveiled the design of the planned Obama ... More

The architecture industry must address its diversity, gender, and equity issues by embracing fresh voices from all walks of life, former US first lady Michelle ... More

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced that former first lady of the United States Michelle Obama will deliver the keynote speech on the ... More

Closing the empathy deficit, the next horizon of civil rights and the rise of the intelligent machines are all trends that will affect cultural institutions ... More

The American Alliance of Museums has spoken out against the decision by US President Donald Trump’s administration to rescind guidelines that sought to protect transgender ... More

Cuba’s tourism sector has benefitted from the effects of a thawing relationship with the US, with the island nation’s visitor numbers hitting record levels in ... More

Disney CEO Bob Iger will be part of President-elect Donald Trump’s strategic and policy forum, with the first meeting to take place in February. The ... More

Analysts have predicted that a Donald Trump win in today’s (8 November) US Presidential election would have a similar effect to the UK’s Brexit vote, ... More

Orlando’s theme parks reopened this weekend after the force of Hurricane Matthew left the majority of Central Florida largely unscathed. The theme park capital avoided ... More

Several theme parks and attractions in Orlando have been forced to take precautionary action ahead of Hurricane Matthew's impending arrival in Central Florida later today ... More

The long-awaited opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. will take place this Saturday (24 September), with US ... More

Cosmetic companies should be banned from using plastic microbeads in products like exfoliating scrubs and toothpaste because of the marine pollution they are causing, the ... More

Legendary basketball player Michael Jordan has shown his philanthropic side, donating US$5m (€4.5m, £3.8m) to the Smithsonian’s upcoming National Museum of African American History and ... More

Architect David Adjaye has told CLAD that the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington is “one of the defining projects” of ... More

Here are some of the most popular stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from a hip hop museum to rainforest built on a tower ... More

US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have reportedly chosen Chicago's historic Jackson Park as the site for their Obama Presidential Center. Media ... More