Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from Thomas Heatherwick’s New York staircase to nowhere to Studio Gang’s Summer Block Party paper tube installation.

Tuesday

• The public will soon get an inside look inside one of Antoni Gaudí lesser-known architectural landmarks in Barcelona. Read here.

• South Korean automobile manufacturer Hyundai has opened “car culture experience park” in Goyang in the north of the country. Read here.

• Thomas Heatherwick, Sou Fujimoto and James Corner are judging a pavilion contest for Hong Kong’s planned cultural district. Read here.

• Architecture studio Lemay are adding a protective glass envelope to Victor Prus’ 1971 landmark Grand Theatre in Quebec. Read here.

Wednesday

• Snøhetta are celebrating the official completion of their hotly-anticipated revamp of the most visited destination in the United States – New York’s Times Square. Read here.

• An international design competition is to be held in the next few months for a new concert venue in the heart of Kaunas, Lithuania. Read here.

• The sweeping Dolomites mountain range in northeastern Italy has inspired a dramatic new hotel designed by architecture firm Network of Architecture. Read here.

• US architecture practice Studio Gang have revealed the first details of the interactive installation they are creating for the National Building Museum’s 2017 Summer Block Series. Read here.

• Kengo Kuma and Associates have added yet another large-scale leisure project to their growing slate of work: a museum formed of stacked wooden boxes. Read here.

Thursday

• Skyrocketing costs and lengthy delays are holding up the long-awaited Los Angeles’ Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, according to new reports. Read here.

• ‘Vessel’, Thomas Heatherwick’s centerpiece for the public square and gardens at the Hudson Yards development in New York, is rising from the ground. Read here.

• Global finance firm AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets has joined forces with Denmark’s largest pension fund, ATP, to acquire a 650-room lifestyle hotel designed by OMA. Read here.

Friday

• Sir David Adjaye has been named the world’s most influential architect by Time magazine. Read here.

• A seemingly doomed plan to build one of the world's largest indoor ice rinks inside a huge New York armoury has been given a new lease of life by state governor Andrew Cuomo. Read here.

• W Hotels Worldwide has launched a new concept: a private music studio, writer’s room and lounge for musicians and producers to use while on the road. Read here.

• Yabu Pushelberg and KEO International have created the 923sq m (9,935sq ft) spa at the upcoming Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait at Burj Alshaya. Read here.

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