Venice news

The finalists for this year’s Black Diamond Award, which honours the best spa manager of the year in Europe, have been announced. Finalists hail from ... More

Brazilian design studio MMBB Arquitetos and legendary architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha have collaborated on the transformation of a disused tower block in central São ... More

Alison Brooks, Alejandro Aravena, Wang Shu, Bjarke Ingels, Elizabeth Diller, Rafael Moneo, Peter Zumthor and David Chipperfield and are among the big names participating in ... More

An 18th-century restaurant and cafe in Venice’s historic St Mark’s Square has reopened following a major restoration overseen by Philippe Starck. The Michelin-starred Quadri, owned ... More

Award-winning Mexican architect Frida Escobedo has been commissioned to design the 2018 iteration of the Serpentine Pavilion. The Serpentine Pavilion programme, which began in 2000, ... More

Sweden’s National Heritage Board has hit out at David Chipperfield's proposed design for the Nobel Center headquarters and museum in Stockholm. The project, first announced ... More

Belgian architect Jean-Michel Gathy has been commissioned to create the first Aman Resort in the US, within New York’s landmark Crown Building. The principal designer ... More

The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) has announced it has hired David Chipperfield Architects to create a master plan for its expansion ambitions, following “a ... More

Aman has unveiled details of its New York property, set to open in 2020 in the heart of Manhattan. Aman New York will be housed ... More

VisitBritain is turning to a bear from Peru to boost tourism, with a new film campaign inspired by the upcoming release of Paddington 2. Last ... More

American artist Jeff Koons has teamed up Snapchat to create virtual art installations using augmented reality. The artist – famously known for reimagining everyday objects ... More

The first design images have been released showing Tadao Ando’s plans to convert Paris’ historic Bourse de la Commerce building into a new contemporary art ... More

The creation of vibrant and meaningful public spaces will be the focus of the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale, curators Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara have ... More

A historic shakeup of Italy’s museum directors has been thrown into disarray, after the courts overruled a decision by the country’s Culture Ministry on the ... More

Independently-owned fitness operator Ten Health & Fitness has a new place to showcase its ‘Move Better’ philosophy after launching its eighth London studio in Fitzrovia. ... More

The theme of socially responsible design will be explored during a year-long series of events, talks and installation exhibits in Mexico City – the World ... More

Luxury cruise operator Regent Seven Seas Cruises, known for its Canyon Ranch SpaClub facilities, has announced a new wellness programme aimed at promoting holistic wellbeing ... More

International architecture studio OMA have developed a new mixed-use masterplan for Columbia Circle – a historic site in the centre of Shanghai. Columbia Circle is ... More

The Venice-inspired Lloyds Bank building in Bristol is one of two former banks that have been merged together to form the newly-opened Bristol Harbour Hotel ... More

The Delta Development Group has signed an initial agreement to drive forward plans for a Dutch-inspired theme park and leisure destination near Amsterdam in the ... More

Fitness operator Ten Health and Fitness is launching a 2,700sq ft (251sq m) studio in west London's Fitzrovia at the beginning of May. The studio ... More

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has presented Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha with the 2017 Royal Gold Medal for architecture. Given in ... More

An expansive new complex for for the Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, designed by David Chipperfield Architects, has topped out in China. Set in an ... More

Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, co-founders of Irish studio Grafton Architects, have been appointed as curators of the 16th Venice International Architecture Exhibition in 2018. ... More

On the heels of its announcement of a new Luxury Brands Group, hotel giant Marriott International has outlined some of the nearly 30 new luxury ... More