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Global architectural firm Woods Bagot has completed its comprehensive renewal of the Continental Sorrento in Victoria, Australia, with a luxury underground spa and bathing retreat. ... More

Swiss luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet will open a museum celebrating the company history next month (June 2020). Located next to the company HQ in the ... More

Bjarke Ingels Group are designing a hotel next to their forthcoming Audemars Piguet watchmaking museum in the village of Le Brassus, Switzerland. As with that ... More

The Royal Collection Trust – the charitable organisation responsible for the art collection of the British Royal Family – has named Tim Knox as its ... More

Resort and hotel operator Six Senses is looking to establish itself as a leader in the luxury ski resort market. The Thailand-based group, which opened ... More

Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas has announced plans to open its first resort in Switzerland. Upon completion, the 47–bedroom Six Senses Crans-Montana will operate under ... More

The winners of this year’s Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence have been announced, with shortlisted projects celebrated and recognised across the museums, galleries, heritage ... More

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) have formed their own specialised BIG Engineering unit, which will be dedicated to “ensuring the structural, mechanical integrity and resilience of ... More

The year ahead promises much excitement in the world of leisure architecture and design. New designs will be unveiled, ongoing projects will take shape and ... More

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has opened the Four Points Havana – a historic milestone that makes it the first US-based hospitality company to enter Cuba ... More

The Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires has taken control of the city’s controversial zoo, announcing plans to move nearly all of its 2,500 animals to ... More

The government has unveiled a new blueprint to boost physical activity and sustainable transport by encouraging more walking and cycling across Britain. The strategy wants ... More

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has signed three new hotel deals in Cuba, making it the first US-based hospitality company to enter the Cuban market in ... More

Sustrans has announced that Transport for London (TfL) high-flyer Xavier Brice will become its new chief executive from June 2016. The sustainable transport charity is ... More

Merlin Entertainments has appointed Rachel Yun Chiang, partner at multi-billion dollar Asian investment firm Pacific Alliance Group (PAG), to its board in a non-executive director ... More

Project Mosul – a heritage preservation and restoration project that initially focused on the Mosul Museum in Iraq – has been rechristened Rekrei after the ... More

Following its debut last week as a temporary exhibition inside the Museum of London, plans are in the works to set up a new public ... More

Starwood Hotels is opening the Westin Hamburg next year in the highly anticipated Elbe Philharmonic complex. Designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron and ... More

London’s Alexandra Palace restoration has been granted planning consent by Haringey Council, bringing the project one step closer to fruition. The approved proposal to restore ... More

Danish architectural practice, Bjarke Ingles Group (BIG) has won a contest to expand the world famous head quarters of luxury watch maker Audemars Piguet in ... More

County Durham’s Bowes Museum is complementing its display of fine art and contemporary exhibitions with a variety of events during the summer. Currently running and ... More