Brisbane news

Nike, is launching a one-day fitness, wellness and mindfulness festival in London next month, before taking the event around the world. Scheduled to take place ... More

Boutique boxing brand UBX is coming to the UK and Ireland following the signing of a master franchise deal with Empowered Brands. Franchise investment business ... More

Plans have been revealed for a 150ha (16 million sq ft) wetlands development in Brisbane that will include a community hub, walking routes, events spaces ... More

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the US Department of Justice have given the green light for the merger of venue management giant ... More

A spectacular light and sound event is launching today (19 July) in Townsville, north-eastern Queensland in Australia. Halo, which is created by Sydney-based AGB Events, ... More

Architecture firms Snøhetta and Blight Rayner have won an international competition to design an AU$150m (US$103.8m, €90m, £81.4m) theatre for the Queensland Performing Arts Centre ... More

AEG Facilities and SMG have revealed plans to merge, creating a standalone global facility management and venue services company which will operate under the name ... More

Westin Hotels, Marriott International's upscale brand, has opened its first resort in Brisbane, Queensland. The new, 299-room Westin Brisbane – located in the city’s upscale, ... More

Middle Eastern edutainment brand Kidzmondo is set to open a new mini-city site aimed at children aged between two and 14 in Melbourne, Australia. Located ... More

The Brisbane Transit Centre – often cited as the Australian city’s ugliest building – is to be demolished to make way for a metro station ... More

Marriott International’s W Hotels brand has re-entered the Australian market with the opening of the W Brisbane, a new hotel that features fast-paced urban style ... More

Four Australian sisters who represented their country at the World Dance Championships have announced plans to launch their dance-fitness brand in the UK. Created by ... More

Marriott International has secured a deal to open and manage a 337-room luxury hotel in Japan’s second-largest city, Osaka. Designed by architect Tadao Ando, the ... More

The World Architecture Festival has today (7 July) unveiled the largest ever shortlist for its Building of the Year competition. WAF – one of the ... More

W Hotels Worldwide has announced it is planning to to open a property in Melbourne, Australia, in 2020 as part of an ambitious and controversial ... More

Hong Kong-based global conglomerate Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited (CTFE) – parent company of Rosewood Hotel Group – has bought the troubled US$3.5bn Bahamian mega-resort ... More

Australian architecture studio FJMT have been selected to design the proposed hotel and residential tower at The Star Sydney, which will accommodate a new six ... More

Olivier Rochette – the son of Cirque du Soleil co-creator Gilles Ste-Croix – has been killed in an accident while preparing for a show in ... More

Commonwealth Games England (CGE) will use part of the £4m (US$5m, €4.5m) grant it received from Sport England to create a performance centre within its ... More

Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) is bringing a world first Marvel exhibition to Queensland, with the groundbreaking event set to debut in 2017. Featuring ... More

International architecture and design practice The NRA Collaborative have outlined their masterplan for a sweeping new entertainment district in Brisbane, Australia. The proposed precinct, called ... More

As Strava today (10 May) kicks off its first ever Global Bike to Work Day, the cycling app has revealed that more than 70 cities ... More

An ambitious AS$30m (£14.9m, US$21.5m, €19.3m) netball facility is being designed in Queensland, Australia, which is expected to benefit thousands of elite, grassroots and school ... More

A typically unique Zaha Hadid tower could be built in Melbourne after Australian developer Landream submitted a planning application for the mixed-use project. The 57-storey ... More

Sport and entertainment architects, Populous, have announced a merger with Jump Studios, a London-based practice which specialises in high-concept interiors, installations and architectural design. The ... More