Quito news

Modern wellness brand The Well has teamed up with Miami-based real estate developer Terra to launch its first urban wellness community. The development – called ... More

Fox Browne Creative have created a treehouse-like overnight retreat for the &Beyond Ngala Private Game Reserve in South Africa that will give guests the chance ... More

Alexis Dornier has created an "experimental treetop boutique hotel" located in Ubud on the island of Bali, Indonesia, with a mix of part-industrial, part-natural structures ... More

MVRDV 's design for a new campus for Chinese technology firm Tencent is, in reality, an urban district in which for employees to live, work ... More

Spa consultancy Raison d’Etre has collaborated with hotel and tour operator, Metropolitan Touring, to create an eco-conscious spa for the Finch Bay Hotel in the ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI), a nonprofit research and educational resource for the wellness industry, has launched a new white paper series with an aim ... More

Scandinavian architecture bureau Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) have unveiled plans for EPIQ – the firm's second project in Quito, Ecuador. Situated on the cusp of ... More

London-based architecture firm Heatherwick Studio have unveiled details for "Eden", a 20-storey high-rise and the architects' first residential project in Asia. Situated in Singapore's upscale ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has released the top six trends in hydrothermal spa and wellness experiences as identified by the GWI’s Hydrothermal Initiative. One ... More

Serenia Residences, a series of condominiums taking shape on a 100-metre stretch of private beachfront land is anticipated to debut by the end of 2019. ... More

Sir Roy Strong, the former director of London's V&A Museum, has said that national galleries and museums across Britain should introduce lower entrance fees across ... More

Bjarke Ingels has announced his firm's first project in South America. Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) have designed The IQON in Quito, Ecuador – set to ... More

The hotly-anticipated new hotel by Ian Schrager has opened in New York’s Bowery neighbourhood, in a building designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron. ... More

Disney’s research arm has revealed plans to use Quasistatic Cavity Resonance (QSCR) to enable purpose-built structures to generate special magnetic fields able to charge electronic ... More

The final beam of a 65,000 sq ft (6,039 sq m) leisure extension at the White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds has been put in ... More

This year’s World Architecture Day will be used by the industry to promote the role of good design in “ensuring a better future for all ... More

Despite concerns for wider Orlando, Disney has said the zika virus isn’t effecting its business in Florida, with “no real impact on cancellations or future ... More

Despite Florida posting record visitor numbers for the year, Britain’s decision to leave the European Union (EU), Brazil’s recession, the Zika virus in Florida and ... More

The World Health Organization (WHO) has dismissed calls for the Rio Olympics to be moved or cancelled as a result of the growing Zika crisis. ... More

Healthy living sensation The Body Coach has been brought in by Fitness First to help banish the January blues through the power of exercise. Joe ... More

The Mandarin Oriental Marrakech, set amid 20 hectares of landscaped gardens and 100,000 roses, is now open. The hotel features 54 private villas inspired by ... More

Almost 40 per cent of health club users think that selfies should be banned in gyms, according to new research which reopens the debate surrounding ... More

Virgin Active is teaming up with the University of Bedfordshire and primary school teachers across the country to explore pioneering teaching methods and new approaches ... More

Despite celebrity chefs being ubiquitous, take up on cheffing courses is falling and hospitality businesses are struggling to recruit skilled chefs. According to figures from ... More

With the busy January period already in full flow, gyms and PTs alike are working flat out to attract new clients, with celebrity trainer Matt ... More