RIAS news

The iconic Battersea Power Station on the south bank of the River Thames, London, UK, has finally reopened, following a £9bn redevelopment project. The Grade ... More

The Good Spa Guide has unveiled the results of its 11th annual awards this evening (2 August) at Spa Life UK’s annual two-day conference in ... More

Peppas N Architects, Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA) and Constantina Tsoutsikou are working together to create Royal Senses Resort & Spa Crete for Troulis Royal Collection, ... More

Despite three out of the six projects on this year's RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist being culture, attractions and leisure-related, none walked away with the top ... More

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) partner Stephen Barrett has praised the work carried out by his firm on the RIBA Stirling Prize-nominated Macallan Distillery, ... More

A new water park is set to open in Istria, Croatia, at the end of Q2 2019. Themed on dinosaurs, Paleo Park will open near ... More

Luxury Spanish skincare brand Natura Bissé has opened its first ever standalone spa at the Westfield London shopping centre in the UK. The Natura Bissé ... More

London-based architecture and interior design studio Michaelis Boyd have completed work on Casa Pastor and Plaza Pastor – two interconnected Mexican restaurants at the recently ... More

Global Wellness Day – an international celebration offering a range of free health and wellness activities to the public – will be celebrated this year ... More

Dr Ahmad Jalili, MD, Ph.D., has joined the Waldhotel Health & Medical Excellence as head of the Dermatology and Venereology Department at Switzerland's new holistic ... More

The first competition-winning cabins that form Epic Retreats – Wales’ first pop-up boutique hotel – have been revealed. Several architectural teams were chosen through a ... More

A museum planned for Istanbul, Turkey, is in progress and will be built in an existing park in the grounds of the city’s famous Topkapi ... More

The recently-opened German Gymnasium in London has won two prizes at the first Blue Badge Style Awards, which celebrates hospitality facilities in the UK that ... More

The Gran Melia Palacio de los Duques has opened in Madrid in a renovated 19th century palace that was the home to the Dukes of ... More

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced a bumper shortlist in its bid to celebrate the world's best building. Zaha Hadid, Bjarke Ingels, ... More

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) will today officially launch its 2016 Festival of Architecture with Hinterland, a night-time public art event held ... More

Gareth Hoskins, one of leisure architecture’s brightest stars, has died at the age of 48 following a heart attack. The founder and MD of Glasgow-based ... More

A crumbling 100-year old church in Llanera, northern Spain, has been transformed by local skateboarding enthusiasts and a hotly-tipped artist into a spectacular indoor skate ... More

Salt Escape, a new salt spa in Mumbai, has opened with a mission to help relieve the respiratory ailments of the polluted city's inhabitants. The ... More

The Sheraton Reserva do Paiva Hotel and Convention Centre has been launched by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, 30 minutes from Brazil's Recife region. One ... More

Irish airline company Aer Lingus will be offering hand-harvested seaweed skincare products by Voya as part of its in-flight amenities service for its business class ... More

A new museum memorial centre acting as a leading light for leisure restoration projects could be in line to receive two design awards. The National ... More

Las Brias Hotel Collection has just launched Nizuc Spa by ESPA at its Nizuc Resort & Spa on the coast of Riviera Maya, Mexico. Located ... More

A new £5m (US$7.55m, €5.83m) watersport development has been launched on the Colwyn Bay waterfront in north Wales. The development features the new Porth Eirias ... More