The Monument news

Millie Kendall and Helena Grzesk, respectively CEO and COO of the British Beauty Council, have been recognised in Queen Elizabeth II's New Year Honours List ... More

A programme of "authentic reconstruction" of 11 historic sites in India, and the setting up of 100 experiential museums, are among ambitious plans reportedly under ... More

The Statue of Liberty Museum is set to make its long-awaited debut on 16 May. Designed by FXCollaborative, the 26,000 sq ft (2,415.4 sq m) ... More

The French government has unveiled an ambitious plan to renovate Paris’s landmark Grand Palais and create a cultural boulevard linking the historic site with the ... More

The National Museum of African American History and Culture has been named the design of 2017 by London’s Design Museum, making it only the second ... More

Boutique brand Boom Cycle has closed the Shoreditch studio where it launched in London in 2011, opening a new club in Monument. Rather than revamp ... More

Citizens should be empowered to play a much more active role in the design of the built environment as part of democratic society, Daniel Libeskind ... More

Glasgow’s Willow Tea Rooms Building, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, has received a £3.6m Heritage Lottery Fund grant to preserve the building and open a ... More

A historic hotel at the heart of Newcastle has unveiled the results of a £1.2m (US$1.6m, €1.3m) refurbishment. The Grade II-listed Grey Street Hotel, which ... More

The new spa at the recently opened Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Astana, capital city of Kazakhstan, will feature a seasonal treatment menu. Covering a total floor ... More

Luxury hotel operator The Ritz-Carlton has opened a location in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan. Owned by Verny Capital Group, the hotel offers a ... More

The largest building project undertaken by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in over 100 years opens to the public on Friday (30 June). Architect ... More

The architecture firm of Chilean Pritzker Prize winner Alejandro Aravena have won an international competition to design a “pre-eminent” Art Mill museum on the historic ... More

German studio GMP Arkitekten have won an international competition to add a retractable roof to Verona’s first century Roman amphitheatre. City officials want to add ... More

Officials have broken ground a new US$70m museum dedicated to the Statue of Liberty on the monument’s home of Liberty Island. Designed by Nicholas Garrison,principal ... More

London landmark The Monument is marking the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London by hosting a series of educational events through August and ... More

One of the world’s most iconic cultural landmarks is set to be comprehensively revamped “and upgraded for the 21st Century”. The government of New South ... More

Architect David Adjaye has told CLAD that the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington is “one of the defining projects” of ... More

Hyatt is opening its first branded hotel in Bulgaria, the Hyatt Regency Sofia, in 2018. Located in the heart of the Bulgarian capital on Vasil ... More

A controversial restoration of an ancient Spanish castle has been awarded an international architecture prize, despite being lambasted by a national heritage group as “lamentable”. ... More

Nationwide strikes against French President Francois Hollande's unpopular Socialist government, have led to the temporary closure of the Eiffel Tower, costing the visitor attraction in ... More

Macedonia’s capital of Skopje is undergoing a major revamp, but some are calling the controversial makeover – intended to attract more tourists to the country ... More

The opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics in London showcased some of Britain’s greatest creative talent, with one of its defining moments being the Olympic ... More

A museum dedicated to the events of 11 September 2001 will open in New York City this May. At each stage of the design process, ... More

The much vaunted Stonehenge exhibition and visitor centre opens its doors tomorrow (18th December), transforming the site from a quick stop off and photo opportunity ... More