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Taichi Kuma, son of the celebrated Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, has designed a striking new sauna for the Sana Mane glamping destination in southern Japan. ... More

Brothers Christian and Sean Mackin are taking touchless therapy a step further by creating one of the first life-sized massage robots. They’re co-founders of tech ... More

Since being established in 2003, COOKFOX Architects have gained a reputation for being proponents of architecture at the intersection of sustainability and wellness, which co-founder ... More

Will buildings of the future change shape to respond to your behaviour? Possibly, say researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Built Environment. ... More

The myriad of potential applications of a spray-on protective polymer have being showcased through an unlikely medium: an online video of an indestructible watermelon. In ... More

A Japanese fabric manufacturer has teamed up with Kengo Kuma and Associates to demonstrate how carbon fibre curtains can protect buildings from earthquakes. Komatsu Seiren ... More

The next generation of buildings could be created by wall-crawling robots. That’s the view of robotics researcher Maria Yablonina, a graduate of the University of ... More

The role that infrastructure projects play in urban regeneration and the creation of new public spaces will be discussed today (14 July) at a talk ... More

The hard shells of coconuts could hold the key to designing buildings able to withstand earthquakes and other natural disasters, researchers from the University of ... More

Our biggest news stories came right at the end of this week, with UK’s decision to leave the European Union. Many of Britain's best-known architects ... More

International design studio Architects of Invention have released a concept proposal for a resort and spa created by biomimicry. Located on Mahe Island in the ... More

This week was a big one for leisure architects, designers and developers in the exciting world of museum design. In Hungary, local architects Napur overcame ... More

A garden pavilion fabricated by robots has opened to the public in the grounds of the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London. The Elytra ... More

A sub-species of sea urchin has inspired a group of German architects, designers, engineers and biologists to develop an intricate robotically-produced pavilion. The Sand Dollar’s ... More

It’s been another busy week in the world of leisure architecture, design, investment and development, and we have reported on some particularly exciting trends and ... More

British scientists have discovered how graphene – the nanometre-thin material with remarkable electrical conductivity and mechanical strength – could be applied in buildings as ‘smart ... More

Visitors to the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London this May will be able to explore a garden pavilion inspired by nature and fabricated ... More

Liz Terry, CEO of Leisure Media and editor of Spa Opportunities and Spa Business magazines, was invited to identify two architectural trends for the wellness ... More