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Emirati real estate developer Viva City Developments has announced that it will supervise the creation of a record-breaking sports complex in Dubai. Dubbed "The Sports ... More

Finnish architects OOPEAA have won a competition to design and create floating sea pools for public use in coastal cities and towns around the world, ... More

The Qatar National Library (QNL) in Doha, designed by international architects OMA, has been officially opened by the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad ... More

Dutch design practice UNStudio has completed a vast leisure complex in Hangzhou, with a pair of sinuous towers providing a dramatic new landmark for the ... More

Bernard Donoghue, director of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA), has been named an ambassador for cultural tourism as part of London mayor Sadiq ... More

New drone footage has today (8 June) been released showing huge cast stone panels being hung on the curving walls of Kengo Kuma’s V&A Dundee; ... More

The famous Middle Eastern folk tales of One Thousand and One Nights are the inspiration behind a lavish dome-topped hotel opening imminently in Doha, Qatar. ... More

As Disney and Wanda’s public war for dominance across China continues to rage on, Wanda chair Wang Jianlin has reportedly hired former Disney executive Andrew ... More

Wang Jianlin’s public feud with Disney continues to heat up with the Wanda chair’s latest multi-billion Wanda City to open its doors tomorrow (23 September). ... More

Work has started on a 220 room hotel in Manchester that will be constructed from purpose-built steel shipping containers. Architects Chapman Taylor have designed the ... More

Construction has begun on Astana Expo City in Kazakhstan; the site of the world’s next international architecture exposition. Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) ... More

Conrad Hotels has made its debut in the Philippines with the opening of Conrad Manila today, in the heart of the 42-acre Bay City development. ... More

Following Wang Jianlin’s warning to Disney against development in China, tensions have further escalated after Disney said it was prepared to take action to protect ... More

Dutch football club Feyenoord has pinpointed a preferred site for its new stadium and surrounding complex. Working with architects OMA, financial advisors First Dutch and ... More

Australian developer Lendlease has unveiled plans for a new billion-dollar city precinct for Melbourne, which will have a floating sky park at its heart. Melbourne ... More

Plans to build a commercial, financial and residential township in Laos feature a 60-hectare (148-acre) theme park – the first major amusement attraction in the ... More

Close to 200 UNESCO member states have adopted a revised International Charter for Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport which aims to improve physical activity ... More

An eco-friendly aquarium in Yangon, Myanmar, will partially open for the first time in 2016, after several months of delays. Designed by the Myanmar office ... More

Jack Rouse Associates (JRA) have unveiled the masterplan and preliminary concept design for Crystal Lagoon Water Theme Park – part of the AED20bn (US$5.4bn, €4.8bn, ... More

The Shanghai government has announced plans to build an indoor winter resort next to the popular Shanghai Haichang Polar Ocean World in the city. According ... More

Thai operator Dusit Fudu Hotels and Resorts is set to manage a hotel in China’s Shandong province in early 2018, complete with an extensive destination ... More

A science centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which tells the story of information technology and communications through interactive, media-based attractions, is expected to open in ... More

Steiner Spa Consulting president Jeff Matthews has revealed the company's concepts and designs for a burgeoning pipeline of projects in the Indian Ocean and Middle ... More

Lamu Island on the north coast of Kenya is about to undergo a drastic transformation costing KES2.3tn (US$25bn, €19.9bn, £15.6bn), featuring three resort cities – ... More

Lamu Island on the north coast of Kenya is about to undergo a drastic transformation with a KES2.3tn (US$25bn, €19.9bn, £15.6bn) mixed-use development planned to ... More