contemplation news

Six Senses Kyoto opens its doors today, marking the eco-luxury hotel and spa operator’s entry into Japan and a new addition to its urban collection. ... More

Destination wellness resort operator Jayasom has revealed plans to deliver an integrative multigenerational health resort for Amaala – a vast mixed-use tourism destination in Saudi ... More

The Royal Air Force Museum Midlands has secured £5m of National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) investment towards its £22.1m Inspiring Everyone project, which will deliver ... More

Omega Mart, a permanent visitor attraction and art installation built by Meow Wolf, is set to open in Las Vegas, US, this month. The attraction, ... More

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has extended its Inner Strength – Outer Strength wellness initiative to encompass guests across all its global spas. The concept is ... More

A team of architects have revealed plans to transform a multi-lane road in central Copenhagen into a green and car-free city park. The project will ... More

The Rothko Chapel will reopen in Houston this June after a 14-month restoration project by Architecture Research Office that is part of a wider $30m ... More

Revellers at Burning Man this week can get an extra dose of heat in the Nevada Desert as Helsinki-based JKMM architects bring the Steam of ... More

The Hammams of the Casablanca Hassan II Mosque in Morocco have been redeveloped, renovated, and are open to the public for the first time. Deep ... More

MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, have been chosen to build their ethereal design for the Yiwu Grand Theater in China’s Zhejiang province. The announcement ... More

Luxury hotel operator Aman will open its third resort in Japan this November with the launch of Aman Kyoto, which will include a spa concept ... More

The ongoing restoration of the Qianlong Garden – a part of Beijing’s iconic Forbidden City that has never been opened to the public – has ... More

A 26-house private island in the Baa Atoll region of the Maldives opens this month with a spa offering dedicated to “freedom of movement, contemplation ... More

Chinese starchitects MAD have released images of their newest project – a spiral staircase and observation deck in Rotterdam. Set to rise in the city’s ... More

China-based Aoyuan Property Group, which is currently on a buying spree, having recently scooped up six new properties in Australia, has announced plans for a ... 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

A major artwork by Mark Wallinger and architects Studio Octopi has been launched in the English district of Runnymede, celebrating the legacy of Magna Carta. ... More

MKV Design, the principal designer in the reinvention of Switzerland’s Bürgenstock Resort, has been recognised by Hospitality Design as winner in the wellness category for ... More

Award-winning Mexican architect Frida Escobedo has been commissioned to design the 2018 iteration of the Serpentine Pavilion. The Serpentine Pavilion programme, which began in 2000, ... 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

Tales of trolls, elves, monsters and invisible men roaming Iceland’s majestic volcanic landscape have inspired the design of a proposed spa and wellness retreat located ... More

Hastings Pier by dRMM Architects has been announced as the winner of the 2017 RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK’s best new building. In a ... More

The UK’s new Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre is to be built in London it was revealed today (24 October). The new national landmark will ... More

The 16,000sq ft (1,486sq m) Spa at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach in Miami has been re-imagined with a fresh redesign, outdoor treatment menu, state-of-the-art fitness ... More

Researchers at The Marcus Institute of Integrative Health at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have shown there are changes in the dopamine and serotonin systems ... More