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The fitness industry in Europe is uniting today (30 May) to launch #beactivehour, a free one hour workout at 5.00pm CET/3.00pm GMT. The event has ... More

Updated designs of the Barack Obama Presidential Center have been released showing a more sculptural building, introducing a large glazed element and adding a textured ... More

New York-based Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, who are currently designing the Barack Obama Presidential Center, have received the 2019 Praemium Imperiale Award for architecture. ... More

Digital wellness platform Mindbody has announced that actress and entrepreneur Kristen Bell will deliver a keynote speech at the 2019 edition of its Bold conference. ... More

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) have revealed plans to launch a new, continental professional basketball league in Africa. Called ... More

Alex Smith, founder of Cares Family and a fellow at the Obama Foundation, will give a keynote speech on loneliness at the ukactive National Summit ... More

Former First Lady, Michelle Obama, will give a keynote speech at this year's BOLD conference. She will offer delegates insights into her personal story, policy ... More

Architect Steven Holl has blamed “a crisis of ignorance in high places” for a lack of progress in adopting environmental building practices, reserving particular ire ... 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

Former US president Barack Obama has provided an update on his Presidential Center, promising to “create a campus for active citizenship in the heart of ... More

A ban has come into effect in the UK to stop manufacturers making products containing microbeads. Microbeads, which are often used in products like exfoliating ... More

Former White House advisor Lisa Ellman has laid out the opportunities drones can offer US attractions, also discussing rules and regulations and how to navigate ... More

Linda Conlon, CEO of the International Centre for Life in Newcastle and chair of the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) has announced the ... More

Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from Elon Musk’s latest big idea to Peter Zumthor’s extension for Fondation Beyeler ... More

Barack and Michelle Obama, the former president and first lady of the United States, have today (4 May) unveiled the design of the planned Obama ... More

Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from a spectacular cantilevered skybridge in Dubai to stadium seats made from palm ... More

The architecture industry must address its diversity, gender, and equity issues by embracing fresh voices from all walks of life, former US first lady Michelle ... More

Former US president Bill Clinton and former first lady Michelle Obama are to make keynote appearances at this year’s Partnership for a Healthier America Summit. ... More

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced that former first lady of the United States Michelle Obama will deliver the keynote speech on the ... More

Closing the empathy deficit, the next horizon of civil rights and the rise of the intelligent machines are all trends that will affect cultural institutions ... More

The American Alliance of Museums has spoken out against the decision by US President Donald Trump’s administration to rescind guidelines that sought to protect transgender ... More

Cuba’s tourism sector has benefitted from the effects of a thawing relationship with the US, with the island nation’s visitor numbers hitting record levels in ... More

Disney CEO Bob Iger will be part of President-elect Donald Trump’s strategic and policy forum, with the first meeting to take place in February. The ... More

Donald Trump's US presidential election victory could be beneficial for the US theme park industry, according to the president of Great Coasters International (GCI). Talking ... More

Analysts have predicted that a Donald Trump win in today’s (8 November) US Presidential election would have a similar effect to the UK’s Brexit vote, ... More