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A chic new art-inspired spa will open in January 2024 on the French Riviera at the iconic 110-year-old Le Negresco hotel. Located on the coast ... More

High-end French hotel The Ritz Paris has reopened the doors to its spa following a comprehensive overhaul and redesign. “Flowers are the vibrant heart of ... More

Dr Wilkinson’s Backyard Resort & Mineral Springs, the resort and spa claimed to first bring mud baths to the Californian spa town of Calistoga, has ... More

Lava Shells distributor Shared Beauty Secrets has digitised two new training courses accredited by FHT and BABTAC. Lava Shells Touch Massage – certified by BABTAC ... More

Snøhetta have won a competition to create the Xingtai Grand Theater in China with a design that provides indoors and outdoors performance spaces, unites nearby ... More

Planning permission has been granted to architects All Design for one of the late Will Alsop’s final creations before his death in May 2018, which ... More

More than 10,000 works of art from the British royal family's private collection will be relocated during the £369m (US$489.6m, €416.8m) refurbishment of Buckingham Palace, ... More

Sanctuary Spa at Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona, US, has completed a refurbishment and expansion that has introduced a new ... More

Luxury wellness hotel operator Six Senses will open its first city hotel in Singapore this year as part of a restoration of two buildings in ... More

As 2017 draws to an end, CLAD looks back at some of the most significant leisure buildings, both big and small, that have opened this ... More

Hidden below the streets of Bath, a quirky new spa has opened which celebrates the ancient city's heritage. Spa 15 – located in the No. ... More

Chinese architecture practice Studio Zhu-Pei have completed work on a ‘hovering’ garden installation in a Chinese sculpture park, which allows visitors to wander the grounds ... 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 Landmark London has partnered with alternative practitioner Alan Dolan – founder of Breathing Space – to launch a new service as part of the ... More

The Spa and Health Club at the The Landmark London hotel, UK will relaunch on 1 May after undergoing an extensive, six-week redevelopment programme. Treatment ... More

The only day spa in the UK which has access to natural thermal waters, Thermae Bath Spa in the city of Bath will open its ... More

Design studio Amos Goldreich Architecture have completed a “dynamic and tranquil” health club in London for Xtend Barre, with the site earmarked as the American ... More

The year ahead promises much excitement in the world of leisure architecture and design. New designs will be unveiled, ongoing projects will take shape and ... More

Here are some of the most popular stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from a museum inspired by a kiln to a landmark opera ... More

Beijing architects Studio Pei-Zhu have developed a reputation for their sculptural leisure buildings across China, and they have just started work on another: a museum ... More

The second phase of a 15-year restoration and redesign programme at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is nearing completion, with construction progressing on the ... More

The InterContinental London - The O2 has partnered with ESPA for its new spa, operated by The Arora Group and set to open in Q4 ... More

Elemis co-founders Oriele Frank and Noella Gabriel have revealed the thinking behind the re-conceptualised House of Elemis that recently opened in London’s Mayfair area – ... More

Operators of public saunas in Germany say they will struggle to make ends meet if the rate of value added tax they pay is increased ... More

The Domain Bahrain boutique hotel, which opened late in 2013, has finally unveiled its Vie Lifestyle Lab spa, bringing non-invasive weight loss and skincare treatments ... More