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The Global Wellness Institute (GWI), a nonprofit research and educational resource for the wellness industry, has launched a new white paper series with an aim ... More

Children in developed countries are not moving enough to maintain healthy growth and development – according to a report by the Active Healthy Kids Global ... More

A number of artworks have been placed around Bangkok for its Art Biennale, with pieces tackling issues such as climate change, technology and urbanisation. Venues ... More

New research has suggested that a third of the world's protected sites – an area covering roughly 2.3 million square miles – are under intense ... More

The architecture studio of Kengo Kuma have won another major cultural project, this time for an art museum in Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city. Planned ... More

As a new year approaches, CLADglobal brings you our list of some of the most anticipated leisure buildings expected in 2018, from museums and science ... 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

Work has started on a new green public corridor in Tainan that will replace a derelict shopping mall with a man-made lagoon. The city’s mayor, ... More

The United Nation’s global strategy on sustainable development will be put under the spotlight at a forthcoming London conference, which will see some of the ... More

Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from Denmark's new rowing stadium to forthcoming projects from OMA, Diller Scofidio + ... More

Architects, designers, engineers, planners and manufacturers gathered in London earlier this month to participate in a roundtable discussion on how timber can and should be ... More

The theme of socially responsible design will be explored during a year-long series of events, talks and installation exhibits in Mexico City – the World ... More

ReGen Villages is a tech-integrated real estate development company that’s creating a new kind of wellness community – a regenerative (hence the name) model for ... More

Landscape architects McGregor Coxall have won an international competition to design a wetland nature sanctuary envisioned as the world’s very first “bird airport”. Each year ... More

Sustainability was a recurring topic in the news this week. Former US presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter met in Atlanta to discuss sustainable cities ... More

High profile figures ranging from Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio to former US presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter have urged for further research and investment ... More

The global fitness market is primed for explosive growth over the next decade, as accelerated digitalisation and a convergence of big brands into the sector ... More

Some of the world’s most acclaimed architects have given their thoughts on the challenges facing the built environment at a Pritzker Laureates discussion panel at ... More

The budget gym sector increased its dominance in the European fitness market in 2015, according to the European Health & Fitness Market Study 2016. The ... More

Alejando Aravena, who was awarded the 2016 Pritker Prize in New York City on 4 April, has released open-source drawings for his practice's successful social ... More

International architects Ingenhoven have revealed construction will soon begin on a leisure complex that doubles as a vertical park in the heart of German city ... More

Italian architect Stefano Boeri has told CLAD how the ‘vertical forest’ model of architecture promotes wellness and creates sustainable urbanisation in our towns and cities. ... More

“The Future of Wellness at Work,” a new study that will be released by the Global Wellness Institute later this month, examines the state of ... More

Speaking during her RIBA Royal Gold Medal lecture in London, British architect Zaha Hadid claimed that unlike artists, architects have a duty to the community's ... More

Disney CEO Bob Iger has said the company is confident ahead of the launch of Shanghai Disneyland next year, praising growth in the Chinese market. ... More