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Sports Illustrated Warehouse, Villa Park Birmingham design by architect Grimshaw. It reuses and adapts a former manufacturing building transforming it into a multi-use community and entertainment venue in the West Midlands, England, UK
Designed by FRANK Architecture & Interiors, National Bowl Toronto is in The Well. Large multi-use development in downtown Toronto near the railway and Canadian city’s bustling core
AO Arena Manchester indoor venue building renewal by HOK, English entertainment centre adds standing-floor capacity, new hospitality lounges and upgrades concourse experience
Designed by Architects of Invention, the ORDYNKA project occupies the site of a chocolate factory in the historic heart of Moscow. The seven residential buildings connected by an internal courtyard
Bonded Warehouse, the latest space within Enterprise City, a 2 million sqft tech, media and cultural cluster, opens on site of former iconic Granada Television HQ and TV studios in Manchester, England.
London’s Royal Opera House has been reinvigorated following a major transformation by architect Stanton Williams and a team of over 30 contractors to enhance the experience for the public, staff and performers alike.
Wavegarden Scotland approved to develop Scotland’s first artificial surf park and leisure complex, which will be nestled within a 23 hectare country park at Craigpark Quarry near Ratho, Edinburgh.
Architects: Orms. Located by the new Crossrail exit at the crossroads of Oxford Street, Tottenham Court Road, New Oxford Street and Charing Cross Road, St Giles Circus has just started onsite and will provide two new live music venues within the Tin Pan Alley revival scheme.
The Yas Arena building designed by HOK Architects to be the first multipurpose built arena in the city designed to accommodate a wide variety of sport and entertainment events. The arena in Abu Dhabi will have a capacity of 18,000.
Planning application submitted for Scotland’s first artificial wave park. The proposal is to redevelop Craigpark Quarry near Ratho, Edinburgh into a word-class surf and leisure facility offering a variety of water sports on its man-made loch.
Design: Howeler + Yoon Architecture – the Circus Conservatory building will house America’s first accredited degree program in Circus Arts. As the anchor tenant of a peninsula, the new site plan will transform an undeveloped section of Portland into a vibrant artistic center.
Design: Matteo Cainer Architects. The proposal for the new Suncheon Art Platform is strategically placed amidst historical and cultural trails of the old Suncheon Wall, acting thus as a new cultural hub and gateway for the Old City.
Design: The Evolved Architectural Eclectic Limited. ‘Nature-friendly theme park’ for humans and horses, designed by the architects as a total paradigm shift from traditional horse-racing culture to horse-race-meets-theme-park.
Design: Now Architects and Grimshaw. The project was secured through an international design competition hosted by the Korea Racing Authority and organized by the International Union of Architects, receiving entries from 23 leading global practices.