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CLADmag 2016 issue 2

5 Editor’s letter: Defending the public realm

Good public space is vital for wellbeing, says Liz Terry
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12 CLAD people: Richard Rogers partner RSHP

On defending our public spaces
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14 CLAD people: Shigeru Ban, founder Shigeru Ban Architects

The post-disaster work of his Voluntary Architects Network
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16 CLAD people: Norman Foster, founder Foster + Partners

The Norman Foster Foundation presents the Droneport
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20 CLAD people: Vo Trong Nghia

Pushing green design practices and caring for the natural world
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22 CLAD people: Susan Ungaro & James Biber

On the winners of the James Beard Foundation's Outstanding Restaurant Design Awards
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24 CLAD update: News

News from around the globe
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42 Interview: David Adjaye

Ahead of the launch of the National Museum of African American History & Culture, its designer tells us what the project means to him
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48 Interview: Alejandro Aravena

This year’s Pritzker Prize winner on the importance of leisure
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52 Interview: Aaron Richter

As high end fitness chain Equinox prepares to enter the hotel market, its VP of design sets out his plans
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64 In conversation: MVRDV

From flooding old shopping malls to revolutionising housing, MVRDV’s founders like to do things differently
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74 Interview: Andre Fu

The Hong Kong-based designer on his transportative year
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CLADmag 2016 issue 2

On the cover: David Adjaye

David Adjaye, Architect

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82 Biophilic Design: Greening the City

The architects behind some of Singapore’s greenest buildings explain how urban density and nature can go hand in hand
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94 Interview: David Gianotten

Maybe it’s time for architects to move away from the competition model and start taking control says OMA partner David Gianotten
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102 Spa & Wellness: Forest fantasy

Phuket’s entrepreneurial Somnam family decided they wanted to create a resort with a difference for the island Keemala was the result
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108 Total football: Total architecture

FC Barcelona is taking on its rivals with its ambitious €600m expansion project Kim Megson speaks to the architects involved
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122 In the spotlight: Tadao Kamei

Nikken Sekkei’s CEO tells us how the firm is drawing on more than 100 years of experience to design Barcelona’s new Camp Nou stadium
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126 CLADkit: Product design

New products from Philippe Starck Bottega Veneta and more
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At the Tsingpu Yangzhou Retreat, reclaimed brick walls create multiple courtyard enclosures

Rossana Hu: The designer on breaking down the barriers between architecture and interiors

Rossana Hu studied at the University of California at Berkeley, where she met Lyndon Neri

"Interior projects carried out by architects have a depth that’s generally lacking today"

Neri & Hu’s latest project

The towers’ punched window openings reference the area’s historic industrial buildings

Thomas Christoffersen: From BIG intern to BIG partner - Thomas Christoffersen's journey

"We were rooted in the traditions of Danish design, but inspired by what was happening elsewhere."

On the journey from being Bjarke Ingels' first intern to BIG partner

The Center for Sustainable Landscapes in Pittsburgh, US

Interview: José Alminaña

"We are committed to designing evocative landscapes informed by the best environmental science"

The Andropogon principal on pushing the boundaries of landscape design for the benefit of humans and nature

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Playgroud design: Monstrum

Ole Barslund Nielsen founded Monstrum in 2003 with Christian Jensen. The two met when working in theatre scenography

"Failing and falling can be a good thing"

How his background in theatre set design inspired Ole Barslund Nielsen to create playgrounds with a difference

Expo review: BRC's Christian Lachel takes a look back at the best pavilions from the recent Astana Expo

The museum’s reinforced concrete walls are 40-50cm thick. The roof is up to 70cm thick

Attractions: Zaha Hadid architect Peter Irmscher on designing the Messner Mountain Museum Corones

Peter Irmscher, senior architect, Zaha Hadid

"The brief said you had to be able to walk through it with ski boots on"

A year on from the opening of Zaha Hadid’s Messner Mountain Museum, project architect Peter Irmscher talks us through the highs and lows of the development

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Interview: Steven Holl on Donald Trump, Zaha Hadid and not being obedient

Steven Holl is widely considered to be one of America’s most important and influential architects

" What sound is to music, light is to space "

The acclaimed architect speaks to CLAD about Donald Trump, Zaha Hadid and not being obedient

Blue Habitat project is an arficial coral reef aiming to raise awareness

Floating architecture: The fascinating floating projects changing our cities

"You could have cultural events and museums that go from city to city. It’s a new way of thinking"

Rising sea levels and a shortage of land are leading to increased interest in floating buildings. We take a look at some fascinating projects

Last word: Tina Norden

"We have created an approach which is playful, provocative but also functional"

Conran and Partners’ Tina Norden on playing with colour at Prague’s newly redesigned Hotel Maximilian

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The event will be hosted in the Mauritius in 2024

Eco Resort Network conference to convene in Mauritius this May

Megan Whitby

Hospitality industry event Eco Resort Network is set to take place at the Ravenala Attitude Hotel, Turtle Bay, Mauritius, from ...

The new lock model allows facilities and building managers to create and manage access via an app or online portal

Codelocks develops new glass door smart lock

Megan Whitby

Codelocks has launched its first glass door smart lock to bring intelligent access control to modern spa, leisure, fitness and ...

Koto is known for crafting modular, energy-neutral cabins and homes

Koto Design introduces wood-fired hot tub

Katie Barnes

A striking wood-fired hot tub has been unveiled by Koto, an architecture and design studio which has a passion for ...

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The showerhead offers two modes; rainfall or waterfall

Alberto Apostoli and Newform collaborate to launch the A.Zeta showerhead

Megan Whitby

Italian architect Alberto Apostoli has renewed his partnership with Newform – an Italian wellness company – and designed A.Zeta. A.Zeta ...

Eden project uses drones to spell out climate change warning

Magali Robathan

Almost 300 drones were used to signal an environmental message above the Eden Project’s biomes, during the UN Climate Change ...

The Clematis design

Siminetti unveils iridescent decorative panelling range inspired by plants

Megan Whitby

The Botanicals is Siminetti’s newest Mother of Pearl decorative panelling collection, inspired by the distinctive patterns found in botany and ...

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The furniture collection draws on absolute geometries, pure lines, neutral colours and strong references to nature

Alberto Apostoli designs tech-forward Wellness Therapy furniture collection for Varaschin

Megan Whitby

Furniture manufacturer Varaschin has unveiled the new Wellness Therapy range, designed by Italian spa and wellness architect and designer Alberto ...

Jaffe Holden provided architectural acoustics for the Academy Museum

Jaffe Holden helps bring Academy Museum of Motion Pictures alive

Magali Robathan

Acoustical consulting firm Jaffe Holden provided architectural acoustics and audio/video design services for the recently opened Academy Museum of Motion ...