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16 Mar 2017
Addressing social fallout at the heart of AAM's 2017 TrendsWatch report
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 in the coming years, according to the 2017 edition of the Center for the Future of Museums’ (CFM) annual TrendsWatch report. Written by Elizabeth
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16 Mar 2017
OMA kickstart 'architectural evolution' with vast Dubai arts hub Concrete
Concrete – a multi-functional cultural space designed by OMA for Dubai’s Alserkal Avenue – officially opened to the public yesterday (15 March). Located in the Al Qouz industrial area, Alserkal Avenue was founded in 2007, with the aim of promoting cultural initiatives in the region. In the intervening years it
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16 Mar 2017
Visitors set to fly at Abu Dhabi’s futuristic skydiving and climbing centre
The drive to make Yas Island one of the world’s top leisure and entertainment destination continues with the under-construction CLYMB, a futuristic building that will hold a supersized flight chamber and climbing wall. Miral, the developers and management company behind Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, has said the 9.75m
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15 Mar 2017
Eleven vie for UK City of Culture title
Eleven cities of the UK have registered bids to be considered for UK City of Culture 2021, with the prospective candidates hoping to become the third such choice after Hull and Derry-Londonderry. Bestowed every four years, the title designed to use culture as a catalyst for economic and social regeneration and
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15 Mar 2017
London records 56m overnight stays in 2016
Tourist accommodation in London recorded more than 56 million overnight stays in 2016 – more than any other city in Europe. Research published by European Cities Marketing (ECM) revealed that around 41 million of those stays came from international tourists, helping London grow the overall figure to 7 per cent
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15 Mar 2017
Robots use recycled bricks to build Shanghai art studio
A crack team of robots have comprehensively renovated a community art gallery in Shanghai, predominantly using recycled bricks. The innovative project is the work of Chinese design studio Archi-Union Architects, who programmed the robots to build a new exterior facade for the West Bund Art Exhibition Area in the
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14 Mar 2017
Museum of Communication in Bern to unveil £8m refurb
The Museum of Communication located in Bern, Switzerland, is in the midst of CHF10m (US$9.9m, £8.2m, €9.3m) renovation, the most extensive in the attraction’s recent history. The work centres on the updating of three exhibitions to create one new, modernised comprehensive space. The new permanent collection is
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14 Mar 2017
Shanghai officials reveal ambitious plans for cultural museum complex
Construction on a number of major new attractions in Shanghai will begin before the year is out, according to city officials. Dozens of museums and art galleries are to be built across a 67,000sq m (721,000sq ft) area in Jiading District – forming the Haishang Cultural Museum Complex. According to the
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14 Mar 2017
Cale Heit to take reins from Forrec CEO Gordon Dorrett
After 30 years, Gordon Dorrett is stepping down as CEO and president of Forrec, with Cale Heit taking over from October 2017. Heit, who serves as executive vice president of operations at the experience design and architecture firm, started with Forrec as a landscape architect 25 years ago. He worked his way up
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Design, build and produce theme parks, themed attractions, auditorium shows, 4D theaters and dark rides, including IP-based attractions.
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