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05 Oct 2016
Amanda Levete's sparkling art museum brings new cultural heart to Lisbon
The first phase of a contemporary art museum designed by architecture studio AL_A on Lisbon waterfront opens today (5 October). A curving, low-rise new structure and the recently renovated Central Tejo power station together form the new home for the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (MAAT), which
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05 Oct 2016
Washington's National Gallery of Art reopens after US$69m renovation
Washington DC’s National Gallery of Art has reopened its East Building following a three-year, US$69m (€61.5m, £54.2m) renovation process. The I.M. Pei-designed building gains an additional 12,250 sq ft (1,140sq m) of floor space, split between two new galleries to house the works of Alexander Calder and Mark
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05 Oct 2016
Modern technology 'taken for granted', says planetarium study
New research undertaken to gain a better understanding of the preferences and expectations of planetarium visitors, has said that content is king, as is keeping up-to-date with the latest technologies, which visitors “take for granted”. The study by planetarium specialists Sciss analysed 700 TripAdvisor reviews
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04 Oct 2016
Mirrored museum in Chiang Mai celebrates contemporary Thai art
A collection of some of Thailand’s finest contemporary art has found a new home at a new museum in the city of Chang Mai, which boasts an eye-catching mirrored façade. The exterior of the newly-opened MAIIAM Museum of Contemporary Art is clad with thousands of small mirrored tiles that reflect light; creating
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04 Oct 2016
SeaWorld shares rally after activist investor group takes significant stake
SeaWorld has enjoyed a 5 per cent increase in its share value after activist investor group Ivory Cove disclosed a notable stake in the company. Ivory Cove, a group that includes Joe Lewis and Adam Cyrus of Tavistock Group, and Greg Taxin of Lima Asset Management, revealed last week that it now owns 4.7 million
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04 Oct 2016
George Lucas donates US$1.5m to Norman Rockwell Museum
While his own museum saga continues to rumble on, George Lucas has shown his philanthropic side, donating US$1.5m (€1.35m, £1.2m) to Stockbridge’s Norman Rockwell Museum. The Massachusetts museum, dedicated to the art of Norman Rockwell, said the donation from the George Lucas Family Foundation will be used to
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04 Oct 2016
£5.3m Cabrach distillery plan focuses on heritage
The Cabrach Trust is seeking £5.3m (US$6.9m, €6.1m) in funds to build a new Scotch whisky distillery and heritage centre in Cabrach, with the aim of drawing visitors to the virtually untouched remote area of the Scottish Highlands. Said to be one of the birthplaces of famed Scotch whisky, Cabrach has a history involving illicit stills and smuggling. If planning is
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03 Oct 2016
Shenzhen welcomes Coop Himmelb(l)au-designed mega-museum
The Coop Himmelb(l)au-designed Museum of Contemporary Art and Planning Exhibition (MOCAPE) has opened in Shenzhen, China. The megastructure consists of two institutions, a modern art gallery and an architecture-focused meeting and exhibition space, connected by a shared plaza, multi-use conference rooms,
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03 Oct 2016
Three competition winners vie to design Lithuania's Science Island
Three architecture studios have been shortlisted in the design competition to create a Science Island for the Lithuanian city Kaunas. SMAR Architecture Studio, SimpsonHaugh and Partners, and Donghua Chen Studio will now negotiate with Kaunas City Municipality, which will decide the design concept it wants to
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03 Oct 2016
Abu Dhabi plans investment into heritage sites to attract more tourists
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, crown prince of Abu Dhabi, has promised investment into Al Ain’s oases and archaeological landmarks to turn them into viable tourist attractions. Speaking during a visit to Hili Oasis – the largest Bronze Age site in the UAE, which dates back to the third millennium BC – the Sheik
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03 Oct 2016
Charlotte's Discovery Place upgrades planetarium, adds new zones
Discovery Place, a group of science-based attractions in and around Charlotte, North Carolina, has announced a series of upgrades including a brand new planetarium experience. Discovery Place Nature’s existing dome, which opened in 1965, is being refurbished to offer state of the art stargazing to the public.
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02 Oct 2016
Unesco holding South America heritage training workshop in Rio
Unesco will hold a training workshop in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to address implementation of cultural and natural heritage protection across South America and some parts of Africa. Taking place from 3-7 October, the Lucio Costa Centre (LCC), in cooperation with the Latin American and Caribbean unit of the World
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30 Sep 2016
Merlin revenue increases despite 'incredibly difficult' trading conditions
Merlin Entertainments enjoyed an 11 per cent revenue increase over the past year despite last year’s Smiler crash and the “incredibly difficult” trading conditions of its midway attractions following a string of terrorist attacks in Europe. Merlin has benefitted from a sharp decline in the pound – a result of
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IDEATTACK was founded in 2004 by Natasha Varnica and Dan Thomas. Bringing together their expertise in architecture and entertainment design, they saw the need for planners of a new type of mixed-use project that requires expertise in both disciplines.
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