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Tom Mehrmann joins The Producers Group in advisory role

BY Tom Anstey | 23 Feb 2017

Attractions heavyweight Tom Mehrmann has been appointed to the Board of Advisors for themed entertainment specialists The Producers Group (TPG).

New designs unveiled for controversial Hong Kong Palace Museum

BY Kim Megson | 23 Feb 2017

The public consultation process for the proposed Hong Kong Palace Museum has been extended and new designs of the building released, as backers of the project strive to win support for the controversial scheme.

Notice of Default raises serious questions about Six Flags Vietnam development

BY Tom Anstey | 23 Feb 2017

Six Flags’ proposed Vietnam project has hit troubled waters, after its franchise partner NaVi Entertainment failed to fulfil “contractual obligations”, with the operator serving the company a Notice of Default.

'Life Everywhere' for Ecsite as Porto conference programme revealed

BY Tom Anstey | 22 Feb 2017

The European Network of Science Centers and Museums (Ecsite) has revealed the programme for the 28th edition of its annual conference, coming to Porto, Portugal in June.

Plans tabled for Edinburgh surf lagoon

BY Alice Davis | 22 Feb 2017

The public consultation process begins today (22 February) for a proposed outdoor surf park just half an hour from Edinburgh in Scotland.

Six Flags announces plans for two more parks in China

BY Tom Anstey | 22 Feb 2017

Six Flags’ aggressive Chinese expansion continues, after the operator signed new deals to bring two more Six Flags-branded parks to the country.

Great Barrier Reef bleaching could wash away one million visitors, says report

BY Tom Anstey | 22 Feb 2017

With warming waters devastating parts of the Great Barrier Reef, the Australia Institute – a Canberra-based think tank – has predicted more than a million less people will visit the natural wonder should coral bleaching continue.

Landscape architects propose 'world's first migratory bird airport' for 60 hectare wetland sanctuary

BY Kim Megson | 22 Feb 2017

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

Vancouver Aquarium phasing out beluga programme

BY Tom Anstey | 21 Feb 2017

Vancouver Aquarium has outlined ambitious expansion plans for the next 12 years, with those plans also including the eventual phase out of its captive beluga programme.

Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten revealed as designers of Melbourne's next MPavilion

BY Kim Megson | 21 Feb 2017

Architects Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten of international studio OMA have been announced as the high-profile designers of the 2017 MPavilion in Melbourne, Australia.

Diébédo Francis Kéré wins 2017 Serpentine Pavilion commission with responsive tree-inspired design

BY Kim Megson | 21 Feb 2017

Diébédo Francis Kéré, the award-winning architect from Burkino Faso, has been commissioned to design the Serpentine Pavilion 2017.

Cedar Point Shores on track for May opening

BY Alice Davis | 21 Feb 2017

An 18-acre (7-hectare) waterpark development with unobstructed views of Lake Erie is nearing completion at Cedar Point theme park in Sandusky, Ohio.

Augmented reality app brings Gruffalo storybook to life in English forests

BY Alice Davis | 21 Feb 2017

The Forestry Commission is launching an augmented reality (AR) app based around the popular children’s picture book, The Gruffalo.

US$100m retail and nature attraction planned for Kentucky

BY Tom Anstey | 21 Feb 2017

Ambitious US$100m (€94.1m, £80.2m) plans have been submitted to Kentucky’s Department of Tourism to develop a 1 million sq ft (93,000sq m) retail and entertainment centre – part of a larger plan to develop 300 acres (1.2 million sq m) of tourist attractions.

New film sheds light on engineering innovation behind Kengo Kuma's Dundee design museum

BY Kim Megson | 20 Feb 2017

The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has released a new video exploring the architectural inspiration and complex engineering challenges facing its forthcoming branch in Dundee, Scotland.

Jenny Sabin Studio triumphs in MoMA young architect competition with socially and environmentally responsive installation

BY Kim Megson | 20 Feb 2017

New York practice Jenny Sabin Studio have won the Museum of Modern Art’s (MoMA) annual Young Architects Program, with their design of a socially and environmentally responsive installation that adapts to the densities of bodies, heat and sunlight.

Ai Weiwei’s Zodiac-inspired animal sculptures to show at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

BY Alice Davis | 20 Feb 2017

Famed Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will have a series of bronze sculptures, inspired by the iconography of the zodiac, on show at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) this coming spring.

Falcon's Creative hints at VR/AR breakthroughs for attractions sector

BY Alice Davis | 17 Feb 2017

Falcon’s Creative has launched a virtual reality and augmented reality studio where it will develop cutting-edge entertainment content for its attractions clients.

£37m Gulliver's theme park plans approved by council

BY Tom Anstey | 17 Feb 2017

Plans to turn a former coal mine in South Yorkshire, UK, into a £37m (US$46m, €43.1m) theme park and resort have been approved by councillors.

Nancy Spector rejoins Guggenheim following 2016 departure

BY Tom Anstey | 17 Feb 2017

Nancy Spector is set to make a swift return to the Guggenheim Museum, after leaving the institution in 2016.

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2741 to 2760 of 9725 news stories

Tom Mehrmann joins The Producers Group in advisory role

BY Tom Anstey | 23 Feb 2017

Attractions heavyweight Tom Mehrmann has been appointed to the Board of Advisors for themed entertainment specialists The Producers Group (TPG).

New designs unveiled for controversial Hong Kong Palace Museum

BY Kim Megson | 23 Feb 2017

Notice of Default raises serious questions about Six Flags Vietnam development

BY Tom Anstey | 23 Feb 2017

'Life Everywhere' for Ecsite as Porto conference programme revealed

BY Tom Anstey | 22 Feb 2017

The European Network of Science Centers and Museums (Ecsite) has revealed the programme for the 28th edition of its annual conference, coming to Porto, Portugal in June.

Plans tabled for Edinburgh surf lagoon

BY Alice Davis | 22 Feb 2017

The public consultation process begins today (22 February) for a proposed outdoor surf park just half an hour from Edinburgh in Scotland.

Six Flags announces plans for two more parks in China

BY Tom Anstey | 22 Feb 2017

Six Flags’ aggressive Chinese expansion continues, after the operator signed new deals to bring two more Six Flags-branded parks to the country.

Great Barrier Reef bleaching could wash away one million visitors, says report

BY Tom Anstey | 22 Feb 2017

Landscape architects propose 'world's first migratory bird airport' for 60 hectare wetland sanctuary

BY Kim Megson | 22 Feb 2017

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

Vancouver Aquarium phasing out beluga programme

BY Tom Anstey | 21 Feb 2017

Vancouver Aquarium has outlined ambitious expansion plans for the next 12 years, with those plans also including the eventual phase out of its captive beluga programme.

Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten revealed as designers of Melbourne's next MPavilion

BY Kim Megson | 21 Feb 2017

Architects Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten of international studio OMA have been announced as the high-profile designers of the 2017 MPavilion in Melbourne, Australia.

Diébédo Francis Kéré wins 2017 Serpentine Pavilion commission with responsive tree-inspired design

BY Kim Megson | 21 Feb 2017

Diébédo Francis Kéré, the award-winning architect from Burkino Faso, has been commissioned to design the Serpentine Pavilion 2017.

Cedar Point Shores on track for May opening

BY Alice Davis | 21 Feb 2017

An 18-acre (7-hectare) waterpark development with unobstructed views of Lake Erie is nearing completion at Cedar Point theme park in Sandusky, Ohio.

Augmented reality app brings Gruffalo storybook to life in English forests

BY Alice Davis | 21 Feb 2017

The Forestry Commission is launching an augmented reality (AR) app based around the popular children’s picture book, The Gruffalo.

US$100m retail and nature attraction planned for Kentucky

BY Tom Anstey | 21 Feb 2017

New film sheds light on engineering innovation behind Kengo Kuma's Dundee design museum

BY Kim Megson | 20 Feb 2017

The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has released a new video exploring the architectural inspiration and complex engineering challenges facing its forthcoming branch in Dundee, Scotland.

Jenny Sabin Studio triumphs in MoMA young architect competition with socially and environmentally responsive installation

BY Kim Megson | 20 Feb 2017

Ai Weiwei’s Zodiac-inspired animal sculptures to show at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

BY Alice Davis | 20 Feb 2017

Famed Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will have a series of bronze sculptures, inspired by the iconography of the zodiac, on show at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) this coming spring.

Falcon's Creative hints at VR/AR breakthroughs for attractions sector

BY Alice Davis | 17 Feb 2017

Falcon’s Creative has launched a virtual reality and augmented reality studio where it will develop cutting-edge entertainment content for its attractions clients.

£37m Gulliver's theme park plans approved by council

BY Tom Anstey | 17 Feb 2017

Plans to turn a former coal mine in South Yorkshire, UK, into a £37m (US$46m, €43.1m) theme park and resort have been approved by councillors.

Nancy Spector rejoins Guggenheim following 2016 departure

BY Tom Anstey | 17 Feb 2017

Nancy Spector is set to make a swift return to the Guggenheim Museum, after leaving the institution in 2016.

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