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IAAPA 2014: New TEA president Steve Birket outlines vision
BY Jak Phillips | 19 Nov 2014
Steve Birket, director of Birket Engineering and the new president of the Themed
Entertainment Association (TEA) as of today (19 November), has described the areas
where he hopes to drive the organisation further forward from ‘the strongest position it’s
ever been in.’
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Beethoven Concert Hall shortlist released
BY Katie Buckley | 18 Nov 2014
Following an open design competition, which saw more than 50 entrants, three
architecture firms have been narrowed down from a list of ten to potentially
design the new Beethoven Concert Hall and Festspielhaus in Bonn, Germany.
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IAAPA 2014: AZA chair urges zoos to be business savvy
BY Alice Davis | 18 Nov 2014
For the zoos and aquariums industry, IAAPA 2014
kicked off on Monday with a field trip to Busch
Gardens Tampa. At the meet, Association of Zoos
and Aquariums (AZA) chair Dennis Pate called
on attendees to capitalise on the IAAPA "idea
factory" and to keep business values central to
their
decision-making.
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Heatherwick to design New York's 'Pier 55'
BY Katie Buckley | 17 Nov 2014
British architect and designer Thomas Heatherwick from Heatherwick Studios,
and landscape architecture firm Mathews Nielsen have been chosen to design
‘Pier 55’ – a US$170m (€136m, £109m) floating park on the Hudson River.
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IAAPA 2014: Event kicks off today
BY Tom Anstey | 17 Nov 2014
Visitors, exhibitors and speakers are gearing up for the annual IAAPA expo, taking place
this week at the Orange County Convention Centre in Orlando, Florida.
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Shortlist announced for £90m Bristol Arena
BY Katie Buckley | 14 Nov 2014
A shortlist has been announced consisting of five top architectural firms to
design the Bristol Arena, a £90m (US$150m, €112m) venue on an old oil depot
site near Temple Meads Station.
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Cirque du Soleil plans first-of-its-kind Mexico theme park
BY Tom Anstey | 14 Nov 2014
Cirque du Soleil is venturing into the theme park
business, with the world-famous circus troupe
teaming up with Mexican resort and tourism-
infrastructure developer Grupo Vidanta to build
and operate a “first-of-its-kind immersive
theme park experience” in Nuevo Vallarta.
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BIG unveils $2bn masterplan for Washington’s Smithsonian
BY Katie Buckley | 14 Nov 2014
A proposed masterplan for the Smithsonian
Museum in Washington D.C, was unveiled this
week by the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), re-imagining
the South Mall campus and the area around the
Smithsonian’s iconic ‘Castle’.
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St Louis Art Museum gets US$50m art donation
BY Tom Anstey | 14 Nov 2014
The St Louis Art Museum has received a donation
of 225 artworks worth an approximate US$50m
(€40m, £31.7m) from the late CC Johnson Spink
and Edith Spink.
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