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Second batch of WAF Award winners revealed
BY Pete Hayman | 04 Nov 2011
Jordan's Wadi Rum Resort and China's Zhang Da Qian Museum have been named among
the second batch of winners at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards 2011.
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£4.5m EU funding boost for Dudley Zoo project
BY Tom Walker | 03 Nov 2011
Redevelopment projects at Dudley Zoological Gardens and the Black Country Living
Museum have been awarded a £4.5m grant from the European Regional Development
Fund (ERDF).
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Cedar Fair to invest US$90m in parks
BY Tom Walker | 02 Nov 2011
Cedar Fair, the US-based operator of regional theme parks, will invest US$90m
(65m euro, £56m) in upgrading its 17 parks for the 2012 operating season.
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Detroit attraction shut 'until further notice'
BY Pete Hayman | 01 Nov 2011
The Detroit Science Center is to remain closed "until further notice", having
originally shut on a temporary basis from 26 September as a result of ongoing
funding concerns.
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New-look galleries for New York museum
BY Pete Hayman | 31 Oct 2011
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, US, is to officially open a new-look
suite of 15 galleries that houses its collection of Islamic art from around the
world on 1 November.
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ArcelorMittal Orbit reaches full height
BY Pete Hayman | 31 Oct 2011
A new sculpture and public viewing platform sited adjacent to London's Olympic
Stadium, which has been designed by Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond, has reached
its full height.
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SCAD to open contemporary art museum
BY Pete Hayman | 28 Oct 2011
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Georgia, US, is to open its
major new teaching museum dedicated to contemporary art and design tomorrow (29
October).
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Longleat acquires Bishopstrow House hotel
BY Pete Hayman | 27 Oct 2011
The 32-bedroom Bishopstrow House hotel in Warminster, Wiltshire, which was
formerly a part of the von Essen Hotels estate, has been bought out of
administration by Longleat Enterprises.
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Florida resort completes $35m renovation
BY Pete Hayman | 27 Oct 2011
A five-year renovation programme costing US$35m (EUR25.1m, £21.9m) is now
complete at the 781-bedroom Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld resort in Florida, US.
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New management plan for Edinburgh WHS
BY Pete Hayman | 26 Oct 2011
A revised management plan for the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
Site (WHS), which covers the period between 2011 and 2016, has been officially
unveiled.
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TDIC: Abu Dhabi museum scheme 'on track'
BY Pete Hayman | 26 Oct 2011
The construction of Abu Dhabi's own Guggenheim Museum in the United Arab
Emirates remains "on track", despite its developer withdrawing one of the
contracts for the scheme.
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Revamp for Northumberland fort museum
BY Pete Hayman | 25 Oct 2011
English Heritage facilities at Northumberland's historic Housesteads Roman Fort,
including the museum and visitor centre, have now shut ahead of a major
renovation project.
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£2.8m Cockington Court overhaul complete
BY Pete Hayman | 25 Oct 2011
Work has been completed on a £2.8m scheme to transform Devon's Cockington Court
as a historic attraction and 'innovation workspace' for creative businesses in
the Torquay area.
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Work starts on £3m South Bank overhaul
BY Pete Hayman | 25 Oct 2011
Southwark Council has announced the start of work on a £3m transformation of
London's South Bank ahead of the 2012 Games and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
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Protest forces St Paul's to close to visitors
BY Pete Hayman | 21 Oct 2011
St Paul's Cathedral has been forced to shut to visitors and worshippers due to
health, safety and fire concerns, which have been caused by anti-capitalist
protests being held outside the London landmark.
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Dresden's new-look military museum opens
BY Pete Hayman | 21 Oct 2011
The Military History Museum in Dresden, Germany, has been reopened to the public
after an extensive redesign led by US-based architect Daniel Libeskind.
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Liverpool museum to open more galleries
BY Pete Hayman | 20 Oct 2011
The £72m Museum of Liverpool, which opened in July, has revealed that it will
open its new ground floor Great Port area and a first floor boasting three more
galleries on 2 December.
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