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2018 ISSUE 4 CLADGLOBAL.COM mag @CLADGLOBAL FOR ARCHITECTS, DESIGNERS, INVESTORS & DEVELOPERS PROFILE This is just Kim the beginning Herforth Toshiko Mori Nielsen on women in architecture Exploring the circular Claire economy Weisz The story behind On her mission to Kengo Kuma’s improve our cities V&A Dundee TOYO ITO There is still much for me to do CLODAGH 30 YEARS OF LIFE-ENHANCING DESIGN CLODAGH.COM EDITOR’S LETTER My ten year old son burst into tears and says he worries all the time about the future of the world Moving towards a circular economy Carbon emissions are expected to increase by 2.7 percent in 2018, according to new research, published by the Global Carbon Project. With the entire future of the world in serious jeopardy, architects must move fast to contribute to the solution n the wake of a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which is warning that we have just 12 years to act in the face of global climate change to I avoid catastrophe, the future of our planet has been a frequent topic of conversation in our house. The other day, my 10-year-old son burst into tears, and said he worries all the time about the future. I understand his fears; it’s easy to become overwhelmed in the face of the challenges ahead. He’s not alone – the American Psychological Association has validated ‘eco-anxiety’ as a clinically legitimate diagnosis. We’re approaching crisis point when it comes to the environment. Now is the time for us all to take serious action. Architecture has a key role to play when it comes to averting Quay Quarter Tower: architects can make a difference climate catastrophe, as our built envi- ronment is one of the world’s biggest Carbon levels are the dismantled and the materials which were consumers of raw materials and a major highest they’ve been for used to construct them reused. producer of waste and carbon emissions. 3.5 million years and the Arup has teamed up with GXN and the To comfort my son, I told him that what Ellen MacArthur Foundation to produce gives me hope is the fact that every day I window of opportunity First Steps towards a Circular Economy, a report speak to people in the profession who are for action is almost closed exploring how circular economy principles working to come up with real solutions. can be translated into everyday practice. I’m not talking about a token green roof or solar panels on Construction is underway on the 3XN-designed Quay Quarter an otherwise unsustainable building – because I see plenty of Tower in Sydney, in collaboration with Arup. This project sees two projects that are green in name only. I’m talking about people thirds of the original tower retained, while materials from the who are taking this issue seriously, and who are coming up with demolished third are being reused in the new building. It’s great ingenious, practical ideas that will actually make a diff erence. to see an example of circular economy principles being applied. In this issue, I interview Kim Herforth Nielsen, founder of It’s time to move away from a make/use/dispose economy Danish architectural practice 3XN. Herforth Nielsen and his team which too oft en sees building components ending up in landfi ll established in-house green think tank GXN in 2000, with the and to recognise that natural resources are fi nite, and we simply aim of researching sustainable materials and building methods. can’t continue to use them the way we have been. The team at GXN are particularly interested in the circu- Our planet is changing. Architecture must too. lar economy model, which sees buildings designed so that when they come to the end of their useful life, they can be Magali Robathan, managing editor, CLAD +44 (0)1462 431385 CLADGLOBAL.COM @CLADGLOBAL FACEBOOK.COM/CLADGLOBAL CLADmag 2018 ISSUE 4 CLADGLOBAL.COM 5 CONTENTS mag 2018 ISSUE 4 38 64 72 64 46 5 Editor's letter 38 Toyo Ito 54 Kim Herforth Nielsen Architects have the power to help The Pritzker Prize winner talks about How Danish firm 3XN is harnessing tackle climate change, but they must inspiration, battling bureaucracy the power of architecture to act fast, argues Magali Robathan and the Tokyo National Olympic shape human behaviour Stadium saga with Kim Megson 12 CLAD people 64 V&A Dundee Kelly Hoppen, the designers of the 46 Toshiko Mori Has Kengo Kuma’s V&A Dundee ingenious Climate Tile, Soohyun From a compressed earth cultural been worth the wait? Chang and the team behind a space centre in Senegal to the sleek Center that can adapt according to the for Maine Contemporary Art, Mori’s 72 Out on a limb behaviour of the people that use it work shares a clarity of purpose The home that takes ‘bringing the outside in’ to a whole new level 22 CLAD products 52 Wuxi Show Theatre Hot new design products The delicate beauty of one of China’s 74 Claire Weisz largest bamboo forests inspired the The WXY co founder and 26 CLAD news design of this dramatic theatre in the urbanist with a passion for The latest news from around the world country’s southern Jiangsu province improving our public spaces 6 CLADGLOBAL.COM CLADmag 2018 ISSUE 4 104 54 94 100 116 80 Journey to bliss 104 Claire Boronkay How the Euphoria Retreat in Greece At the end of a very busy year for was designed to help guests heal Soho House, the group’s design director talks us through her plans 84 Mary Bowman The Gustafson Porter + Bowman 110 Living well partner on the landscape projects The new wellness communities changing the face of our cities changing the face of residential design in Asia 92 Slumber party How millennial travellers are 116 Thinking big transforming hotel design The new US neighbourhood designed to improve the health of its residents 84 100 New age travellers Sameness is out, authenticity is 122 Digging deep in when it comes to designing for A sneak preview of one of the world’s millennials, says Greg Keffer largest underwater restaurants CLADmag 2018 ISSUE 4 CLADGLOBAL.COM 7 The CLADmag team EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Liz Terry Magali Robathan +44 (0)1462 431385 +44 (0)117 9723101 [email protected] [email protected] For architects, designers, investors and developers About CLAD NEWS REPORTER PUBLISHER CLAD unites people who contribute to Andrew Manns Julie Badrick the success of both the natural and built +44 (0)1462 471902 +44 (0)1462 471919 environment, enabling them to do business. 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