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Architects, designers, investors and developers can play a pivotal role in this vital work riverless cars, electric cars and transport infra- structure projects, such as Hyperloop, will radically change our cities over the next fifty years, opening D up opportunities to improve the built environment and create more green space and new leisure districts. Anticipating the retreat of the internal combustion engine from our lives, architects Gensler have partnered with Reebok SINGH AP PHOTO/RAJESH KUMAR to reimagine gas stations as wellness hubs, with the creation of a concept called Get Pumped which would see them offering electric car charging, along with workouts and healthy living services. Gensler’s Alfred Byun said: “We envision our cities of the future to have a network of fitness oases between home and work [housed in redundant gas stations], where you could stop and recharge more than just your car. Imagine an option to leave the traffic jam to unwind with yoga, get your Crossfit Fix, or pick up a green juice and your weekly farm shop all in one place.” What can you do to add trees to environments you control? Others are considering how these changes will impact our cityscapes and speaking on If we can plant Around the world, huge reforestation ini- page 72 of this issue of CLADmag, landscape enough trees, their tiatives are underway. In India, 66m trees architect Martha Schwartz says “When cars carbon capture were planted in 12 hours in 2017 as part of become automated, there’ll be more space on a record-breaking environmental campaign the roads, so city streets could be repurposed capabilities will involving 1.5m people. In Africa, the Great as forests. 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This approach has wider implications, as environmentalists Every tree counts and as we fight to arrest rising tempera- are increasingly focusing on tree planting initiatives in the battle tures, transition towards clean energy and away from a reliance to contain and eventually reverse the impact of climate change. on fossil fuels, we must ensure that every scheme includes Scientists say that if we can plant enough trees, their carbon tree-planting to ensure we play our part in saving the planet. capture capabilities will keep global warming below 1.5 degrees for long enough to buy us time to identify workable solutions. Liz Terry, editor, CLAD @elizterry +44 (0)1462 431385 CLADGLOBAL.COM @CLADGLOBAL FACEBOOK.COM/CLADGLOBAL CLADmag 2018 ISSUE 2 CLADGLOBAL.COM 5 CONTENTS mag 2018 ISSUE 2 56 22 44 64 5 Editor's letter 43 The good news on diversity 62 Kuwait’s cultural district Liz Terry shares her thoughts Things are beginning to change at A look at Kuwait’s mammoth last, with more architects and the new museum district 12 CLAD people bodies that represent them working to Elizabeth de Portzamparc on her encourage and support a more diverse 64 Dan Meis most symbolic public building, industry, argues Magali Robathan The Everton and AS Roma stadium Frida Escobedo’s Serpentine architect talks through the challenges Pavilion launches, Snarkitecture’s 44 Ole Scheeren and rewards of sports facility design latest project and Ben van Berkel The architect behind Beijing’s CCTV Headquarters and the Taipei 72 Martha Schwartz 22 Salone del Mobile Performing Arts Center talks form, The outspoken landscape A look at some of the most exciting fiction and fantasy with Kim Megson architect on climate change, products launched in Milan bagels and being controversial 56 Gabrielle Bullock 28 CLAD news Architects must reflect the world 80 EuropaCity The latest design and architecture they design for, says Perkins+Will’s The key cultural buildings for Paris’s news from around the world director of global diversity controversial new leisure destination 6 CLADGLOBAL.COM CLADmag 2018 ISSUE 2 86 94 72 122 86 David Collins Studio 108 Living with wellness 102 David Collins was behind the Research by the Global Wellness design of many of London’s Institute valued wellness real hottest destinations. Today his estate at US$134bn in 2017 and legacy lives on via the studio’s growing. The research authors glamorous international projects outline the implications 94 Labour of love 114 Matteo Thun The desire to save a threatened forest Simplicity and sustainability should and historic buildings in China led be at the heart of all design, to a truly unique resort. We speak argues the Italian architect to the people that made it happen 122 Will Alsop tribute 102 Transforming Istria In an interview that took place several The intriguing design-led months before his death, the British hotels changing the face of architect talked about his art, creating Croatia’s Istria region public space and the role of fun CLADmag 2018 ISSUE 2 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] Community of Leisure Architects & Designers DEPUTY EDITOR PUBLISHER About CLAD Kim Megson Julie Badrick The Community of Leisure Architects & +44 (0)1462 471915 +44 (0)1462 471919 Designers unites people who contribute [email protected] [email protected] to the success of leisure and the built environment, to enable them to do business. 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