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Magali Robathan, managing editor, CLAD +44 (0)1462 431385 CLADGLOBAL.COM @CLADGLOBAL FACEBOOK.COM/CLADGLOBAL CLADmag 2019 ISSUE 1 CLADGLOBAL.COM 5 CONTENTS mag 2019 ISSUE 1 62 38 46 74 72 5 Editor's letter 38 Peter Cook 56 Monstrum It’s vital for children to have As a book about radical architecture How his background in theatre set imaginative playgrounds that allow collective Archigram is released, design inspired Ole Barslund Nielsen to them take risks, says Magali Robathan we speak to one of the founders create playgrounds with a difference about the need for fun 12 CLAD people 62 Michael Van Valkenburgh Kanye West and James Turrell; 46 Eva Jiricna The US landscape architect on why Black Panther set designer Hannah The Czech-born architect on the Obamas are his kind of clients Beachler; Perkins+Will’s new working with Richard Rogers, her sustainability director; and Vincent friendship with Zaha Hadid and 70 Going deep Callebaut’s eco architecture why she turned down Steve Jobs The world’s most ambitious underwater buildings 22 CLAD products 54 TWA Flight Center Hot new design products The iconic Eero Saarinen- 76 Caroline Bos designed TWA Flight Center UNStudio’s co-founder on the 26 CLAD news gets ready to open its doors in unexpected challenges of designing The latest news from around the world May. We take a look around Australia’s tallest skyscraper 6 CLADGLOBAL.COM CLADmag 2019 ISSUE 1 56 86 94 94 104 122 82 All Change 104 Living well: Europe HOK has been tasked with designing With more than 60 wellness a truly flexible arena for Valencia. communities in the pipeline, Europe John Rhodes is up for the challenge is at the forefront of this trend. 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