Family entertainment centres (FEC), entertainment spaces, offer leisure and relaxation-related activities and experiences. The new forms of entertainment are not just for children; in fact, more and more is invested in the development and innovation of new creative and innovative play concepts for youngsters and adults. Family Leisure Centres are no strangers to this trend...
This month we’re collaborating with José García Liñares, the predecessor of Aquapark Cerceda, a municipally-owned waterpark. During our talk, he spoke about interesting aspects of the park’s management and its visitors. “The waterpark was born in the year 2000, with an investment of around 3 million Euro. Its initial 3 hectares have not been expanded,...
In the future, zoos will be very different to how we know them today. For several decades, it has been shown that animals’ captivity affects their well-being and life expectancy and also, in some cases they suffer due to the terrible conditions in which they live. The increase of society’s awareness and respect for animals,...
Thanks to ingenuity, we’re used to seeing how mankind is capable of adapting to adverse situations and conditions, however it is something that never ceases to surprise us. In India, local engineer Sonam Wangchuk has developed a way of combating drought during the start of spring, by creating artificial glaciers. His idea is based on...
“Kids Build Cities”, is the name its creator, the architect Naama Blonder, has given it. It aims to involve children in the planning and development of cities. The project was born from a community consultation in a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto; concerning the remodelling of one of its most emblematic establishments and where...
“Aquaola opened its doors in 1986, with an area of more than 4 hectares, which we have maintained throughout the years. Our main attraction lies in the landscape. There are numerous areas with trees and gardens, which compose a landscape of great interest. This aspect has become one of the most emblematic features that differentiate...
France is not known for having a tropical climate, but far from that, it’s preparing itself to house one of the world’s largest tropical greenhouses and the largest under just one dome. It will be in the north of the country, in the Pas-de-Calais area, with Coldefy & Associates as the developer of this megaproject....
The concrete revolution is taking place and it’s aimed at turning this material into a lighter and more intelligent version of itself. Some months ago, researchers in Zurich’s Polytechnic School, launched a video showing the development of a concrete structure with a core of enormous steel cables, held with metallic nodes. These specially designed nodes,...
The first “energy positive” hotel will be built on the Arctic circle. The building is designed to generate energy autonomously and to even produce more than it needs. Its name, Svart meaning “black” in Norwegian, is related to its future location. The ecological hotel will be constructed at the foot of one of the largest...
This month we talked with the Director of the Planeta Waterpark, located in the city of Ufa, Russia. The park has a year-through operation and forms part of the namesake leisure and shopping centre, the largest in the Republic of Bashkortostan. “Our waterpark has an area of 5,400 m², a space that was determined by...
