Azerbaijan news

Medical health and wellness operator Chenot’s flagship Italian spa at the L’Albereta hotel has undergone an extensive refurbishment and launched new programming and diagnostic testing. ... More

The architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, the ruins of Babylon, a migratory bird sanctuary on the coast of the Yellow Sea, and a Prosecco wine ... More

Saturday, 8 June 2019 will mark the eighth annual Global Wellness Day (GWD), and thousands of locations across the world – including hotel/spa chains, fitness ... More

A new training programme is being launched across the countries of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, with the aim of contributing to the development of the ... More

The 43rd session of Unesco's World Heritage Committee will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, it has been revealed. Taking place between 30 June and 10 ... More

Design firm Chapman Taylor are nearing completion on a 120,000sq m (1.3 million sq ft) entertainment, retail, leisure and dining destination in Azerbaijan a stretch ... More

Self-proclaimed “designer of whimsy” Henry Chebaane has completed the guest rooms and public areas of the new Hyatt Centric Gran Via hotel in Madrid, taking ... More

Surrealist hospitality designer Henry Chebaane has completed his latest project: a hotel room concept that puts his expectedly unexpected twist on British popular culture. The ... More

The National Museum of African American History and Culture has been named the design of 2017 by London’s Design Museum, making it only the second ... More

Ally Chong and Thorsten Lipfert have joined spa equipment supplier Gharieni Group in business development roles. Chong has been named operations manager for Asia Pacific, ... More

Swiss wellness resort operator Chenot Group has announced plans to open three additional locations, hot on the heels of a launch in Azerbaijan. The Chenot ... More

Canadian hospitality group Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is continuing its global expansion strategy with the opening of a hotel in Istanbul, Turkey. The 209-room Fairmont ... More

Overlooking the Nohur Lake in the heart of the Gabala region, health and wellness retreat Chenot Palace Hotel is now open. Featuring 72 bedrooms and ... More

The soon-to-be-built Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid and the Olympic Stadium in the Azerbaijani capital Baku are vying to host the UEFA Champions League final in ... More

The Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología (UTEC) in Lima, designed by Grafton Architects, has won the first ever RIBA International Prize. Six projects were shortlisted ... More

Leisure buildings dominate the shortlist of the first ever RIBA International Prize, which is seeking the best building in the world. The Heydar Aliyev Centre ... More

The Sheraton Grand London Park Lane in Mayfair, London, has been relaunched following a multi-million pound renovation and redesign by interior designers MKV Design and ... More

Ma Yansong, Bjarke Ingels, Rem Koolhaas and Herzog and de Meuron are all in the running for the annual architecture prize awarded by London’s Design ... More

The monastic-themed Sanctum Inle in Myanmar is set to open 1 October, and will include a Sanctum Spa with six treatment rooms designed by France’s ... More

Pop Artist Sean Danconia has collaborated with interior designer Henry Chebaane to create a new hospitality brand called SupaPop Space. The newly formed venture will ... More

The Global Wellness Summit’s 2016 agenda will take a deep dive into the unique integrative medical wellness offerings of Europe. Delegates to the 10th anniversary ... More

Health and wellness hotel specialist Henri Chenot is opening a five-star retreat in Azerbaijan near Gabala lake. Based on the holistic detox and revitalisation Chenot ... More

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced a bumper shortlist in its bid to celebrate the world's best building. Zaha Hadid, Bjarke Ingels, ... More

Dame Zaha Hadid, the world-renowned British architect, has died aged 65. Her practice, Zaha Hadid Architects, has confirmed that Hadid died of a heart attack ... More

It’s been another busy week in the world of leisure architecture, design, investment and development, and we have reported on some particularly exciting trends and ... More