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The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in visits to the world's top 100 museums and galleries falling by three quarters. According to an annual survey, conducted ... More

More than 100 sports clubs and organisations have already received grants from an emergency storm relief fund launched earlier this month. Set up by Sport ... More

The first phase of a multi-million dollar landscape transformation plan for San Antonio's McNay Art Museum has been unveiled, with outdoor works of art, increased ... More

The Namibian government is looking to auction at least a thousand wild animals from its national parks that might otherwise become victims of its drought ... More

McDonald’s and Ross Barney Architects have collaborated on a recent project in the United States, showcasing a one-of-a-kind modern and environmentally-friendly fast food restaurant. The ... More

The first US project undertaken by Mad Architects, Los Angeles’s Gardenhouse, has topped out and is expected to complete by the end of 2018, according ... More

Visitors hoping to catch a glimpse of Apple’s futuristic new US$5bn (€4.18bn, £3.7bn) HQ can now get closer than ever before, with the opening of ... More

Global architects Perkins+Will have launched a list of the most “prolific and problematic” substances that people encounter every day in the built environment. Hosted on ... More

The government of Malawi has been handed the keys to its new international multi-sports stadium, after the Chinese contractor in charge of the project completed ... More

New renderings have been released of Peter Zumthor’s proposed redevelopment of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) ahead of a public consultation meeting ... More

A new UNESCO report has identified climate change as the biggest threat to World Heritage sites, with designated locations in nearly 30 countries at risk ... More

A design team led by French architects Agence Ter has won an international competition to revitalise the Pershing Square public park in downtown Los Angeles. ... More

International architecture and engineering practice Arup have published a report declaring city planners around the world must do more to create green urban environments that ... More

Bloomberg Philanthropies – the charitable arm of Michael Bloomberg’s business empire – has named four US cities which will receive up to US$1m (€899,000, £636,000) ... More

The US$185m (£116m, 114.5m euro) Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, US is set to open in December. Designed by Los Angeles-based architect ... More

Timberplay has been selected by landscape designer Nicholas Dexter for incorporation in his entry for this year’s Chelsea Flower Show – entitled Climate Calm. With ... More

Sport England has made new guidance available to help sports clubs cope with the effects of a hosepipe ban coming into effect in a number ... More

British Waterways (BW) has started the phased reopening of a 60-mile (96.6km) section of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, which closed on 2 August due ... More

British Waterways (BW) has announced that it has been forced to shut a 60-mile (96.6km) section of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal due to "some ... More

Barenbrug has re-turfed 16,145sq ft (1,500sq m) of Chester Zoo in the UK using its Lindum RTF Turf product. An underground stem, or rhizomatous, species ... More

GreenSpace's next conference, titled Sustainable Parks: Sustainable Futures will take place on Tuesday 2 March at the Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool. The conference, which ... More

Barenbrug has re-turfed 1,500sq m of Chester Zoo using its Lindum RTF Turf product. A rhizomatous (underground stem) species of turf, it has deep rooting ... More

Stephen Gregg is to step down as CEO of Dreamworld and WhiteWater World on Australia's Gold Coast in December to concentrate on expanding a consultancy ... More