Fire at popular Istanbul nightclub during renovations kills at least 29 people
02.04 2024: Davut Gul told reporters at the scene that the cause of the fire was under investigation and that the victims were believed to be people involved in the renovation work. The private DHA news agency identified one of the victims as a nightclub employee.…
Anton Wörmann: Housing Renovation Pioneer, Author, Model and Influencer
08.02 2024: Anton Wörmann: Housing Renovation Pioneer, Author, Model and Influencer The polymathic content creator Anton Wörmann talks to TW about his meteoric rise to fame in the cover interview for Tokyo Weekender.…
Still standing: Unique houses survive quake in Japan village
08.01 2024: For Sato, an IT firm employee who runs a real-estate renovation business on the side, seeing Akasaki entering a slow decline is unbearable. The area is not recognized by the government as a cultural asset,…
Plans abound for new sports stadiums across U.S., carrying hefty public costs
23.12 2023: With fanfare, Evers then signed off on $500 million in public aid for the stadium's renovation, adding to a remarkable run of such blockbuster deals. This year alone, about a dozen Major League Baseball and National Football League…
Ivanka Trump testifies she wasn't involved in documents central to her father's civil fraud trial
09.11 2023: She recalls discussion of the overall vision and the company's experience, her father talking up his renovation of New York's… But, she told a court Wednesday, she doesn't remember any mention of his annual financial statements — the…
Best Live Music Venues in Tokyo
27.09 2023: Spotify O-East is dedicated to delivering the best live entertainment. It became more high-tech after its big renovation and interior redesign last September. The venue also added a huge LED screen at the back of the stage,…
First strike in six decades closes famous Japanese department store
31.08 2023: However, the 83-year-old building in Ikebukuro needs renovation and because the chain has not made a profit for five years, Seven & i wants to sell it to U.S. investment group Fortress. Unions, fearing job cuts,…
Japan, U.S., Australia eye ship deployment to Philippines for drill
19.08 2023: …which is set to become a de facto aircraft carrier after undergoing additional renovation slated to begin next year or 2025, according to the sources. The Royal Australian Navy will deploy its amphibious assault ship Canberra,…
British royals' public spending has gone up 5% in a year of historic change
29.06 2023: Meanwhile, work is continuing for a 10-year long renovation project to overhaul pipes and electricals at Buckingham Palace, with work expected to be finished in 2027. The Sovereign Grant is public funding to support the official…
Tiffany reopens flagship New York store under French management
26.04 2023: The renovation of the Manhattan landmark began under previous management in 2019, and continued after Tiffany's takeover by LVMH. The goal of the makeover, Ledru told AFP by email ahead of the reopening,…
Teppei Fujiwara Discusses the Role of Architecture
19.04 2023: While still at KKAA, he was a part of the ongoing regeneration and renovation of the mammoth Shibuya Station. Fujiwara, during the interview, is not shy in sharing his distaste of the seemingly inflexible structures of capitalism.…
Violent protests in France over Macron’s retirement age push
17.03 2023: …degenerated into a scene echoing the night before. Riot police charged and threw tear gas to empty the huge square across from the National Assembly after troublemakers climbed scaffolding on a renovation site,…
France's music hotspots, boosted by Brad Pitt
17.03 2023: Despite a bitter divorce wrangle, Pitt oversaw a renovation of its music studio with the help of French sound engineer Damien Quintard. One day, I got a message from Brad Pitt, who wanted to see me the following week -- I thought it was a joke,…
Harry, Meghan asked to leave UK home in further royal rift
01.03 2023: The money “fully covered the cost of the renovation, the spokesman said. © Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.…
New York 'can enrich my soul,' says next Philharmonic head Dudamel
21.02 2023: It's a coup for the Phil, the symphony founded in 1842 that's been striving to modernize its image including by pouring $550 million into the renovation of David Geffen Hall, its home in Manhattan's Lincoln Center.…
Onomichi Akiya: Abandoned Houses with a New Lease of Life
19.01 2023: …alongside her carpenter husband. Toyota blogged about the renovation process and received inquiries from other people who were keen to do the same. This prompted her to start an NPO specifically for Onomichi’s vacant houses in 2008,…
Marunouchi’s Large Public Areas
21.12 2022: Tokyo Station also acts as a multi-functional gathering space that serves people and encourages interaction. In 2012, the station underwent a renovation to restore the building to its original design and to include the eki-…
More than 80 killed in India as bridge packed with holiday sightseers collapses
30.10 2022: The 230-meter bridge was built during British rule in the 19th century. It had been closed for renovation for six months and was reopened for the public last week. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in his home state Gujarat for a three-…