Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from a planned anime theme park to an ice rink frozen using solar power.

Monday

• The soon-to-be-built 60,000-capacity Perth Stadium could be the centre point for a Commonwealth Games bid after the Western Australian city threw its hat into the ring to host the 2022 edition. Read here.

• A new scientific and cultural complex exploring the world of polar bears, penguins, icebergs and expeditions has opened in Prémanon, eastern France. Read here.

• Boutique hospitality group Sereno Hotels has announced the opening of Il Sereno Lago di Como – an “intimate, design-driven” hotel designed by Patricia Urquiola on the banks of Italy’s Lake Como. Read here.

• A museum complex designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) partly on the site of a former German WWII bunker is nearing completion in Blåvand, western Denmark. Read here.

Tuesday

• London practice Serie Architects have revealed new images of their design for the Jameel Arts Centre (JAC) in Dubai and confirmed the facility will open next year. Read here.

• Rwandan fashion entrepreneur Teta Isibo has been appointed to bring “a vibrant Rwandan design flair” to the interior design of the forthcoming Bisate Lodge Read here.

Wednesday

• A British heritage charity has warned that council planning committees are too easily seduced by glitzy computer-generated images of buildings they’re tasked with approving or rejecting. Read here.

• Architect Margot Krasojevic has designed an ice rink facility on a Russian lake that will use the power of the sun and geothermal energy to keep the surface frozen all year round. Read here.

• Studio Libeskind have revealed new design details for their dramatic mixed-use tower on the banks of the River Neris in Vilnius, Lithuania; pledging to create “a sustainable 24/7 public space for the Baltic states.” Read here.

Thursday

• German fitness operator McFit has launched a new gym concept centred around design and music. Read here.

• Latvian practice Mailitis Architects have designed an amphitheatre with a unique wind tunnel for a band of levitating monks. Read here.

• Plans have been announced to open an anime and manga theme park on an island in Japan’s Hyogo Prefecture, with the attraction to be based on popular titles Hi no Tori (Phoenix) and Crayon Shin-chan. Read here.

• Everton FC has moved a step closer to realising its ambition to build a new stadium after agreeing a financial package with the local authority. Read here.

Friday

• A technology-focused real estate development company creating a new model for self-sustaining wellness communities has launched a pilot 'ReGen Village' in the Netherlands. Read here.

• A new leisure-filled Four Seasons hotel designed by architects WATG has opened in China’s fourth largest metropolis, Tianjin. Read here.

• New York architecture studio Oiio have unveiled an eccentric design concept to counter the city’s strict building height restrictions: a looping skyscraper called The Big Bend. Read here.

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