AM2 11th November 2015 issue 39

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11 NOVEMBER 2015 ISSUE 39

George Lucas legacy project gets city approval Despite the best effort of green space advocates in the city of Chicago, George Lucas’s Museum of Narrative Art will be realised after the legendary director’s legacy project was approved by the city council. The project has come up against strong opposition from Friends of the Parks – the nonprofit group who tried to sue Lucas in an attempt to halt the Chicago waterfront development – but in September, a judge ruled that the group had “no viable complaint” after amended plans by MAD Architects were presented as an alternative. With the building reduced in size from 400,000sq ft

Lucas is best known for creating the Star Wars franchise (37,100sq m) to 300,000sq ft (27,900sq m), offering 200,000sq ft (18,615sq m) of new parkland for open space advocates,

Culture at heart of Rio’s Olympic revitalisation Brazil’s minister for tourism has said that the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will act as a springboard for the country’s cultural attractions, cementing the Games’ legacy through improved infrastructure and tourist links in the years to come. With investment into city infrastructure has come subsequent investment into new visitor attractions, designed to make Rio, and Brazil in general, a more hospitable and enjoyable destination for visiting tourists. Continued on back cover

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the museum will house George Lucas’s personal art collection, as well as providing temporary exhibition space for world-renowned

artists and filmmakers. It features an open-air observation deck on the rooftop accessible via a ramp winding up the building’s interior cone shape. The parkland will include an eco-park, garden, sand dune field and an event prairie to host art and film events. MAD Architects are acting as principal designers, while Studio Gang is designing a bridge to connect the site to a nearby peninsula. In addition, VOA Associates will serve as the executive architect and lead implementation of MAD’s design. Construction is expected to start in Q1 2016, with a projected opening date of 2019. More: http://lei.sr?a=r2H2K_A

Liseberg’s Andreas Andersen to lead IAAPA in 2018 IAAPA’s board have named Liseberg Group CEO and president Andreas Veilstrup Andersen as its second vice chair for 2016, first vice chair in 2017 and then chair in 2018. First becoming involved in the attractions sector in 2001, Andersen took up his current role in 2011. Prior to that he spent four years as executive director of IAAPA’s regional office in Europe. “Andreas’ industry knowledge is deep, and he has strong relationships with a number of key leaders worldwide. These attributes, combined with his strong and enthusiastic commitment to the global attractions industry, will make him an excellent leader for IAAPA,” said Roland

Andersen is CEO of the Liseberg Group Mack, managing partner of Europa Park in Rust, Germany, and chair of the IAAPA Governance Committee, the member-led group responsible for the nomination. More: http://lei.sr?a=y6D6a_A