Named for Le Corbusier who designed the nearby Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts (his only building in North America), the 4, 000-sq-ft spa has seven treatment rooms and will use fresh and locally-sourced ingredients in its scrubs, lotions and wraps.

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Mr Ando's approach is shared by Rafael Moneo, a Spanish architect, who designed the Audrey Jones Beck Building for the Houston Museum of Fine Arts.

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At the core is its multistakeholder model that leverages the collective wisdom of leaders from business, government, the media, academia, the arts and civil society by building a global platform for collaboration and action to address priorities on the global agenda.

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Several ideas for the future of the building have been put forward since then, including turning it into a cultural arts centre or a music venue.

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The building will be one of the first dedicated theatre and performance venues for the area, according to John Parkinson from Upfront Arts which is behind the project.

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