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Guilty pleasure
Wine and cheese
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Hospitality product of the moment
Backlit mirrors
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Greatest accomplishment
Developing Gensler’s global hospitality practice
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Favorite travel destination
Mammoth, California, in winter, Kona in summer
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Hotel I love for design (but didn’t design)
Park Hyatt, Seoul
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Wish I had designed
Fallingwater and the Taj Mahal
Perfect day
No appointments, nothing planned
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Tom Ito
Principal and Global Hospitality Practice Leader
Gensler
Los Angeles
www.gensler.com
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Recently completed projects
Shore Hotel, Santa Monica; Westin Phoenix Downtown; and Mr. C Hotel Beverly Hills
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Projects on the boards
Westin Denver International Airport (pictured); Hyatt Regency, Incheon, Korea; Wyndham, Brazil; and the Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles
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Why hospitality
Hospitality enhances all we enjoy in life as expressed through design, socializing, relaxing, entertaining, working, and experiencing different cultures throughout the world
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I can always watch
The Food Network
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Book on my nightstand
Peak by Chip Conley
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People wouldn’t know that I
Enjoy salsa and tango, have completed more than 10 triathlons, and compete regularly in recreational ski racing
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Biggest pet peeve
Negativity
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Dream project
A new ski or island resort
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Playing on my iPod
Beatles, Tito Puente, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, and the Black Eyed Peas
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Cities to watch
New York, Los Angeles, and Miami
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