by Alissa Ponchione | Feb 10, 2010 | Projects
For most projects, a design brief to create a comfortable space for guests to meet would be fairly easy. But that wasn’t the case for the Marriott Marco Island lobby lounge. "Defining the typical guest proved to be a challenge in and of...
by Alissa Ponchione | Feb 9, 2010 | News
Chef Jose Garces is opening his sixth Philadelphia venue, Garces Trading Company, on February 16. The gourmet market and café will feature a flower shop, wine shop, coffee counter, on-site bakery, and private label olive oils and vinegars. For the design,...
by Alissa Ponchione | Feb 9, 2010 | News
A 150-room Courtyard by Marriott is being planned for downtown Newark, New Jersey, according to the Associated Press. The new-build hotel—the first in the area in 40 years—will be attached to the Prudential Center, where the New Jersey Devils and Seton...
by Alissa Ponchione | Feb 9, 2010 | News
On its first anniversary, the WATG-designed Bardessono Hotel in Yountville, California, has achieved LEED Platinum certification for its rigorous sustainable initiatives, including: Solar Power: 947 solar panels are installed on the flat roofs of the buildings but are...
by Alissa Ponchione | Feb 9, 2010 | News
Pinnacle Entertainment is selling the property it acquired in Atlantic City for a $1.5 billion gaming resort. The company imploded the Sands Casino Hotel in October 2007 to make way for the oceanfront project but now says that the economy, the city’s gambling...
