Durkan Launches D*scover Design Competition

Durkan, in partnership with NEWH, has launched the Durkan D*SCOVER design competition, established to exhibit the talent of designers in the hospitality design field and contribute toward the education of future designers. In lieu of entry fees, participants need to...

Distrikt Hotel Debuts in Midtown Manhattan

Distrikt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan has debuted with a design that celebrates New York City. OTTE Architecture commissioned artist Chris Rubino to capture local style with back-lit collages of iconic neighborhood scenes on each floor. The collages comprise more than...

George Gasser of Gasser Chair Passes Away

George E. Gasser, former CEO and youngest of the three founding brothers of Gasser Chair Company, died last week in his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio. He was 80. In the mid-1940s, George and two of his brothers, Louis and Roger, set up in a family-owned three-story...

AIA San Francisco Hosts Vertical Gardens Exhibition

The American Institute of Architects, San Francisco chapter (AIA San Francisco) and Center for Architecture + Design Gallery will present Vertical Gardens, an exhibition on view February 18-April 30 at 130 Sutter Street, Suite 600, San Francisco. The show will reflect...

Imanta Punta de Mita to Open in February

Situated on a 250-acre private reserve on the beaches of Mexico’s Rivieria Nayarit, Imanta Punta de Mita will open this month. Architectural firm Overland Partners has designed the resort with an emphasis on sustainability and luxury. Resort guests have the...