by Alissa Ponchione | Feb 12, 2016 | News
San Francisco-based Paletteur is leading the complete renovation of Kimpton’s Hotel Solamar in San Diego. Halfway finished, the 235-room hotel will be fully redesigned by March. The firm took inspiration from San Diego’s Balboa Park and Southern California’s historic...
by Alissa Ponchione | Feb 12, 2016 | News
Starwood Hotels & Resorts has announced the opening of a dual-branded Aloft and Element hotel development in Boston’s Seaport district. The 330-room Aloft and 180-room Element Boston Seaport, designed by locally based Elkus Manfredi Architects, is located directly...
by Alissa Ponchione | Feb 12, 2016 | News
Honolulu-based Group 70 International (G70) has announced the addition of Craig Takahata as a principal. Takahata will help steer G70’s international practice with projects in Tahiti, Indonesia, and Japan, among other locations. Previously a vice president and...
by Alissa Ponchione | Feb 12, 2016 | People
Rob Polacek, who joined Puccini Group in 2003 and is now a partner and chief creative officer, has worked on many of the San Francisco-based firm’s restaurant projects, including the upcoming Aveo Table + Bar at the St. Regis Monarch Beach in Dana Point, California....
