W Melbourne Slated for 2020 Opening

W Hotels Worldwide has announced the expected opening of the W Melbourne in 2020. The property will be located in the heart of the city as part of the $1 billion mixed-use Collins Arch development, which comprises two towers linked by a residential bridge that houses...

Claudia Woods Returns to ForrestPerkins

Claudia Woods has rejoined ForrestPerkins as associate principal and will oversee the creative direction and project management of commercial projects for the firm’s New York design studio. Woods previously led the renovation of New York’s Blue Water Grill and the...

YTL Acquires London’s Threadneedles Hotel

YTL Hotels has added a fifth UK property to its portfolio with the acquisition of London’s Threadneedles Hotel, also its second Autograph Collection hotel in the UK, joining the Glasshouse in Edinburgh as well as Kuala Lumpur properties, the Majestic Hotel and the...

OZ Architecture to Design Chef RJ Cooper’s Henley

Henley, a new modern American brasserie, will open in Nashville in late spring with James Beard Award-winning chef RJ Cooper at the helm. Part of the Kimpton Aertson Hotel, the American brasserie will feature a design from Denver’s OZ Architecture. Named in honor of...