A new MoMA exhibition explores architecture and Blackness, travel agency Kayak is opening its first hotel, and New York City restaurants may see some relief in the weeks ahead. All that and more in this week’s Five on Friday.
HD shines a spotlight on the women of hospitality and beyond
As we continue to celebrate Women’s History Month, we’ve gathered together profiles—from interviews in HD magazine and online, plus our biweekly podcast What I’ve Learned—to share bits of wisdom from 15 incredible professionals. From designers and architects to artists and other creators, the feature honors the abundant contributions from women to the hospitality industry. Stay tuned for more conversations with inspiring female leaders throughout March.
MoMA commissions exhibition on Blackness and architecture
Installation view of Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America; © 2021 The Museum of Modern Art, photo by Robert Gerhardt
Exploring how race structures the largest cities in the U.S., Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America is the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)’s first exhibition on the architecture of spaces in Black communities. Digging into segregated neighborhoods, compromised infrastructure, and local access to financial and educational facilities, 10 commissioned works by artists, designers, and architects—on display now through May 31st in New York—propose interventions in 10 different cities, including Miami; New Orleans; Syracuse, New York; and Oakland, California.
NeueHouse merges with photography museum Fotografiska
Neuehouse Bradbury in Los Angeles, crafted by DesignAgency; photo by Nikolas Koenig
Private work and social space NeueHouse has merged with Fotografiska, an international photography museum based out of Stockholm, New York, and Tallinn, Estonia, to form CultureWorks, a new global growth platform aimed at hospitality brands. The combined platform is valued at $165 million. The announcement comes as NeueHouse plans to expand into Venice Beach, California, Miami, and add its first European location inside the Stockholm Fotografiska. The museum will also debut a Berlin outpost in 2022.
Travel search engine Kayak to open Miami Beach hotel in April
Rendering courtesy of Kayak / Life House
Partnering with New York hotel brand and management group Life House, popular travel search engine Kayak is readying its hotel debut with the Kayak Miami Beach, slated to open next month in a circa-1934 building previously occupied by the Life House Collins Park hotel. The 52-guestroom property will double as a design lab and test site for the company’s new app and other related software.
New York City restaurants can open to half capacity in a week
The Rockwell Group-designed Peak restaurant in New York’s Hudson Yards; photo by Emily Andrews
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this week that indoor dining at all New York City restaurants can expand from 35 to 50 percent capacity on March 19th. That same day, reports Eater, New Jersey will also expand to 50 percent capacity, continuing the states’ partnership as they weather the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the announcement, the rest of New York State’s restaurants were granted 75 percent capacity.
