Hospitality Design

Niki Leondakis

Commune Hotels + Resorts CEO Niki Leondakis delivers the HD Expo 2016 keynote in conversation with HD editor in chief Stacy Shoemaker Rauen. Here, she discusses the 2017 development forecast,…

Industry Veterans

HD Expo 2016’s opening session featured a conversation between HD’s editorial director Michael Adams and industry veterans Michael Bedner (formerly HBA, now Apeiron Miami), Adam D. Tihany (Tihany Design), David…

Marriott–Starwood Deal Delayed

Marriott’s $13.6 billion acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts has encountered a 60-day delay following the request for an extended review by China’s Ministry of Commerce. Approval from the ministry…

Chileno Bay Resorts & Residences to Open in December

Auberge Resorts Collection’s Chileno Bay Resorts & Residences is set to open in December in Chileno Bay, a 1,200-acre resort community in Los Cabos, Mexico. Burlingame, California-based firm Glazier Le…

Meet the Minds Behind Restaurant Design – Siobhan Barry

Siobhan Barry is a partner and executive creator director for dash design. The former ICRAVE partner has gained attention for her highly modern and dynamic interiors found in numerous corners…

Jansen Strawn Joins Ware Malcomb

Irvine, California-based design firm Ware Malcomb has expanded with the addition of Denver-based civil engineering firm Jansen Strawn Consulting Engineers. The partnership will significantly increase the scope of the firm’s…

Meet the Minds Behind Restaurant Design – Siobhan Barry

Oppenheim Architecture to Design Asbury Park’s Monroe Residential Property

Following this summer’s successful opening of the Asbury Hotel in Asbury Park, New Jersey (designed by Bonetti/Kozerski Studio and Stonehill & Taylor), real estate investment firm iStar will launch luxury…

U.S. Hotel Construction Continues to Rise

The latest Lodging Econometrics United States Construction Trend Report shows that the U.S. wrapped up the second quarter of 2016 with a hotel pipeline of 4,633 projects and 569,848 rooms,…