Hospitality Design

Herzog & de Meuron, HKS, and Rottet Studio to Design Conrad Washington, DC

The Conrad Washington is set to make its debut in February 2019 as the anchor of the second phase of CityCenterDC, an upscale mixed-use development in the city’s downtown. Beyond…

Linehouse Crafts Eatery in Homage to Cultural Pioneer John Anthony

Shanghai- and Hong Kong-based design practice Linehouse has unveiled its latest project, a contemporary dim sum restaurant in Hong Kong. Named for cross-cultural pioneer John Anthony, the first Chinese-born man…

Masters of Innovation: Herzog & de Meuron

Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron founded their eponymous firm in Basel, Switzerland in 1978, just three years after completing their architecture studies. Friends since primary school, the two “copied carousels and…

Masters of Innovation: Herzog & de Meuron

Memoir: Ian Schrager

Growing up in Brooklyn, my parents had good taste. [Our house] was modest, but it didn’t look like anybody else’s house. They made an effort to do something stylish. So,…

Bar Beau Debuts in Brooklyn

A café by day and a cocktail bar by night, Bar Beau in Williamsburg, Brooklyn is the latest New York concept launched by owner Claire Chan. Brooklyn-based architecture and design…

Artist Nick Veasey Opens Gallery in a Kent Field

London-based practice Guy Hollaway Architects has completed the new Process Gallery, which highlights the work of X-ray artist Nick Veasey in a field just outside the English village of Lenham…

Radisson Holdings Acquired by Jin Jiang

Chinese conglomerate HNA Group has sold Radisson Holdings Inc. to a consortium spearheaded by hospitality group Jin Jiang International Holdings Co. The deal entails 100 percent of Radisson and 50.21…

Tsingpu Yangzhou Retreat

When Tsingpu Retreats—which operates several luxury boutique lodges with an emphasis on cultural Chinese activities—approached Neri & Hu about an adaptive-reuse project on a site marked by several lakes and…