Hospitality Design

Mecanoo Reveals Redesign Plans for Dutch Railway Company

Dutch architecture and design firm Mecanoo has partnered with furniture maker Gispen to draft modular new designs for Dutch railways company Nederlandse Spoorwegen. The 12 new furniture modules include elements ranging…

Martin Brudnizki and Clodagh Lead the Dupont Circle’s Transformation

Ireland-based luxury hotel operator the Doyle Collection has announced that Washington, DC hotel the Dupont Circle will undergo a multimillion-dollar renovation. The Doyle Collection chairman Bernie Gallagher will spearhead the…

St. Regis Plots Arrival in Morocco

In collaboration with Abu Dhabi-based real estate investment and development firm Eagle Hills, Marriott International has announced that it will launch its first Moroccan property in 2020. The St. Regis…

Park James Hotel Arrives in Menlo Park

broughtonHOTELS has unveiled its newest luxury accommodations with the arrival of the Park James Hotel in Menlo Park. The 61-room boutique concept is anchored in the community and culture of…

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,…