Hotels are increasingly concentrating on offering memorable experiences through
unique design features; soft and luxurious, deliberately artistic kitsch,
through to no-fuss minimal. This volume covers all of these different aspects and brings
to light the work of architects and designers worldwide, including Michael Graves,
Philippe Starck, Kenzo Tange and John Rocha.
- Focusing on the treatment of interiors and the many options available to solve
the interior design challenge on a large-scale professional level
- Beautifully illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs throughout
Contents:
INTRODUCTION
Talks:
- Hotel for the 21st Century - Ian Shrager (Morgans, Royalton, Paramount, Delano, Mondrian)
- City Luxuries - Gordon Campbell Grey (of One Aldwych, London)
- Designing Classicism in Vegas - Charles Gruwell (Four Seasons, Las Vegas)
- Working with the Vernacular - Michael Graves (Miramar, Egypt)
CONTEMPORARY CITY
One Aldwych, London, England
SoHo Grand, NYC, USA
The Metropolitan, London, England
Grand Hyatt, Berlin, Germany
INTIMATE
Montalambert, Paris, France
Hotel Albergo, Beirut, Lebanon
Mercer Hotel, NYC, USA
The Halkin, London, England
Hotel Square, Paris, France
HOTEL AS THEATRE: THE SCHRAGER/STARCK SIGNATURE
Morgans, NYC, USA
Paramount, NYC, USA
Royalton, NYC, USA
Delano, Miami, USA
Mondrian, Los Angeles, USA
St Martins Lane, London, England
BRANDING THE BOUTIQUE - THE W CHAIN
W New York, USA
W Atlanta, USA
W San Francisco, USA
W Seattle, USA
HYBRIDS
Standard, Los Angeles, USA - film set designer
Morrison, Dublin, Ireland - fashion designer
Dwar el-Omda, El-Gouna, Egypt - fashion designer
NEW FOR OLD - ADAPTIVE RE-USE
Four Seasons, Istanbul, Turkey - prison
Four Seasons, Milan, Italy - convent
Lingotto, Turin, Italy - factory
OTHER WORLDS: VEGAS
Paris Hotel and Casino
Bellagio Hotel and Casino
Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino
Four Seasons Las Vegas
CONTEMPORARY RESORT
Miramar, Egypt
THE ATRIUM
Park Hyatt, Tokyo, Japan
Sheraton Paris Airport, Paris, France
Hyatt Regency, Paris, France
Fukuoka Hyatt Regency, Japan
THE NEW CLASSICS
Four Seasons New York, US
Four Seasons Canary Wharf, London, England
APPENDIX
Hotel Details
Photographic Credits
Index
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