Work on Chicago’s upcoming Starbucks Reserve Roastery is expected to be complete next year.
Chin Lim, HKS Hospitality Group
Newly-appointed vice-president at HKS Hospitality Group, Chin Lim, brings with him almost 20 years' experience in the hospitality design industry. We caught up with him to find out more about his prestigious portfolio, ambitions for his new role, and thoughts on the future direction of hospitality design.
50 Bowery, New York, USA
The boutique hotel’s main drawing card may be the floor-to-ceiling windows that flood the guest rooms with natural light.
Here's what could happen to America's hundreds of dead malls
More than 6,400 store locations have announced closures this year. In a recent report, analysts from Credit Suisse predicted that 20% to 25% of malls — about 220 to 275 shopping centers — would shutter over the next five years, largely because of store closures.
Okko Hotels, Strasbourg, France
The working relationship between Okko Hotels and Patrick Norguet has been such a success, the Paris-based designer has unveiled his eighth property in as many years, this time in Strasbourg.
As food halls flood cities, some wonder about benefits of the boom
Food halls’ rapid expansion comes due to their location at the nexus of different trends: commercial projects seeking foot traffic and customers amid the retail apocalypse, the foodie culture juggernaut, and a desire for developers to find experiential hooks to turn large-scale developments into destinations.
Watch the “Trump” sign get removed from the Trump SoHo building in this time-lapse video
The building licensed its name from the Trump Organization—which also managed the 46-story hotel and condo—but cut ties with the company in late November as would-be patrons opted to stay elsewhere.
Top world regions and markets in the global hotel construction pipeline
Lodging Econometrics (LE) recently released the Global Construction Pipeline Trend Report, which compiles the construction pipeline for every country and market in the world.
The Ace Hotel Chicago Uses Art to Channel Mies van der Rohe and the Bauhaus
The hotel collaborated closely with Volume Gallery, a creative local art space with a strong emphasis on emerging designers, artists, and architects.
The Palais de Tokyo unveils its new restaurant by Lina Ghotmeh
Divided into three acts and reverent to the monumentality of the place, the new restaurant by Lina Ghotmeh at the Palais de Tokyo celebrates the unfinished, rammed earth and recycled plastic.
The Future of Hotels: Keeping Up With the Competition
The hospitality market is constantly evolving to compete with home-sharing and offer what today's modern traveler needs.
Kimball Hospitality Announces the Pending Acquisition of D’style, Inc.
Kimball Hospitality, a subsidiary of Kimball International, Inc. (KBAL) announced today the pending acquisition of the assets of D’style Inc. and its subsidiary Allan Copley Designs, headquartered in Chula Vista, CA.
citizenM’s Gare de Lyon Hotel Is a Hub for Travel, Art and Technology
What distinguishes the citizenM brand from other hotels is that they offer smartly designed accommodations with thoughtful, innovative technology at an affordable price.
Allied Works Renovates the World’s Best Restaurant, Eleven Madison Park
But how do you decide what to retain and what to get rid of in such a beloved space, a space Cloepfil himself acknowledges is “one of the most beautiful rooms in New York?” The architect opted to maintain the spirit of the original restaurant while adding elements drawn from art and nature.
Why hotels are getting serious about relaxation and wellbeing
With physical and mental wellbeing a top priority for growing numbers of people, many don’t like to leave their healthy habits at home when they travel.
A Healthcare Start-Up Combines Modern Design With Top-Notch Technology and Care
Combining world-class doctors, data-driven technology, artificial intelligence, and wearable sensors, a new San Francisco-based preventative healthcare start-up has set out to evolve the concept of the traditional doctor's office by incorporating design into the experience, upping the comfort level, and changing our approach to staying healthy.
Modern hospitality: Striking the right balance between high-tech and human
From iPad ordering to robot concierges, technology is automating many aspects of dining and hotel experiences – and freeing up staff to provide more personalized service.
Guest Experience: Where We Belong
At CallisonRTKL, we design places where people live, work, eat, sleep, exercise, shop, vacation, receive medical care—the list goes on. No matter the type of space, ensuring that our designs are human-centric means understanding to what extent our designs can turn people off, or on.
Ace Hotel, Chicago, USA
Since opening its first property in Seattle in 1999, the Ace Hotel Group has steadily claimed strongholds in nine other major cities. The latest to join the ranks is Chicago, where the hotel stands within a newly constructed building – a first for the group.
Hilton planning ‘hostel on steroids’ for millennials
This new “hostel-on-steroids,” which has yet to be named, will feature “super efficient spaces that are crazy flexible,” with a “very cool locally curated concept with a local partner in the food and beverage scene,.