The Bund Finance Centre in Shanghai building

The Bund Finance Centre in Shanghai

This major new 426,073 sqm mixed use, commercial office, residential, hotel, retail and cultural development jointly designed by Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio – is set to revitalise Shanghai’s waterfront.

Rediscover Lemay: 60 years of visionary design

Montréal-Trudeau International Airport - Rediscover Lemay: 60 years of visionary design

As Lemay celebrates 60 years of groundbreaking design, a review of some its most defining projects. Montreal-based architecture, planning and design firm a success story: employs +400 people, has won hundreds of awards.

Radical Innovation Award 2017: Hotel Contest

Play Design Hotel interior design

Finalists in annual contest for professionals and students by Radical Innovation, a platform promoting disruptive, industry-changing ideas within the hotel space – feature on Play Design Hotel, an inhabitable design gallery in Taiwan by Ting-Han Daniel Chen.

Sleep Set, Hotel Design Event in London

Sleep Hotel Event London 2017 Room Set

This year’s Sleep Set, the feature at Europe’s hotel design event, Sleep, which pulls no punches in delivering challenging, original and layered installations, will this year present four room sets destined to provoke thought on the pressing question of loyalty in today’s hotel world.

Dorchester Hotel London, Park Lane

Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane building design by Owen Williams architect – historic Mayfair architecture: luxury West London accommodation, Mayfair architecture photos

Niop Hacienda Hotel, Champotón, Mexico

Niop Hacienda Hotel, Champotón, Mexico

This interesting hotel building design by as Arquitectura & R79 changes the conceptualization of the traditional Mexican hacienda. A discreet new architectural language embraces contemporary boutique hotel ideas but respects ancient traditions.

Villafound Jade Hotel Lijiang Lodge

Villafound Jade Hotel Lijiang Lodge, Yunnan

Villafound Jade is designed by architect Nie Jianping at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. It is composed of 13 detached villas, a folk custom museum, a restaurant with tea bar, and lodging areas

Arisaig House by Philip Webb in Scotland

Arisaig House building

First country house by Arts & Crafts architect Philip Webb, his only one in Scotland: his references to the English parsonage style are adapted to the Scottish Highlands, using local granite rubble with dark whinstone dressings. The house was requisitioned by the military during World War II, with training for high-profile Czech agents.

Lanesborough Hotel & Spa, London Luxury Club

Lanesborough Hotel & Spa London interior

Spread over 18,000 sqft this world class Members Club offers an integrated approach to wellbeing. The project drew on expertise across the sector to develop a world class solution for one of its most prestigious hotels. Located in the heart of London, between Mayfair and Belgravia, the club and spa has sumptuous interiors that reflect the elegant architecture of the grand Regency-period building that houses this landmark hotel.

The Curtain, Shoreditch Hotel, East London

The Curtain Shoreditch Hotel, East London

New high-profile restaurant, hotel and members club designed by architects Dexter Moren Associate for Hotelier Michael Achenbaum. The red brick building reflects the architectural heritage and industrial history of Shoreditch. Large-framed Crittall Windows give the building a strong rational identity.

Jingshan Boutique Hotel Hangzhou, Building

Jingshan Boutique Hotel in Hangzhou

A restrained building, beautifully reflected in an expansive pool. An old pine tree has been saved by architects Continuation Studio to command the courtyard, The project opens up through expansive glazing to the surrounding dense woodland and hills.

Ames Boston Hotel Renovation, Massachusetts

Ames Boston Hotel building

Reno & redesign of the 1893, Ames Boston Hotel (and Cultivar restaurant) by Glen Coben, of NYC’s Glen and Co. Architecture – blending modern elegance with its preserved, original features