Where will you be when the fog descends over San Francisco? Or the night explodes in Las Vegas? Or the chill of autumn jolts New York like a double expresso? As global concern about economic turmoil and political unrest recedes, people are reawakening to the allure of travel and fine dining. Hotels,restaurants and other hospitality venues are responding with spectacular new facilities and renovations to expand their share of a travel industry worth $600 billion (2004 revenues) in the United States alone. The superb quality of the results can be seen in the pages of HOTEL & RESTAURANT DESIGN which presents outstanding examples of recent work by some of the leading architects and interior designers serving the hospitality field.

Where will you be when the fog descends over San Francisco? Or the night explodes in Las Vegas? Or the chill of autumn jolts New York like a double expresso? As global concern about economic turmoil and political unrest recedes, people are reawakening to the allure of travel and fine dining. Hotels,restaurants and other hospitality venues are responding with spectacular new facilities and renovations to expand their share of a travel industry worth $600 billion (2004 revenues) in the United States alone. The superb quality of the results can be seen in the pages of HOTEL & RESTAURANT DESIGN which presents outstanding examples of recent work by some of the leading architects and interior designers serving the hospitality field.

Travelers and diners are happily discovering that good design is upgrading all levels of service. Upscale customers can enjoy new hotels with luxurious beds and bed linens, bathrooms that rival spas, and sleek public areas where the young and powerful want to meet. Additionally they feature new restaurants where the decor is as refined as the menu, fine wines and cheeses are showcased, and private dining rooms resemble small jewels. Mid-priced and value-oriented customers can likewise expect new hotels with beautiful,coordinated guestroom furnishings, lively public areas providing more than rainy day refuge, and imaginative recreation and entertainment venues. New restaurants make open kitchens entertaining, use sophisticated lighting and color,and incorporate local touches to personalize national chains.

Consider, for example, the magnificent rotunda of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D.C., which welcomes guests with the same grandeur as the city’s public buildings and monuments. The Fairmont Willow Stream Spa in Scottsdale, by contrast, features a man-made grotto that combines with the Sonoran Desert landscape to produce unforgettable beauty. Mark’s American Cuisine, an awardwinning Houston restaurant, serves its guests in an exhilarating adaptation of a former church. In addition, readers will find impressive examples of hospitality design from locations as far-flung as India, Costa Rica, China and Germany as well as the United States.

HOTEL & RESTAURANT DESIGN is arranged for easy and frequent use by hospitality industry leaders and their architects and interior designers, All projects are indexed for quick reference to aid professionals serving the dynamic hospitality industry. With breathtaking color photography and concise text to describe each installation, it’s the next best thing to being there.

Introduction

4240 Architecture Inc.

Ahearn-Schopfer and Associates

Aria Group Architects, Inc.

Arnold Syrop Associates

Brayton + Hughes Design Studio

Carl Ross Design Inc.

Cleo Design

Culpepper, McAuliffe and Meaders, Inc.

Daroff Design

Design Continuum, Inc.

Dougall Design Associates, Inc.

Duncan & Miller Design

EDG/Engstrom Design Group

EDI Architecture, Inc.

FRCH Design Worldwide

Friedmutter Group Architecture & Design Studios

Fugleberg Koch Architects, Inc.

Genesis Associates

The Gettys Group, Inc.

GGLO

Glover Smith Bode, Inc.

Haverson Architecture and Design, PC

HBA / Hirsch Bedner Associates

Hornberger + Worstell Architects

Icrave

Intra-Spec, Inc.

Jean-Pierre Heim, Architect

Judd Brown Designs, Inc.

Kirksey

LBL Architects & Interiors

Marnell Corrao Associates

MBH Architects

Morris Nathanson Design

Paul Steelman Design Group

RIM Architects

Sargert Design Associates, Inc.

SOSH Architects

Studio GAIA

VivianlNichols Associates

WATG

Zurcher Arquitectos, S.A.

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