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Gansevoort Park Avenue
The Gansevoort Park Avenue offers 249 luxury rooms and remarkable suites, most with lofty ceilings, Juliet balconies, and five fixture bathrooms. The three-story atrium lobby showcases striking herringbone granite floors, an oversized fireplace, and dramatic aubergine chandeliers. There is a signature rooftop pool for sunbathing and city-escape daydreaming and a bi-level rooftop bar + lounge wonderland. The hotel – in partnership with The One Group – will deliver Read more [...]
Continue reading...The Villa by Barton G
21. December 2010
The Villa By Barton G. , known throughout the world as the former residence of fashion designer Gianni Versace, debuts in March as an oasis of luxury in the heart of South Beach with 10 richly appointed suites and The Dining Room, an old-world fine dining restaurant located in the mansion at 1116 Ocean Drive. Transformed by renowned events impresario and restaurateur Barton G. Weiss, The Villa By Barton G. remains true to Versace’s vision with private British trained butlers for hotel guests, Read more [...]
Continue reading...Chicago Spire – Chicago, USA
20. April 2009
The Chicago Spire is a partially constructed supertall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. Its construction was put on hold in 2008 due to economic reasons. The building was designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and is being developed by Garrett Kelleher of Shelbourne Development Group, Inc. If completed, at 2000 feet (609.6 m) and with 150 floors, it will be among the world's tallest buildings and freestanding structures. Originally announced in July 2005 by Christopher T. Carley of the Read more [...]
Continue reading...NYLO Hotels Selects Studios Architecture To Design The Loft
15. September 2008
STUDIOS Architecture has been selected to design The Loft - the heart and soul of each NYLO hotel - for its location in Interlocken Technology Park, Broomfield, Colorado. Known for their ability to thoughtfully choreograph the guest experience, while combining functionality with inspiration, STUDIOS will help make the NYLO Interlocken stay unique and memorable. "We're excited to have STUDIOS Architecture leading our design team in Broomfield," said Michael Mueller, president, NYLO Hotels. "This Read more [...]
Continue reading...11th architecture Biennale opens in Venice
15. September 2008
VENICE (AFP) — Canadian-American star architect Frank Gehry may hold top billing at the 11th Venice Biennale of architecture when he receives the Golden Lion award for his career later this week. But the man behind the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, is unlikely to eclipse new presentations offered up by the exhibition which opened Sunday morning in Italy. Under this year's theme of "Out There: Architecture Beyond Building," around 20 teams of architects from around the world are displaying Read more [...]
Continue reading...OMA has designs on the Big Apple
15. September 2008
Rem Koolhaas today unveiled plans for OMA’s first residential high-rise in New York City. The 107m-tall building, on 23 East 22nd Street in the Flatiron District just off Madison Square, will include 18 residences within 24 residential floors, along with a screening room for the Creative Artists Agency (CAA), a main lobby, pool and gym, all of which have been designed by OMA. “Mirroring the traditional New York setback, the building’s form is at once familiar and distinctive,” Read more [...]
Continue reading...HOK Sport Breaks Away from Parent Company
15. September 2008
HOK Sport Venue Event, a major sports facility design firm based in Kansas City, will split from its parent, HOK Group Inc., following a company buyout by a management team. The deal, announced August 28, will be completed by early 2009 with HOK Sport acquiring a new brand name. The firm has been part of HOK Group for 25 years, although it has been a wholly owned subsidiary since 2000. The split involves HOK Sport’ 10 top managers buying the value of their firm’s stock from HOK Group. “This Read more [...]
Continue reading...Pentagon 9/11 Memorial by KBAS
15. September 2008
The Pentagon Memorial commemorating the terrorist attack of September 11th, 2001, provides a long-awaited place for contemplation. Dedicated today and designed by Kaseman Beckman Advanced Strategies (KBAS), a Philadelphia-based architecture firm founded by Keith Kaseman and Julie Beckman, the memorial is composed of 184 cantilevered benches—one for each victim who died that day. The memorial is located on the West Lawn of the Pentagon, adjacent to where the hijacked plane hit the building. KBAS Read more [...]
Continue reading...Design Concepts for Ike Memorial in D.C.
15. September 2008
A federal commission is accepting entries for a competition to design a Washington, D.C. monument honoring Dwight D. Eisenhower, the United States' 34th president. For a four-acre site just south of the Mall divided by Maryland Avenue S.W., and near many Cabinet agencies that Eisenhower had a hand in creating, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission seeks proposals that emphasize open spaces with little in the way of actual buildings or statuary. Indeed, one of the only requirements is a Read more [...]
Continue reading...Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre
15. September 2008
Designed to be one of the world’s most innovative theater facilities, the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre will represent the ultimate union of architectural function and form in modern performing arts. The Wyly Theatre, set in the heart of Dallas' Arts District, will be the new home to the Dallas Theater Center. The 11-story and one-sublevel building will feature an unprecedented “stacked,” vertically organized design that completely rethinks the traditional form of theater. In a typical Read more [...]
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21. December 2010
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