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The U.S. hotel construction market sees record highs in the first quarter of 2024

As seen in the Q1 2024 U.S. Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), at the end of the first quarter, there are 6,065 projects with 702,990 rooms in the pipeline. This new all-time high represents a 9% year-over-year (YOY) increase in projects and a 7% YOY increase in rooms compared to last year.


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Top 80 Hospitality Facility Construction Firms for 2023

Suffolk Construction, The Yates Companies, STO Building Group, and PCL Construction Enterprises top BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest hospitality facilities sector contractors and construction management (CM) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report. Note: This ranking includes revenue for all hospitality facilities work, including casinos, hotels, and resorts. 


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Top 75 Hospitality Facility Engineering Firms for 2023

Jacobs, IMEG, EXP, and Tetra Tech top BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest hospitality facilities sector engineering and engineering/architecture (EA) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report. Note: This ranking includes revenue for all hospitality facilities work, including casinos, hotels, and resorts. 


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Top 130 Hospitality Facility Architecture Firms for 2023

Gensler, WATG, HKS, and JCJ Architecture top BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest hospitality facilities sector architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report. Note: This ranking includes revenue for all hospitality facilities work, including casinos, hotels, and resorts. 

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Resort Design

Sports and Recreational Facilities | Aug 5, 2015

The world’s longest ski slope will be built in one of the world’s hottest cities

The words “skiing” and “desert” aren’t often used in the same sentence. But that’s changing in Dubai, which appears to be on a mission to have the “biggest” of everything.

Cultural Facilities | Jul 13, 2015

German architect proposes construction of mountain near Berlin

The architect wants to create the world’s largest man-made mountain, at 3,280 feet.

Multifamily Housing | Jul 9, 2015

Melbourne approves Beyoncé inspired skyscraper

The bootylicious tower is composed of 660 apartments and a 160-room hotel at the west end of Melbourne's business district.

Retail Centers | May 26, 2015

5 ingredients of successful mall design

Entertainment, dining, and leisure components, plus the latest technology, are now crucial to making these centers a regular part of customers’ lives.   

Retail Centers | May 18, 2015

ULI forecast sees clear skies for real estate over next three years

With asset availability declining in several sectors, rents and transactions should rise.

Retail Centers | May 13, 2015

To succeed, malls must appeal to shopper lifestyles

Malls and shopping centers are more effective as destinations when their tenant mix appeals to customers’ lifestyles beyond shopping and includes fitness centers, gourmet cooking shops, and sustainable-product options.

Mixed-Use | May 5, 2015

Miami ‘innovation district’ will have 6.5 million sf of dense, walkable space

Designing a neighborhood from the ground-up, developers aim to create a dense, walkable district that fulfills what is lacking from Miami’s current auto-dependent layout.

Mixed-Use | Apr 7, 2015

$100 billion 'city from scratch' taking shape in Saudi Arabia

The new King Abdullah Economic City was conceived to diversify the kingdom's oil-dependent economy by focusing more in its shipping industry.

Hotel Facilities | Stantec | Mar 25, 2015

5 trends shaping today's hospitality industry

Digital concierges, smart locks, mobile check-in. These are among the emerging trends and technologies in hospitality design.

Resort Design | Mar 16, 2015

Giancarlo Zema Design Group unveils plans for semi-submerged resort in Qatar

The resort will have four semi-submerged hotels that look similar to super-yachts, each including 75 luxury suites with private terraces.

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