Hotel Facilities

Travelers are always looking for a home away from home, and the tourist industry needs these vacationers to survive. Creating a winning hotel can benefit everybody, and people will return to your retreat time and time again.
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December 17, 2010 |
Vietnam business center will combine office and residential space

The 300,000-sm VietinBank Business Center in Hanoi, Vietnam, designed by Foster + Partners, will...

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December 02, 2010 |
GKV Architects wins best guest room design award for Park Hyatt Istanbul

Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel, Architects, PC won the prestigious Gold Key Award for Excellence in H...

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November 16, 2010 |
CityCenter’s new Harmon Hotel targeted for demolition

MGM Resorts officials want to demolish the unopened 27-story Harmon Hotel—one of the main compone...

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November 03, 2010 |
Rotating atriums give Riyadh’s first Hilton an unusual twist

Goettsch Partners, in collaboration with Omrania & Associates (architect of record) and David...

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October 12, 2010 |
From grocery store to culinary school

A former West Philadelphia supermarket is moving up the food chain, transitioning from grocery st...

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October 12, 2010 |
Luxury hotels lead industry in green accommodations

Results from the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s 2010 Lodging Survey showed that luxur...

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September 13, 2010 | Jay W. Schneider, Editor
Conquering a Mountain of Construction Challenges

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September 13, 2010 |
Luxury hotel and residences planned for Osaka
February 01, 2010 | By Andrew Baltazar, Associate Editor
Colorado hospital wins LEED Gold

The main building of the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colo., is a 136-bed regional...

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February 01, 2010 | By Robert Cassidy, Editor-in-Chief
America's Greenest Hospital

Hospitals are energy gluttons. With 24/7/365 operating schedules and stringent requirements for a...

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January 19, 2010 | Jeffrey Yoders
Accor North America launches green hotel pilot program

Accor North America, a division of Accor Hospitality, has announced that it will pilot the Green...

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January 01, 2010 |
Design ups comfort, care in cancer center

A new cancer center is slated to open in fall 2011 at Banner Gateway Medical Center, Gilbert, Ari...

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January 01, 2010 |
Charlotte hospital expands its surgery capabilities

The Chicago office of RTKL designed Carolinas HealthCare System's Mercy Medical Plaza, Charlotte,...

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December 01, 2009 |
And the world's tallest building is…

At more than 2,600 feet high, the Burj Dubai (right) can still lay claim to the title of world's...

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December 01, 2009 | By Robert Cassidy, Editor-in-Chief
3 Hospitals, 3 Building Teams, 1 Mission: Optimum Sustainability

It's big news in any city when a new billion-dollar hospital is announced. Imagine what it must b...

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November 17, 2009 |
CTBUH changes height criteria; Burj Dubai height increases, others decrease

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)—the international body that arbitrates on...

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November 01, 2009 |
Spa resort in harmony with mountain setting

The Sparkling Hill Resort and Wellness Hotel in Vernon, B.C., looks as if it was chiseled out of...

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November 01, 2009 |
Triangular tower targets travelers

Chicago-based Goettsch Partners is designing a new mixed-use high-rise for the Chinese city of Da...

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October 19, 2009 |
Report: Fraud levels fall for construction industry, but companies still losing $6.4 million on average

The global construction, engineering and infrastructure industry saw a significant decline in fra...

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October 06, 2009 |
10 tips for mitigating influenza in buildings

Adopting simple, common-sense measures and proper maintenance protocols can help mitigate the spr...

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October 01, 2009 |
CityCenter projects get LEED Gold

MGM Mirage and Infinity World Development have received LEED Gold certification for the first thr...

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October 01, 2009 |
Five-star resort breaks ground on the Black Sea

Construction work has commenced on a five-star resort and leisure destination along the Black Sea...

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October 01, 2009 |
Manhattan's Gouverneur Healthcare Services tops out renovation, expansion

One year after breaking ground, the Building Team for the renovation and expansion of the Gouvern...

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September 30, 2009 |
AGC unveils comprehensive plan to revive the construction industry

The Associated General Contractors of America unveiled a new plan today designed to revive the na...

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September 29, 2009 |
Call for entries: Building enclosure design awards

The Boston Society of Architects and the Boston chapter of the Building Enclosure Council (BEC-Bo...

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September 15, 2009 |
First CityCenter projects earn LEED Gold

CityCenter announced today that it has received three Leadership in Energy and Environmental Desi...

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September 01, 2009 |
RMJM unveils design details for $1B green development in Turkey

RMJM has unveiled the design for the $1 billion Varyap Meridian development it is master planning...

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September 01, 2009 | By Jay W. Schneider, Senior Editor
Platinum Award: Monumentally Hip Hotel Conversion

At one time the tallest building west of the Mississippi, the Foshay Tower has stood proudly on t...

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September 01, 2009 |
Gold Award: Westin Book Cadillac Hotel & Condominiums Detroit, Mich.

“From eyesore to icon.” That's how Reconstruction Awards judge K. Nam Shiu so concisely described...

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September 01, 2009 |
Silver Award: Palmer House Hilton Hotel & Shops Chicago, Ill.

Chicago's Palmer House Hilton holds the record for the longest continuously operated hotel in Nor...

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