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Ping Pong Hotel – China
We hope China is one of your dream (or favorite) destinations, because we have more of it for you today. The China Daily Newspaper reports plans to build a hotel shaped like an upside-down ping-pong paddle as part of a new $45.8 million sports complex. The concept includes rounded guestroom windows that will resemble the continue reading…
Guangdong Museum – China
The Guangdong Museum is one of four major cultural landmark buildings for the new financial hub in Zhujiang Xincheng of Guangzhou, China. Rocco Design Architects was announced winner of an international competition in May 2004 and was subsequently appointed as the architects of the project. The five-story museum was conceived as an objet d’art at continue reading…
Japan’s Artistic Gas Tanks
Perhaps we here in the States wouldn’t be so disgruntled about paying close to $4 for a gallon of gas if our gasoline tanks were decorated like the ones that can be found in Japan. Okay, that really would not make a difference. Though Japan’s troubled nuclear plants have hogged the spotlight of late, atomic continue reading…
The Design Hotels Book 2011
If our posts featuring the world’s coolest design hotels are you favorites, you might want to place this book on your wish list. The latest edition of the Design Hotels Book is out now, in a new 2-volume format. One volume just wasn’t enough to house the 200 design-focused hotels that are now continue reading…
The Library Resort – Thailand
Minimalist design is something unexpected for a beach in Thailand, so the Library Resort really stands out. The contrast is amazing in this resort, a bright red pool with red umbrellas and beach chairs, surrounded by a rich and intricate Thai vegetation. Each modern two-story bungalow consists of a suite on the ground continue reading…
Brewster’s Discovery Walkway – Alberta, Canada
Sturgess Architecture, RJC and PCL teamed up to design the winning competition for Brewster’s newest tourist attraction in Alberta, Canada. Overlooking the Sunwapta Valley along the Columbian Icefields, the Discovery Walk is envisioned as an extension of the landscape; one that projects from the shear face of the mountainside to not only continue reading…
Byblos Art Hotel – Italy
Posts that feature stunning hotels are really our absolute favorite. The Byblos Art Hotel in Verona, Italy certainly fits our requirements. With all the grandeur of the 18th century villa from which it was converted, in beautiful Valpolicella, Italy, the enchanting Byblos Art Hotel Villa Amistà is a truly luxurious escape. Just northeast continue reading…
25 Hours Hotel Wein – Vienna
Smack dab in the center of the 7th District; Vienna’s young, liberal, creative scene is a new eclectic boutique hotel. The 25Hours Hotel Wein is a fantastical world of extravagance, with just a touch of madness—mirroring the city itself. The neighborhood, a carefully blended mix of baroque and modern architecture, is the perfect setting for continue reading…