Hotels are no longer just places to lay one’s head. Like most hospitality spaces these days, they’ve become multifunctional environments comprising an ever-expanding set of services. Catering to different types of clientele—travelers taking in all… Read More »Hyatt Union Square’s Lobby Gets a Timely Refresh in Lower Manhattan
There’s a particular kind of expectation that follows Apple and their iconic announcements—a belief that even the most familiar object can be recalibrated into something more ambient, more intuitive, or more essential. We’ve been spoiled… Read More »Apple Unveils AirPods Max 2 With Smarter Sound + Spatial Audio
The power of craft has touched every facet of design since the dawn of time. At the Harvard Graduate School of Design, students Annie Xing, Luke Fiorante, Joseph Fujinami, and Chi Zhang investigate the logic… Read More »Hikarigami Lighting Forges New Finishing Techniques
Memory is powerful––a place and time long ago can surface unexpectedly, stirring something immediate no matter where you are. Refreshing and bright, Casa EME begins with exactly that kind of recognition: a fleeting familiarity tied… Read More »Casa Eme by Gon Architects Bridges Simplicity and Spark
Branded residences have become the luxury hotel industry’s favorite revenue strategy. Most of these projects share a familiar formula—take a glass tower in a growing luxury market, attach a name that travelers recognize, furnish it… Read More »Amangiri Unveils Its First Six-Bedroom Villa in Utah’s Canyon Country
An agricultural business has different requirements than a typical corporation centered in an urban setting. This can present a unique set of challenges to designers when they envision an alignment of operations and staff in… Read More »Reused Shipping Containers Form A Flexible Workplace in Spain