TheNewLookMag.com | Design in Hospitality

Savvy A&D firm ForrestPerkins creates value for luxury hoteliers
Two heads are better than one. That phrase can be easily applied to the success that is the architectural and design firm, ForrestPerkins. A friendship leading to the marriage of two firms, countless awards and recognitions, and a decade later, ForrestPerkins is known internationally as one of the top luxury hotel design firms in the hotel industry.
Posted on 3/5/2008

Radisson Fort McDowell Resort pays homage to Native American culture
The 248-room Radisson Fort McDowell Resort, which not only includes a restaurant and a 25,000-square-foot conference center, features a design and ambiance that pays tribute to the Yavapai tribe’s cultural legacy as well as the surrounding desert landscape.
Posted on 3/3/2008

City landmarks inspire design of new Hotel Monaco Portland
Having helped Kimpton Hotel and Restaurant Group, LLC pioneer the Hotel Monaco brand design beginning in 1995 with the first hotel, the San Francisco Monaco, Cheryl Rowley and her eponymous design firm have subsequently crafted the individual looks of Kimpton’s Monacos.
Posted on 3/3/2008

Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf showcases 'California Boardwalk' style
Blackstone Real Estate Advisors, which has owned the 32-year-old Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco since 2006, wanted to transform the property into “a bright, fun and distinctive hotel,” according to James Looney, president of Dallas, TX-based design firm Looney and Associates.
Posted on 3/3/2008

Jay Schultz, senior VP, Hospitality Group

Forging relationships with key decision-makers is more critical than ever
Today’s hospitality marketplace has more “moving parts” than ever before. Aside from pitching to designers, successful suppliers must create and maintain relationships with everyone involved in the process including, owners, developers, purchasing companies, general contractors, management companies and asset managers. On any single project there are sure to be multiple touch points, any one of which can either make or break a deal.