Designing the World's Best Resorts

Designing the World's Best Resorts
Author: Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo
Publisher: Images Publishing Group
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Architecture and recreation
ISBN: 9781864700732

There are few architectural projects more complex and alluring than resorts. Whatever their form (boutique, casino, golf, spa. thematic, urban, timeshare or residential), the world's best resorts manage to delight their guests, satisfy their owners, and

Resorts of 10 Leading Brands

Resorts of 10 Leading Brands
Author: Mandy Li
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-03-07
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9789881545268

"This book collates projects from the high-end luxury Alila resorts in Asia Pacific region, the romantic Banyan Tree resorts with Asian flavours, the leading luxury Shangri-La resorts in Asian Pacific, the St. Regis resorts which combines classic sophistication and modern luxury, the exquisite and elegant Le Meridien resorts - which have a French background - the contemporary design-led 'W' resorts, the Westin resorts - which combine their histories and modern designs - the home style designed Sheraton resorts, the distinctive and original One&Only resorts in the world's best locations, and the local featured Naïade resorts in the Indian Ocean.These resorts from ten world famous hotel and resorts brands are all exquisitely designed with ingenuity. Each resort presents the unique charm of its brand as well as blends the regional features and the designer's particular design styles."

Hotel Design, Planning and Development

Hotel Design, Planning and Development
Author: Richard H. Penner
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 823
Release: 2013-05-07
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 113514088X

Hotel Design, Planning and Development presents the most significant hotels developed internationally in the last ten years so that you can be well-informed of recent trends. The book outlines essential planning and design considerations based on the latest data, supported by technical information and illustrations, including original plans, so you can really study what works. The authors provide analysis and theory to support each of the major trends they present, highlighting how the designer’s work fits into the industry's development as a whole. Extensive case studies demonstrate how a successful new concept is developed. Hotel Design, Planning and Development gives you a thorough overview of this important and fast-growing sector of the hospitality industry.

Resort Design

Resort Design
Author: Michelle Galindo
Publisher: Braun Publish,Csi
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2012
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9783037680889

The book presents the new design icons of the hospitality industry.

Travel by Design

Travel by Design
Author: Peter Sallick
Publisher: Assouline Publishing
Total Pages: 6
Release: 2020-10-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1614289255

Showcasing travel photographs by more than 150 of America’s top architects and designers, Travel by Design is an inspiring guide to the power of travel to shape and expand our world. Travel by Design reminds us of the beauty and importance of travel, with images of more than 100 locations in 60 countries, from exotic destinations and global cities to adventure travels and all-American escapes. More than 350 photographs take readers on a global journey through cityscapes, ancient civilizations, luxurious resorts, and stunning natural wonders, all seen through the discerning and artistic eyes of today’s leading creative talents. The images are sure to inspire dreams of escape, and the 40 pages of insider resources—from favorite hotels and restaurants to secret shopping sources and must-see monuments—will make planning future trips reassuring and easy.

Designing the World's Best Retail Centers

Designing the World's Best Retail Centers
Author: Ronald A. Altoon
Publisher: Images Publishing
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2004
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781876907457

Ronald A. Altoon is an internationally recognised authority on this history, development and architecture of the retail centre. This fascinating book places the modern retail centre in its context of the development of culture and trade, informing our understanding of the retail centre of today. Future prototypes are suggested, with an exploration of sustainable design in retail and the development of the 21st-century retail centre. Superbly illustrated, the book presents a host of projects from around the world, in a variety of contexts, including main street, urban, resort, transit-related, mixed-use and retail precincts. This book is a remarkable insight into the global, polymorphus and multi-cultural experience that is retail.

100 Hotels and Resorts

100 Hotels and Resorts
Author: Howard J. Wolff
Publisher: Images Publishing
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2008
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781864701609

This stunning compendium features destinations - both well-known and little-known, both urban and exotic - that attract visitors from around the globe. Each destination was created with its own unique vision, and every detail was designed to embody that vision. Breathtaking photography enables readers to experience many of the worlds very finest destinations, and evocative sketches tell the story of how each was created. The visionaries behind these creations are world-renowned architects and designers, Wimberley Allison Tong & Goo (WATG), whose singular mission over the last six decades has been 'to create special environments that lift the spirits'.

Hotel Design Planning And Development

Hotel Design Planning And Development
Author: Walter A Rutes
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2001-06-05
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780393730555

Previous editions published 1985 as Hotel planning and design.

Designing Paradise

Designing Paradise
Author: Don Hibbard
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2006
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781568985749

"Designing Paradise : The Allure of the Hawaiian Resort follows the history of tourist destinations in the Hawaiian Islands, the motivations that shaped their formation, and the buildings and landscapes that are the embodiments of this paradise of the Pacific. Comprehensively illustrated with drawings, ephemera, archival images, and contemporary photographs, Designing Paradise examines the most magnificent and culturally rich architecture to emerge in the Hawaiian Islands and provides insight into the essence and allure of Hawai'i. The resorts presented here are more than places of shelter or destinations; they exemplify the aloha spirit and the idyllic mythos of Hawai'i."--BOOK JACKET.

Escapism

Escapism
Author: Bill Bensley
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2017-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781932476828

Since 1989 Bensley has designed more than two 200 properties in 30 countries, and this book showcases his imaginative world: lush, detailed, lively, playful and seductive. From the Royal Istana in Malaysia, a private beach house in Phuket, the renowned Siam Hotel, to his latest the InterContinental Danang in Vietnam, more than 500 pages of vivid photographs in large format are included, from 26 projects in 12 countries. ESCAPISM is a visual journey through his profound contributions to hospitality designs, untrammelled in turn by wordy explanation enjoy the visual feast!