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Articles tagged “architecture”

Tourism

The Venetian skyscraper that may make the Italian city even worse

It's hard to imagine how Venice could be ruined more than it has been by rampant tourism, poor regulations, and a total lack of a local identity that's not in the service of selling luxury goods or kitschy mementos of a once great destination.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

World’s most beautiful airports welcome flyers with innovative design

Well-known architecture critic Paul Goldberger argues that airport efficiency should be a given, but aesthetic design, although becoming more common, is by no means the industry standard.

Skift | 11 years ago

World’s most beautiful airports welcome flyers with innovative design

Hotels

Hotel design literally frames the Pacific Ocean along the Peruvian coast

The most remarkable hotel designs are often never built, but their creation is integral to the development of realistic hotel design, even if aspects of each unique idea can only be implemented one at a time.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotel design literally frames the Pacific Ocean along the Peruvian coast

Tourism

American war monuments too expensive to restore are left to decay

These historic monuments would not be so easily forgotten if they attracted tourism or made a profit, but communities are hesitant to fund expensive renovations with low expectations for a ROI.

Anita Hofschneider, Associated Press | 11 years ago

American war monuments too expensive to restore are left to decay

Tourism

Singapore will fill its tallest building with a luxury hotel, apartments and offices

The now-familiar combination of hotel, office, and apartments may be becoming old hat in Asia's mega-skyscrapers but it's a compelling mix of uses that protects a building during a downturn.

]John O' Ceallaigh, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Singapore will fill its tallest building with a luxury hotel, apartments and offices

Hotels

JW Marriott will build the tallest resort and casino in Turks and Caicos

Marriott is on a push with its luxury brands. In addition to the JW Marriott expansion, the hotel company also announced plans for the first Ritz-Carlton in Rabat, Morocco.

Caribbean News Now | 11 years ago

Airlines

Doha’s new airport city: Koolhaas upgrades Qatar’s gateway

Koolhaas has been busy in the UAE recently, but the Doha project and its World Cup-imposed deadline will put Qatar on the front-burner.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Doha’s new airport city: Koolhaas upgrades Qatar’s gateway

Hotels

Melbourne’s record-breaking new tower to include six-star hotel

Melbourne constantly lives under the shadow of it's rival Sydney, but in this case Sydney will be feeling the shadow of Melbourne's extreme tower.

The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Melbourne’s record-breaking new tower to include six-star hotel

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Times Square’s new pedestrian-friendly design will literally lift tourists in the air

Tourists and locals alike will notice the change when Times Square finally completes its four-year renovation this summer, but can a Euro-style pedestrian area really change the logjam that is one of the world’s busiest tourist attractions?

Skift | 11 years ago

Times Square’s new pedestrian-friendly design will literally lift tourists in the air

Airlines

What the future of travel will look like: Best new airport designs

Much of airport innovation is focused on mobile technology and adding local touches to a global hub, but the building everything is housed in is another point of pride for cities to show off.

Skift | 11 years ago

What the future of travel will look like: Best new airport designs