Bringing the outdoors inside is a popular trend for architects. Increasingly, travelers are seeking out natural, outdoor-oriented destinations for their calming and restorative effects, eager for a ...

Place what are essentially glass boxes amid breathtaking scenery. That's the "landscape design" trend in hotels. A great case in point is the new luxury hotel Ambiente Sedona. What you need to know ...

Amid countless questions, reflections, and debates about rethinking what a hotel can be, current hotel architecture faces growing complexities that span user experience, environmental responsibility, ...

Set to open in December, the hotly-anticipated Ambiente is the work of Two Sister Bosses, a Sedona-based luxury hotel development company run by sisters Jennifer May and Colleen Tebrakea. While ...

A stay in just about any Sedona hotel will give you a view of the towering red rock buttes that dominate the skyline. But a soon-to-open "landscape hotel" is being designed to make you feel like ...

Hotel designers are emulating the placemaking mindset that has yielded so many master planned, walkable, urban projects with experiential and integrated amenities. Full-service hotels once attracted ...

Designing HVAC systems for energy-efficient mid- to high-rise hotels is an intricate endeavor, intertwining cutting-edge technology, engineering prowess, and an awareness of evolving industry ...

European design elements meet Costa Rican craftsmanship in the newly completed Mint Santa Teresa, a modern hotel set into a steep hillside in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. San Jose-based architecture firm ...