Zesty Chicken Purveyor Nando's Swaps Cheek for Chic in the U.S.
The international Portuguese-style chicken restaurant is continuing its U.S. expansion by merging bold flavors with bold design.
Hospitality
This New York Rooftop Bar, Inspired by Design Legend Elsie de Wolfe, Packs in Prohibition-Era Flair
The interiors of the Elsie Rooftop, perched atop an office tower near Times Square, draws inspiration from legendary 20th century socialite and interior designer, Elsie de Wolfe.
Will the Culture of Good Taste Devour McDonald’s?
Two new sparkling buildings in Chicago—designed by Carol Ross Barney and Gensler, respectively—demonstrate a new design direction for the ubiquitous fast-food chain.
In D.C., the Line Hotel Transforms a Neoclassical Church into a Design Sanctuary
New York–based Sydell Group led the design, which incorporates 60-foot vaulted ceilings, grand copper entry doors, intricate millwork, and ornate brass detailing.
Nashville’s Noelle Hotel Uses Design to Channel the City’s Past, Present, and Future
Alongside Nashville-based architecture and design studio DAAD, 55 local designers, makers and artists contributed work to the hotel.
Snøhetta's Gleaming New French Laundry Expansion Prioritizes Chefs as Much as Diners
The overhaul, which includes a new kitchen and a revamped courtyard for Chef Thomas Keller's famed California restaurant, was inspired by the "complex choreography of the kitchen."
With the Public Hotel, Ian Schrager is Reinventing Luxury Hospitality. Again.
Metropolis asks legendary Hotelier Ian Schrager and architect Ascan Mergenthaler of Herzog & de Meueron to break down the details of their new 17-story hotel in New York.
The Ace Hotel Chicago Uses Art to Channel Mies van der Rohe and the Bauhaus
The hotel collaborated closely with Volume Gallery, a creative local art space with a strong emphasis on emerging designers, artists, and architects.
How Iceland's Designers Are Staying True to Their Roots Amidst a Booming Tourism Economy
Iceland’s booming hotel industry welcomed two million visitors in 2016 alone, though the country’s design community is working hard to retain its authenticity.
Studio Tack Fuses Alpine Modern and the American West for the Anvil Hotel in Jackson, Wyoming
The hotel–previously a two-building roadside motel–includes a restaurant, fireplace, lounge, café, and general store.
WeWork Opens Its First Gym, "Rise By We"
Located in Manhattan's Financial District, Rise By We aims to replicate the co-working company's communal, playful brand.
Allied Works Renovates the World’s Best Restaurant, Eleven Madison Park
Architect Brad Cloepfil, working with co-owners Will Guidara and Daniel Humm, drew from both nature and the restaurant's past to revamp the world-renowned culinary destination.
New Exhibition Showcases the Future TWA Hotel and the TWA's Past
All the items in the TWA Lounge at World Trade Center 1 will be on show in the TWA Hotel’s on-site museum when it opens.
Cash with Your Coffee: The Neighborhood Bank Turns to Hospitality Design
A Q&A with the Rockwell Group on the merging of architectural space and digital experience.
The Changing Face of Hotel Design: Shaping the Traveler Experience
A Q&A with Yabu Pushelberg on the emergence of authenticity and experience as driving values in hospitality design.
Hospitality Trends in Markets and Food Halls
For the past three years Metroplis’s publisher and editor in chief Susan S. Szenasy has been moderating a series of discussions with industry leaders on important issues surrounding human-centered design. On November 15, 2016, she talked with experts in hospitality…
The 10 Best Interiors of the 21st Century (So Far)
We asked leading practitioners to share their picks of the best interiors of the past 16 years. The following is a curated list of ten sleek interiors with clean lines and eclectic sensibilities.
Fogo Island, Once an Obscurity, Now Brought to Prominence through Design
With architect Todd Saunders and designers Ineke Hans and Ilse Crawford as its advocates, the remote Fogo Island in Newfoundland, Canada, is forging a fresh identity to ensure its cultural and economic survival.
7 Ways Rockwell Group Finds Creative Success
The seven ways Rockwell Group finds creative success.
