The Americas 2021 shortlist has been announced, with nominated projects ranging from a remote hideaway in Canyon Point, Utah to a spectacular beachside resort nestled in Mexico's tropical greenery and US superstar, Pharrell Williams' project.
The panel of judges for AHEAD Americas 2021 comprises hoteliers, architects, interior designers and industry commentators, who will assessed entries on their aesthetic excellence, guest experience and commercial viability, via a rigorous process established over twenty years.
See the shortlist below:
BAR, CLUB or LOUNGE
Bleau Bar, Fontainebleau, Miami, Florida
Rockwell Group / Fontainebleau Miami Beach
Catbird, Thompson Dallas, Texas
Todd Interests / Hyatt / Merriman Anderson Architects / SWA Group - Landscape Design / Cindy Zelazny (Interiors Limited) / Caroline Todd (Todd Interiors)
Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel, Omaha, Nebraska
Clarity Development / Kimpton Hotels & Resorts / Leo A. Daly / DLR Group
Lyle, Washington DC
Lore Group / OTJ Architects / Jacu Strauss
EVENT SPACES
Austin Proper Hotel, Austin, Texas
The Kor Group / Proper Hospitality / Handel Architects / Kelly Wearstler
Hutton Brickyards, Kingston, New York
Karl Slovin / Salt Hotels / Kristina Dousharm Architecture
The Kimpton Sylvan, Atlanta, Georgia
Portman Holdings / Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group / Stevens & Wilkinson
Virgin Hotels - A curio collection by Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada
Fengate Real Asset Management / Juniper Capital Partners / JC Hospitality / Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment / Rockwell Group / Klai Juba Architects / Studio Collective / Rockwell Group
GUESTROOMS
Circulo Mexicano, Mexico
Grupo Habita / Ambrosi Etchegaray
Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel, Omaha, Nebraska
Clarity Development / Kimpton Hotels & Resorts / Leo A. Daly / DLR Group
The Maker Hudson, New York
Fresh / Lev Glazman, Alina Roytberg, Damien Janowicz / Kipp Edick / Glazman
Yours Truly DC - Guestrooms, Washington DC
Brookfield Property Group / Aimbridge Hospitality / Studio 3877 / Simeone Deary Design Group
Thompson Dallas, Texas
Todd Interests / Hyatt / Merriman Anderson Architects / SWA Group - Landscape Design / Cindy Zelazny (Interiors Limited) / Caroline Todd (Todd Interiors)
HOTEL CONVERSION
Hutton Brickyards, Kingston, New York
Karl Slovin / Salt Hotels / Kristina Dousharm Architecture
Lyle, Washington DC
Lore Group / OTJ Architects / Jacu Strauss
Riggs, Washington DC
Lore Group / Perkins Eastman / Jacu Strauss
HOTEL NEWBUILD
Hotel Magdalena, Austin, Texas
Bunkhouse Group / Lake / Flato / Ten Eyck Landscape Architects
Renaissance Milwaukee West, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
HKS Holdings / Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company / Kahler Slater / Simeone Deary Design Group
The Goodtime Hotel, Miami, Florida
Imperial Companies / Groot Hospitality / Morris Adjmi / Raymond Jungles / Ken Fulk
The Thompson Hotel DC, Washington DC
Geolo Capital / Hyatt - Thompson Hotel Group / Studios Architecture / Parts and Labor Design
HOTEL RENOVATION & RESTORATION
Columns, New Orleans, Louisiana
Sandstone / Concordia / Jayson Seidman - The Basic
Hotel June, Lincoln Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
For Group / Playa Proper JV / Proper Hospitality / Kollin Altomare Architects / Studio Collective
Hotel Kansas City, Missouri
Evans Company / Hyatt Hotels / O'Bryan Partnership Architecture / Simeone Deary Design Group
Union Club Hotel, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
White Lodging / HKS Architects / Simeone Deary Design Group
LANDSCAPING & OUTDOOR SPACES
Hotel Magdalena, Austin, Texas
Lake / Flato / Ten Eyck Landscape Architects / Bunkhouse Group
Le Meridien St. Louis Clayton Hotel - Roof Top Pool, St. Louis, Missouri
Silverwest Hotels / Crest Hotels & Resorts / HOK
One & Only Mandarina, Mexico
RLD by BK Partners / RLH Properties / BK Partners / One&Only International / Studio Rick Joy / Studio CABAN
Thompson Dallas, Texas
Todd Interests / Hyatt / Merriman Anderson Architects / SWA Group - Landscape Design / Cindy Zelazny (Interiors Limited) / Caroline Todd (Todd Interiors)
LOBBY & PUBLIC SPACES
Austin Proper Hotel, Austin, Texas
The Kor Group / Proper Hospitality / Handel Architects / Kelly Wearstler
Hyatt Centric Centre City, Philadephia
Rodina and Hyatt Hotels Corporation / Hyatt Hotels Corporation / Das Architects / Creme
The Ben, West Palm Beach, Florida
Concord Hospitality / Concord Hotels / Autograph Collection by Marriott Into. / PFVS - Atlanta / EOA
The Maker Hudson, New York
Fresh / Lev Glazman, Alina Roytberg, Damien Janowicz / Kipp Edick / Glazman
LODGES, CABINS & TENTED CAMPS
Camp Sarika by Amangiri, Utah
Canyon Equity / Aman Resorts / Luxury Frontiers / Selldorf Architects
Hutton Brickyards, Kingston, New York
Karl Slovin / Salt Hotels / Kristina Dousharm Architecture
The Art Villas - Coco, Costa Rica
Art Villas Resorts / Archwerk / Landscape: Atelier Flera / Formafatal
Urban Cowboy, Catskills, New York
Urban Cowboy / Dovetail + Co / Urban Cowboy
RESORT
Casa Hormiga, Mexico
Casa Hormiga / Sofia Lynch / Jose Maria Padilla
Conrad Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit Mexico
HRV Hotel Partners / Contact Development Company / Conrad Hotels & Resorts / SB Architects / EDSA / Arquitectura de Interiores
Moxy Miami Beach, Miami, Florida
Lightstone / Urgo Hotels & Resorts / Rockwell Group / Kobi Karp Architects / Saladino Design Studios
One&Only Mandarina, Mexico
RLD by BK Partners / RLH Properties / BK Partners / One&Only International / Studio Rick Joy / Studio CABAN
RESTAURANT
8Eleven Modern Bistro, Union Club Hotel at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
HKS Architects / Simeone Deary Design Group / White Lodging
Maialino Mare, Thompson Hotel DC, Washington DC
Geolo Capital / Hyatt - Thompson Hotel Group / Studios Architecture / Parts and Labor Design
Mulberry Tavern, Surety Hotel, Des Moines, Iowa
Aparium Hotel Group / Slingshot Architecture / DLR Group
The Peacock Mediterranean Grill, Austin Proper Hotel, Austin, Texas
The KOR Group / Proper Hospitality / Handel Architects / Kelly Wearstler
SPA & WELLNESS
Casa Hormiga, Mexico
Casa Hormiga / Sofia Lynch / Jose Maria Padilla
Paradero Todos Santos, Mexico
Paradero Hotels / Yektajo Valdez Architext / B-Huber
Six Senses Botanique, Brazil
Six Senses Resorts & Spas
The Spa at Chileno Bay Golf and Beach Resort, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Discovery Land Company / Design Architect - Hart Howerton / Architect of Record - SM Arquitectura / Denton House Design Studio / Natalie Ellis
SUITE
One&Only Mandarina, Mexico
RLD by BK Partners / RLH Properties / BK Partners / One&Only International / Studio Rick Joy / Studio CABAN
The Joseph Nashville, Tennessee
The Pizzuti Companies / Marriott / Arquitectonica / INC Architecture & Design
Virgin Hotels - A curio collection by Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada
Fengate Real Asset Management / Juniper Capital Partners / JC Hospitality / Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment / Rockwell Group / Klai Juba Architects / Studio Collective / Rockwell Group
Yours Truly DC, Washington DC
Brookfield Property Group / Aimbridge Hospitality / Studio 3877 / Simeone Deary Design Group
AHEAD Americas 2021 winners will be announced early November during our annual Americas award ceremony.
