Dezeen promotion: a perforated, cylindrical cultural centre in Miami and bespoke Danish-designed guestrooms in a New York hotel are among the shortlisted projects for this year's Awards for Hospitality Experience and Design Americas.
The AHEAD Americas awards recognises hotel and hospitality projects completed in North and South America, and Canada between September 2015 and December 2016.
Winners will be announced in a ceremony at Herzog & de Meuron's Perez Art Museum in Miami on 28 June 2017.
Shortlisted projects are divided into 12 categories: Bar, Club or Lounge; Event Spaces; Guestrooms; Hotel Renovation & Restoration; Landscaping & Outdoor Spaces; Lobby & Public Spaces; Resort Hotel; Restaurant; Spa & Wellness; Suite; Urban Hotel – Conversion; and Urban Hotel – Newbuild.
Among the 48 nominees, six of the shortlisted hotels are in Mexico and Colombia, with the majority located in the United States.
The overall winners will be selected by AHEAD's judges, a panel of leading hospitality architects, designers, owners, operators, developers and industry commentators.
The judges include Randa Tukan, senior vice president and global director of hospitality at HOK's Toronto Office; Bill Barrie of the Americas, The Ritz Carlton and Edition; and Kenneth Allen Villamil, global vice president of product and brand development at the Park Hyatt, Andaz, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Centric and the Unbound Collection Hotels.
The AHEAD Awards celebrate the best new hotels in Asia, the Americas, the Middle East & Africa, and Europe. The Americas event is the second of eight regional award ceremonies taking place around the world in 2017 and 2018.
The winners of the AHEAD Asia hospitality awards were announced during Singapore Design Week last month at the Capitol Theatre.
The awards will all conclude in a Global Biennale in 2019, where the regional winners will compete to be a worldwide winner in each category.
Read on for the full shortlist:
Bar, club or lounge
The Bar at Coachman Hotel – South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
The Bar Room at The Beekman – Manhattan, NY, USA
Tree of Life at Faena Hotel Miami Beach – Miami Beach, FL, USA
Westlight at The William Vale – Brooklyn, NY, USA
Event spaces
East, Miami – Miami, FL, USA
Faena Forum – Miami Beach, FL, USA
Faena Theatre at Faena Hotel Miami Beach – Miami Beach, FL, USA
The Gym at Ace Hotel Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Guestrooms
11 Howard – Manhattan, NY, USA
Arlo Hotels NYC – Manhattan, NY, USA
Brentwood Hotel – Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
The William Vale – Brooklyn, NY, USA
Hotel renovations & restorations
11 Howard – Manhattan, NY, USA
Esperanza – Cabo San Lucas, B.C.S., Mexico
Hotel Saint George – Marfa, TX, USA
The Time New York – Manhattan, NY, USA
Landscape & outdoor spaces
Chablé Resort – Chocholá, Yuc., Mexico
East, Miami – Miami, FL, USA
Faena Hotel Miami Beach – Miami Beach, FL, USA
The Asbury – Asbury Park, NJ, USA
Lobby & public spaces
11 Howard – Manhattan, NY, USA
Arlo Hotel SoHo – Manhattan, NY, USA
The Asbury – Asbury Park, NJ, USA
The Beekman – Manhattan, NY, USA
Resort hotel
Andaz Mayakoba – Playa del Carmen-Solidaridad, Q.R., Mexico
Andaz Scottsdale – Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Faena Hotel Miami Beach – Miami Beach, FL, USA
Nautilus, A Sixty Hotel – Miami Beach, FL, USA
Restaurant
Bazaar Mar at SLS Brickell – Miami Beach, FL, USA
Le CouCou at 11 Howard – Manhattan, NY, USA
Leuca at The William Vale – Brooklyn, NY, USA
Los Fuegos at Faena Hotel Miami Beach – Miami Beach, FL, USA
Spa & wellness
Argentta Spa at The Watergate Hotel – Washington, DC, USA
Chablé Resort – Chocholá, Yuc., Mexico
Four Seasons Hotel Bogotá – Bogotá, Colombia
Tierra Santa Healing House at Faena Hotel Miami Beach – Miami Beach, FL, USA
Suite
Panorama Suite at The Robey – Chicago, IL, USA
Roche Bobois Penthouse Suite at Langham Place – Manhattan, NY, USA
Terrace Suite at 11 Howard – Manhattan, NY, USA
Vale Garden at The William Vale – Brooklyn, NY, USA
Urban hotel – conversion
Ace Hotel New Orleans – New Orleans, LA, USA
Casa Fayette – Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico
Hotel Criol – Santiago de Querétaro, Qro., Mexico
The Asbury – Asbury Park, NJ, USA
Urban hotel – newbuild
East, Miami – Miami, FL, USA
South Congress Hotel – Austin, TX, USA
The William Vale – Brooklyn, NY, USA
Thompson Nashville – Nashville, TN, USA