Dezeen's top 10 hotels of 2022
A temple-like hotel in Mexico and a converted prison in Berlin feature in this roundup of the best hotel designs of 2022, as we continue Dezeen's review of the year. More about Dezeen's top 10 hotels of 2022
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Concrete creates art-oriented space for CitizenM's first Miami hotel
Dutch hotel group CitizenM has opened a hotel in Downtown Miami in a high-rise building with multiple terraces that was designed to be a "3D art piece". More about Concrete creates art-oriented space for CitizenM's first Miami hotel
3XN completes aluminium-clad hotel and office overlooking La Défense in Paris
Danish architecture practice 3XN has completed a blocky office building and hotel in the suburbs of Paris, with "distinct but complementary" faceted checkerboard facades of bronze-coloured and reflective aluminium. More about 3XN completes aluminium-clad hotel and office overlooking La Défense in Paris
3XN creates CLT-framed hotel on Danish island
Timber provides almost all the building fabric of Green Solution House 2.0, a hotel on the Danish island of Bornholm completed by architecture studio 3XN. More about 3XN creates CLT-framed hotel on Danish island
AW2 references Bedouin tents for resort in Saudi Arabia's AlUla desert
French studio AW2 has completed the Banyan Tree AlUla Resort in Saudi Arabia's Ashar Valley, with tent-like suites that have roofs made of sand-coloured canvas. More about AW2 references Bedouin tents for resort in Saudi Arabia's AlUla desert
Kengo Kuma and Edition hotels create "oasis at the heart of the city" in Tokyo
Hospitality brand Edition has teamed up with Japanese architect Kengo Kuma to create a luxury hotel filled with plants in the Toranomon district of Tokyo, Japan. More about Kengo Kuma and Edition hotels create "oasis at the heart of the city" in Tokyo
Michaelis Boyd captures "the spirit of the absurd" in Moxy Lower East Side
Hotel brand Moxy has opened its fifth venue in New York City, with an eclectic design that includes a rooftop bar filled with plants and a piano room lined in blue velvet. More about Michaelis Boyd captures "the spirit of the absurd" in Moxy Lower East Side
Wingårdhs perches Swedish forest hotel suites on steel stilts
Swedish architecture studio Wingårdhs has completed a cluster of five suites for the Trakt Forest Hotel in Småland, raised on metal stilts to give visitors the feeling of being among the tree canopy. More about Wingårdhs perches Swedish forest hotel suites on steel stilts
RootStudio designs sculptural Hotel Flavia in Oaxaca "without plans"
Mexican architecture firm RootStudio has completed a concrete hotel in Oaxaca that was constructed in stages as a "habitable sculpture". More about RootStudio designs sculptural Hotel Flavia in Oaxaca "without plans"
Jaqui Seerman updates interiors of LA bank building for Hotel Per La
A new hotel occupies a 1920s bank headquarters in Downtown LA, where Jaqui Seerman refreshed public spaces to include a botanical-themed lounge and a mirror-lined arched gallery. More about Jaqui Seerman updates interiors of LA bank building for Hotel Per La
Hotel guests not ready to pay more for sustainability says Conscious Hotels CEO
Only "hardcore sustainable" customers are currently willing to pay extra for eco-conscious hotels, according to Marco Lemmers, CEO of hospitality company Conscious Hotels. More about Hotel guests not ready to pay more for sustainability says Conscious Hotels CEO
Thermory wood cladding forms backdrop to Grand Emily Hotel in Ukraine
Promotion: design agency YOD Group has designed the interior for the Grand Emily Hotel Lobby and Terra restaurant near Lviv, opting for Thermory's rustic wood cladding throughout. More about Thermory wood cladding forms backdrop to Grand Emily Hotel in Ukraine
Studio MK27 creates Patina Maldives resort on new island
Brazil-based Studio MK27 has used wood, rattan and stone textures to create the buildings for a holiday resort on the Fari Islands archipelago in the Maldives. More about Studio MK27 creates Patina Maldives resort on new island
The Quoin hotel by Method Co opens in historic Delaware bank
US hospitality firm Method Co has turned a Gilded Age-era bank building into a boutique hotel in Wilmington, Delaware, which boasts the city's first rooftop bar. More about The Quoin hotel by Method Co opens in historic Delaware bank
Life House transforms motor lodge in the Berkshires into hotel
A former motel in rural Massachusetts has been transformed by American hospitality brand Life House into a hotel decorated with objects influenced by 1970s hospitality. More about Life House transforms motor lodge in the Berkshires into hotel
"We've developed a movement towards silence" says Still Room designer
Hotels and offices could improve the well-being of occupants by introducing "still rooms" says Cédric Etienne, co-founder of Belgian design office Studio Corkinho. More about "We've developed a movement towards silence" says Still Room designer
Alberto Kalach designs monumental hotel entirely powered by solar energy
Mexican studio Taller de Arquitectura X has designed Hotel Terrestre, a sprawling series of villas in the coastal city of Puerto Escondido, Mexico, that runs on solar power. More about Alberto Kalach designs monumental hotel entirely powered by solar energy
Mitsubishi Jisho Design completes "Japan's first hybrid timber high-rise hotel"
Architecture studio Mitsubishi Jisho Design has completed an 11-storey hybrid timber hotel in Sapporo, Japan, that was designed to use as much local timber and as little concrete as possible. More about Mitsubishi Jisho Design completes "Japan's first hybrid timber high-rise hotel"
Margate's Fort Road Hotel celebrates British art and seaside history
Frieze co-founder Matthew Slotover, developer Gabriel Chipperfield and artist Tom Gidley have teamed up with Fleet Architects to turn a partially collapsed building in Kent, England, into a 14-room hotel. More about Margate's Fort Road Hotel celebrates British art and seaside history
MVRDV's colourful Manhattan high-rise opens as the studio's first US project
The Radio Tower and Hotel, Dutch architecture studio MVRDV's first completed US design, has opened in Manhattan, featuring colourful, irregularly stacked volumes. More about MVRDV's colourful Manhattan high-rise opens as the studio's first US project