Gorrow Design Studio has completed a boutique hotel in the coastal town of Crescent Head, Australia, balancing "1970s surf nostalgia" with bespoke furniture and contemporary craftsmanship. More about Australian roadside motel reimagined as ode to 1970s surf culture
New York studio Parts and Labor Design and Brad Guidi of Boston real estate company Blue Flag Capital have renovated the Beachside Hotel on Nantucket to reflect the local craft and design scene of the 1960s. More about Parts and Labor Design and Blue Flag Capital create "nostalgic" Nantucket hotel
US studio Kadre Architects has converted two rundown motels in Los Angeles County into The Sierra, a supportive living complex that serves as a "new housing prototype" for people experiencing homelessness. More about Kadre Architects creates colourful transitional housing in California desert
Austin-based design agency Kartwheel Studio has renovated a structure to preserve the mid-century modern atmosphere of the 1960s seaside motor lodge in Galveston, Texas. More about Kartwheel Studio "honours and revamps" mid-century Texas beach motel
An old roadside motel on America's iconic Route 66 has been renovated by San Francisco-based Adean Studios to reflect the culture and enviromnent of Flagstaff, Arizona. More about Adean Studios overhauls High Country Motor Lodge with nods to astronomy
Photographer Hayley Eichenbaum has created a series of images documenting the roadside architecture of America's Route 66 that takes its cues from the often uncanny appearance of film stills. More about Hayley Eichenbaum captures the "punchy absurdity" of Route 66 roadside architecture
Brooklyn firm Studio Tack has revamped a mid-century motel on the North Fork of Long Island to include cabin-like bedrooms and a restaurant that feels "like a ferry crossing the sound". More about Studio Tack updates 1950s Sound View hotel on Long Island's waterfront
Husband-and-wife creative team Jay and Alison Carroll have used historically inspired decor from the American Southwest to redesign a storied adobe motor inn in Santa Fe, New Mexico. More about El Rey Court motel in Santa Fe is redesigned to “showcase its bones”
Drivers can stop off for a night's sleep at Mollie's Motel and Diner, a roadside hotel in Oxfordshire, England, designed by Soho House. More about Mollie's Motel and Diner by Soho House is a luxurious take on the roadside hotel
Across the United States, run-down motels and motor lodges from the 1950s and 1960s are being given a new lease of life as contemporary hotels and guesthouses. From California to New York, here are some of the best examples. More about Eight mid-century American motels reborn as boutique accommodation
Nostalgia for the open road has led to a renewed interest in motels in the American hospitality industry, say AHEAD Americas jury members in this movie Dezeen produced for the awards programme. More about Motels are making a comeback, say AHEAD Americas awards judges
Another mid-century modern building has become a boutique hotel, this time in New Orleans, where troweled concrete and colourful tiles were used to refresh a former motel. More about The Drifter Hotel occupies renovated 1950s New Orleans motel
Designer and hotelier Liz Lambert has taken this boutique hotel in Austin back to its roots with brightly coloured furniture, bold wallpaper and vintage paraphernalia. More about Austin Motel receives 1950s makeover from Liz Lambert
Brooklyn-based Studio Tack has transformed a set of run-down structures into a cosy retreat, close to the rugged landscape of the Teton mountains and Yellowstone National Park. More about Studio Tack overhauls mid-century motel to create Anvil Hotel in Wyoming