Grand Hotel Redesigning Modern Life

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Edited by: Vancouver Art Gallery Texts by: Bruce Grenville, Jennifer M. Volland, Norman Klein, Stephanie Rebick, William F. Baker, Todd Gannon, Brad A. Johnson, Karina Longworth, Thomas Y. Levin, Cédric Morisset, Rebecca Morse, Suzanne Oxenaar, Leonard Sanders, Michael Turner, Matthew Weiner u.a. Graphic Design: Derek Barnett English April 2013, 336 Pages, 452 Ills. Hardcover 276mm x 229mm
ISBN: 978-3-7757-3483-7
| Luxury accommodation and cultural conduit—the history, design, and architecture of a social and cultural phenomenon

From the utilitarian inns that punctuated ancient trade routes to the worldwide network of Hilton and Hyatt, the hotel has transitioned from a marginal building type to a cultural phenomenon within the global economy. Terms like “boutique” and “lifestyle” have become ubiquitous buzzwords in the vocabulary of the hotel, and they engender a new vision of an affective and responsive spatial environment. Architecture and interior design have always played a crucial role in the development of hotels, but their purpose has become more and more decisive, transforming the building type into the advanced form of integrated design that it is today. The scope of the publication is global, an acknowledgment of the pervasive presence of a commercial network that is architecturally formed, geographically distributed, and socially defined.  www.grandhotelexhibition.org Exhibition schedule: Vancouver Art Gallery opening April 13, 2013 | And further venues