New Hotels 3
分類: 图书,进口原版,Home & Garden(家居与园艺),Interior Design(室内设计),Professional Reference,
品牌: Agata Losantos
基本信息出版社:Collins Design; Eng. Language Ed (2006年7月1日)外文书名:酒店设计3丛书名:New Hotels精装:330页正文语种:英语ISBN:0060893435条形码:9780060893439商品尺寸:29.7 x 24.6 x 3.3 cm商品重量:2.4 KgASIN:0060893435商品描述内容简介The long-awaited follow-up toNew Hotelspresents a showcase of some of the most recent and inventive projects by the greatest names in hotel design.
Architecturally speaking, a hotel presents the opportunity to challenge the aesthetic uniformity that currently plagues the design of public places. The search for a misunderstood modernity has spawned a crop of dismal clones all over the planet, in no way lightening the dreary burden of endless preconceived ideas afflicting the traditional hotel industry.
Hoteliers have quickly recognized that ongoing changes in taste and needs within society call for a "live or die" approach to hotel service as a priority objective. The concept of "luxury" is continually evolving; it no longer means providing ostentatious spaces, full of glitz and chandeliers. Today's visitor wants to feel different simply because of where he or she is staying, which means that nowadays luxury is a matter of finding that sought after, special difference, such as cultural centers inside the hotel, 24-hour bars, personal assistants rather than receptionists, and varied types of cuisine. According to this vision, the hotels that are visited inNew Hotels 3are the ultimate expression of this new conception of luxury. Each one has its own personality born of merging innovation with local character. Without the former there is no progress; without the latter we run the risk of fading into that great morass of inconspicuous absurdity.
作者简介Àgata Losantos is an editor who specializes in illustrated books. After getting her degree in translation, she has collaborated with several publishing houses editing books related to travel, architecture, and design. She is currently an editor at Loft Publications.