AHEAD Americas – the awards programme celebrating the best in hospitality design and experience – has announced its shortlist for 2020. Featuring properties from a conversion of an iconic New York JFK terminal building to a brutalist boutique in the historical centre of Oaxaca, the shortlisted hotels represent some of the year’s most ambitious and ground-breaking projects, and showcase an expansive range of scales, styles and sensibilities.

Assessed on merits of creative excellence and commercial viability, hotels and individual facilities alike will be recognised across 18 categories.

This year’s winners will be announced via webcast on Wednesday 10 June. This virtual awards presentation will be broadcast online at www.aheadawards.com and www.dezeen.com

An AHEAD after-party comprising a daytime talks programme and evening celebration for nominees, winners, judges and sponsors is then scheduled for Wednesday 7 October, at Faena Forum Miami*.

*Final date and venue TBC subject to ongoing review of the coronavirus situation

Bar, Club or Lounge

Bar Marilou at Maison de la Luz, New Orleans, USA
The Domain Companies / Atelier Ace / Atelier Ace / Studio Shamshiri

Evening Bar at Shinola Hotel, Detroit, USA
Bedrock / Kraemer Design Group / Gachot Studios

Little Sister Lounge at Moxy NYC East Village, USA
Lightstone Group / Marriott International / TAO Group / Stonehill Taylor / Rockwell Group

The Drawing Room at Asbury Ocean Club, New York, USA
iStar / Salt Hotels / Handel Architects / Anda Andrei Design / Bonetti / Kozerski Architecture

Event Spaces

Bode, Nashville, USA
TMC Group / TMC Group / DAAD

Conrad Washington DC, USA
Hines Interests Limited Partnership / Hilton Worldwide / Herzog & de Meuron / HKS / Rottet Studio

The Farm at Brush Creek Ranch, Wyoming, USA – White Lodging
White Lodging / RMT Architects, PC / Simeone Deary Design Group

TWA Hotel at JFK, New York, USA
MCR / Morse Development / Beyer Blinder Belle / Lubrano Ciavarro Architects / INC Architecture & Design / Stonehill Taylor

Guestrooms

Conrad Washington DC, USA
Hines Interests Limited Partnership / Hilton Worldwide / Herzog & de Meuron / HKS / Rottet Studio

Santa Monica Proper, USA
The Kor Group / Proper Hospitality / Howard Laks Architects / Kelly Wearstler

TWA Hotel at JFK, New York, USA
MCR / MORSE Development / Beyer Blinder Belle / Lubrano Ciavarra Architects / Stonehill Taylor / INC Architecture & Design

Umbral, Curio Collection by Hilton, Mexico City
Origen Group / Hilton Worldwide / JSa Arquitectura Javier Sanchez / Nomah Design Atico35

Hotel Conversion

Escondido Oaxaca, Mexico
Grupo Habita / Grupo Habita / Taller de Arquitectura X / Década / Carlos Couturier

Maison de la Luz, New Orleans, USA
The Domain Companies / Atelier Ace / Studio Shamshiri

Shinola Hotel, Detroit, USA
Bedrock / Shinola Hotel / Kraemer Design Group / Gachot Studios

Sister City, New York, USA
Omnia Group / Northwind Group / Atelier Ace

Hotel Newbuild

Conrad Washington DC, USA
Hines Interests Limited Partnership / Hilton Worldwide / Herzog & de Meuron / HKS / Rottet Studio

The Menhaden, Greenport, USA
Tellus Capital / studioPEDRAZZI Architecture + Design / Kristen Pennessi, Tellus Capital

The Times Square EDITION, New York, USA
Ian Schrager Company / Marriott International / EDITION Hotels

The West Hollywood EDITION, Los Angeles, USA
Ian Schrager Company / Marriott International / EDITION Hotels / John Pawson CBE

Hotel Renovation & Restoration

1 Hotel West Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA
Starwood Capital Group / SH Hotels & Resorts / RCH Studios  

Graduate New Haven, USA
AJ Capital Partners / Graduate Hotels Management / GKV Architects / Whiting-Turner / Graduate Hotels In-House Design Team

Mauna Lani, Hawaii, USA
Prospect Hill Group / Auberge Resorts / RIM Architects / Meyer Davis

Miraval Austin, USA
Miraval Hyatt / Hart Howerton / Clodagh Design

Landscaping & Outdoor Spaces

1 Hotel West Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA
Starwood Capital Group / SH Hotels & Resorts / RCH Studios  

Asbury Ocean Club, New York, USA
iStar / Salt Hotels / Handel Architects / Anda Andrei Design / Bonetti Kozerski Architecture

AUREA, Nicaragua
AUREA / Carlos Ayala + Partners / Rutciel Cabrera

Mauna Lani, Hawaii, USA
Prospect Hill Group / Auberge Resorts / Hart Howerton / Meyer Davis

Lobby & Public Spaces

Canopy by Hilton Minneapolis Mill District, USA
Sherman Associates / DLR Group

Mauna Lani, Hawaii, USA
Prospect Hill Group / Auberge Resorts / RIM Architects / Meyer Davis

Santa Monica Proper Hotel, USA
The Kor Group / Proper Hospitality / Howard Laks Architects / Kelly Wearstler

TWA Hotel at JFK, New York, USA
MCR / MORSE Development / Beyer Blinder Belle / Lubrano Ciavarra Architects / Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects / Stonehill Taylor / INC Architecture & Design

Lodges, Cabins and Tented Camps

Islas Secas Reserve & Lodge, Chiriqui, Panama
Belvedere Property Management Belvedere Property Management / Hart Howerton / Tom Scheerer Incorporated

Nayara Tented Camp, San Carlos, Costa Rica
Nayara Resorts / Luxury Frontiers

North at Grand View Lodge, Nissawa, USA
Cote Family Companies / Nor-son Construction / Looney & Associates

The Lodge at Gulf State Park, a Hilton Hotel, Gulf Shores, USA
The State of Alabama and State of Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources / Valor Hospitality Partners / Lake Flato Architects / Rabun Architects / Looney & Associates

Resort

Asbury Ocean Club, New York, USA
iStar / Salt Hotels / Handel Architects / Anda Andrei Design / Bonetti Kozerski

Rosewood Little Dix Bay, British Virgin Islands
ArchitectureCTF / Development International / Rosewood / OBM International / Meyer Davis

Santa Marta Marriott Resort Playa Dormida, Colombia
Hecol / Marriott International / SGM2 Architecture

The Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch Luxury Resort Collection, Saratoga, USA
White Lodging / RMT Architects / Simeone Deary Design Group

Restaurant

Cathédrale at Moxy NYC East Village, USA
Lightstone Group / Marriott International / TAO Group / Stonehill Taylor / Rockwell Group

Reign Restaurant at Hotel Fairmont Royal York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts / Hariri Pontarini Architects / Rockwell Group

San Morello at Shinola Hotel, Detroit, USA
Bedrock / Kraemer Design Group / Gachot Studios

The Cheyenne Club at The Farm at Brush Creek Ranch, USA
White Lodging / RMT Architects / Simeone Deary Design Group

Spa & Wellness

Equinox Hudson Yards Club & Spa, New York, USA
The Related Companies / Equinox Hotel / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill / Joyce Wang Studio

Four Seasons Lanai at Koele, A Sensai Resort, Hawaii, USA
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts / Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts / TAL Studio/ Sensei

Spa at Yellowstone Club, Big Sky, USA
Cross Harbor Capital Partners / Discovery Land Company / Hart Howerton / BraytonHughes Design Studios

Spa Botanico at Dorado Beach (A Ritz Carlton Reserve), Puerto Rico
Dorado Beach Resort / CPG Real Estate / Ritz-Carlton Reserve / SB Architects  / Ritz-Carlton In-House design team

Suite

Manhattan Sky Suite at Park Hyatt New York, USA
One57 / Hyatt / Jeffrey Beers International

Master Suite at Fitler Club, Philadelphia, USA
Admiral Capital Group / Fitler Club / M-Rad / Roche Bobois

Presidential Suite at Conrad Washington DC, USA
Hines Interests Limited Partnership / Hilton Worldwide / Herzog & de Meuron / HKS / Rottet Studio

Su Casa Dorado Beach (A Ritz Carlton Reserve), Puerto Rico
Dorado Beach Resort / CPG Real Estate / Ritz-Carlton Reserve / SB Architect / Champalimaud Design

Transport

Celebrity Flora
Islas Galapagos Turismo / Celebrity Cruises / DeHoop Shipyards

Esquel
Oceanco / Pelorus / Oceanco / Lateral Naval Architects / Gina Brennan / Timur Bozca Design

Norwegian Encore
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings / Norwegian Cruise Line / Meyer Werft

Sky Princess
Carnival / Princess Cruises / Fincantieri

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