On 10 June, AHEAD Americas – in partnership with global founder sponsor Grohe – will celebrate the region’s best new hospitality designs and experiences as part of a digital ceremony broadcast across the AHEAD platform and Dezeen’s Virtual Design Festival.

Taking this year’s programme entirely digital – complete with virtual judging days, remote panel discussions and a full day of online content celebrating this cycle of projects – the AHEAD Americas 2020 ceremony will feature exclusive videos from nominees, judges and sponsors, as well as interviews with the designers behind this year’s most talked about hotels.

Divided into four 40-minute sections, each part of the programme will comprise a Head-to-Head panel discussion between our judges as they explore the trends uniting the diverse shortlist, followed by winner announcements in four categories. The full programme can be found below. Take a look at the projects in contention on the AHEAD website.

The programme will commence from 09:00 PDT / 12:00 EDT / 17:00 BST – add a reminder to your calendar here.

PART ONE:
09:00 PDT / 12:00 EDT

HEAD-TO-HEAD:
The Conversion Conversation

Chad Oppenheim (Oppenheim Architects) Jayson Seidman (Sandstone Developments) and Verena Haller (Standard Hotels & Resorts) in conversation with Matt Turner (Editor-in-Chief, Sleeper Media)

CATEGORY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hotel Renovation & Restoration
Spa & Wellness
Hotel Newbuild
Hotel Conversion

PART TWO:
11:00 PDT / 14:00 EDT

HEAD-TO-HEAD:
The New Resort Landscape

Markus Schreyer (Design Hotels), Ilan Segal (Soulity) and Sara Duffy (Stonehill Taylor) in conversation with Kristofer Thomas (Features Editor, Sleeper Media)

CATEGORY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Resort
Guestroom
Landscaping & Outdoor Spaces
Lodges, Cabins & Tented Camps

PART THREE:
13:00 PDT / 16:00 EDT

HEAD-TO-HEAD:
Pivoting Public Spaces

Aliya Khan (Marriott International) in conversation with Gulla Jónsdóttir (Gulla Jónsdóttir Architecture + Design) and Anne Wilkinson (BAMO Design)

CATEGORY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Lobby & Public Spaces
Restaurant
Bar, Club or Lounge
Event Spaces

PART FOUR:
15:00 PDT / 18:00 EDT

CATEGORY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Suite
Transport
Visual Identity
New Concept
AHEAD Americas Hotel of the Year

www.aheadawards.com/americas

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