Grand hotel : redesigning modern life / Vancouver Art Gallery ; [edited by Jennifer M. Volland, Bruce Grenville, with Stephanie Rebick ; translations, Donald McGrath].

Ostfildern, Germany : Hatje Cantz, ©2013.

336 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 28 cm

"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."--Publisher's website.

9783775734837 (hd. bd.)
377573483X (hd. bd.)

Hotels Pictorial works.
Hotels Design and construction.
Hotels History 20th century.
Hotels History 21st century.
Hôtels Ouvrages illustrés.
Hôtels Conception et construction.
Hôtels Histoire 20e siècle.
Hôtels Histoire 21e siècle.
Hotels
Hotel
Design
Kultur
Gesellschaft
Hotelbau
Hotell historia.

Exhibition catalogues.
Exhibition catalogs.
History
Illustrated works

Volland, Jennifer M., 1970- editor.
Vancouver Art Gallery.

Location: Library main 286705
Call No.: BIB 227140
Status: Available