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Nightclub, Bar, or Lounge

Winner
675 Bar
New York
Owner: B.R. Guest Restaurants
Interior Design Firm: SLDesign, Philadelphia

Winner
Vanity
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
Owner: Jason Giambi and Cory McCormack in partnership with Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Interior Design Firm: Mr. Important Design, Oakland, California
Architecture Firm: Klai Juba, Las Vegas

Mid-range/Economy Guestrooms or Suites

Winner
The President Hotel
New York
Owner: Hampshire Hotels & Resorts
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Stonehill & Taylor Architects, New York

Hotel or Day Spa

Winner
Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort
Abu Dhabi
Owner: Tourism Development & Investment Company
Interior Design Firm: HBA, Dubai
Architecture Firm: Northpoint, Bryanston, South Africa

Luxury/Upscale Hotel

Winner
Elysian Hotel
Chicago
Owner: Elysian Development Group
Interior Design Firm: Simeone Deary Design Group, Chicago
Architecture Firm: Lucien Lagrange Architects, Chicago

Mid-range/Economy Public Spaces

Winner
The Oterra Hotel
Bangalore, India
Owner: Velankani Group
Interior Design Firm: DiLeonardo International, Inc., Warwick, Rhode Island
Architecture Firm: Thomas Associates, Bangalore, India

Open Category

Winner
Atlantis Kids Adventures
Nassau, Paradise Island, Bahamas
Owner: Atlantis Resort & Casino
Interior Design Firm: Launch By Design Inc., Toronto

Winner
Big Cedar Lodge
Ridgedale, Missouri
Owner: John L. Morris
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Bass Pro Architects, Springfield, Missouri

Mid-range/Economy Hotel

Winner
Chrome Hotel
Kolkata
Owner: Chocolate Group of Hotels
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Sanjay Puri Architects PVT. LTD., Mumbai

Finalist
Postcard Inn on the Beach
St. Petersburg, Florida
Owner: B.R. Guest Restaurants and Starwood Capital Group
Interior Design Firm: SLDesign, Philadelphia

Fine Dining Restaurant

Winner
The French Window
Hong Kong
Owner: Miramar Hotel and Investment Company, Limited
Interior Design Firm: AB Concept, Hong Kong

Winner
Table8, The Chinese Restaurant
Jakarta
Owner: PT. Mulia Intanlestari
Interior Design Firm: SBM Indonesia, Jakarta

Finalist
Delphine
Los Angeles, California
Owner: Innovative Dining Group
Interior Design Firm: Zeff Design, New York
Architecture Firm: Lee + Sakahara Architects, Irvine, California

Finalist
Maialino
New York
Owner: Union Square Hospitality Group and Ian Schrager Company
Interior Design Firm: Rockwell Group, New York

Finalist
Departure Restaurant and Lounge
Portland, Oregon
Owner: Sage Hospitality
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Skylab Architecture, Portland, Oregon

Green/Sustainable Project

Winner
Eos Manor Club, Guangxi, China
Owner: Guangxi Liuzhou Electric Power Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.
Interior Design Firm: Shenzhen Rongor Design & Consultant Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China
Architecture Firm: Shenzhen Urban Space architecture & designing consultants co. ltd., Shenzhen, China

Luxury/Upscale Guestrooms or Suites

Winner
Caesars Palace Octavius Tower Villas
Las Vegas
Owner: Harrah’s License Company, LLC
Interior Design Firm: Wilson Associates, Los Angeles
Architecture Firm: Bergman Walls & Associates, Las Vegas

Winner
Four Seasons Resort Seychelles
Seychelles, Africa
Owner: Petite Anse Development Limited
Interior Design Firm: HBA, Singapore
Architecture Firm: AREA Architects in collaboration with Locus Architects, Singapore

Casual/Quickservice Restaurant

Winner
DBGB Kitchen and Bar
New York
Owner: The Dinex Group and Chef Daniel Boulud
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: Thomas Schlesser Design Bureaux, Inc., New York

Finalist
Abattoir
Atlanta
Owner: Anne Quatrano and Clifford Harrison
Interior Design Firm: Dominick Coyle and Anne Quatrano, Atlanta
Architecture Firm: Mark Blair and Square Feet Studio, Atlanta

Luxury/Upscale Public Spaces

Winner
Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort
Abu Dhabi
Owner: Tourism Development & Investment Company
Interior Design Firm: HBA, Dubai
Architecture Firm: Northpoint, Bryanston, South Africa

Finalist
St. Regis Buckhead Hotel
Atlanta
Owner: Grand Resorts
Interior Design Firm: HBA, Atlanta
Architecture Firm: Rabun, Rasche, Rector, & Reece Architects, Atlanta

Student Project

Winner
Hotel la Orquidea at Seventh Street
Los Angeles
Student: Laura Bolton
School: UCLA Extension ARC ID Program

Finalist
The Nav Hotel
Chicago
Students: Hilary Navratil, Steve Sanda, and Stephanie Smothers
School: Iowa State University, College of Design

Hospitality Debut

Winner
Hotel Indigo
Athens, Georgia
Owner: Rialto Property Partners
Interior Design Firm: Ellen Hanson Designs, New York
Architecture Firm: Suber Barber Choate & Hertlein Architects, Atlanta

Resort

Winner
Four Seasons Resort Seychelles
Seychelles, Africa
Owner: Petite Anse Development Limited
Interior Design Firm: HBA, Singapore
Architecture Firm: AREA Architects in collaboration with Locus Architects, Singapore

Finalist
Alila villas Uluwatu
Bali
Owner: PT Bukit Uluwatu Alila
Interior Design and Architecture Firm: WOHA, Singapore