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Construction will begin next year on this 180-room beachfront hotel, designed by Richard Meier, on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
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Hotels of the Fu... A gleaming triangular tower in Zhengzhou, a low-rise strip of suites burrowed into the grassy landscape surrounding Sao Paolo, and a diamond-shaped beacon in Bucharest from starchitect Zaha Hadid are among a crop of spectacularly designed hotels on the horizon. Mexico’s Mayan Riviera (with a design by Richard Meier), Singapore, and, of course, Dubai, are also among places with some architecturally stunning hotels in their future.

Design curator Donald Albrecht, whose resume of major exhibits includes the 2002 “New Hotels for Global Nomads” (Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum), says the new additions prove that hotel architecture is indeed a vibrant field.
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Dorobanti Tower,... Zaha Hadid's 656-foot diamond-shaped tower is part residences, part luxury hotel.
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Dorobanti Tower,... Currently under construction, the lattice-encased mixed-use structure aims to be an icon for the capitol.
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W Retreat Kanai,... Construction will begin next year on this 180-room beachfront hotel, designed by Richard Meier, on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
(By Vize.com, courtesy of Richard Meier & Partners Architects)

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W Retreat Kanai,... The hotel, notable for its T-shaped geometry and terraced suites with private outdoor showers and bar areas, will share land with four other hotels and a beach club.
(By Vize.com, courtesy of Richard Meier & Partners Architects)

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Zhengzhou Mixed-... This 4.3-million square-foot mixed-use development, from Trahan Architects, will include a luxury hotel in its tallest tower.
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Zhengzhou Mixed-... But don't go planning a trip yet: The plan is just in its very early schematic design phase, which could take another two years to be wrapped up.
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Hotel Aliah, Sao... The Hotel Aliah, a joint project by Hiperstudio + Arkiz. Located in Sao Paolo, aims to be a green hotel and "transcendental space," where its architecture blends into the landscape.
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Hotel Aliah, Sao... This sustainable, luxury hotel will be built by 2014, in time for the World Cup.
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Vertical Village... This solar-powered residential, hotel and entertainment complex is designed by Graft Lab.
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Vertical Village... The complex, aiming for a LEED Gold certification, has a solar roof that transports the solar energy through a system of veins, "like a leaf," say the architects.
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