Leading by Design Member Wins "Best Hotel Design" Award at IH/M&RS Gold Key Awards Ceremony
NEW YORK, NY, January 4, 2006. Richmond International, one of the inaugural members of Leading By Design, captured the Best Hotel Design honor at the 25th annual International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show(R) Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design.
Based in London, Richmond International won the Best Hotel Design award for its work at Four Seasons Gresham Palace in Budapest, Hungary.
Grand H^otel Stockholm, a member of The Leading Hotels of the World, has engaged the company to collaborate on its renovation and expansion plans for 2006.
Commenting on the endeavor, Mr. Nils Axing, general manager, noted, "It is a very exciting time for Grand H^otel as we embark on one of our most extensive renovation projects to date. In addition to the 77 new rooms and suites of the adjacent Burmanska Palatset building, our public areas will be given a new look. We are delighted to be working with the award-winning Richmond International on the design of the expanded bar and new restaurants, and have every confidence that they share our vision for Grand H^otel."
One of the programs developed by The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd., Leading By Design is a network of design and architecture firms carefully screened and selected to provide dependable design and project management solutions to members of The Leading Hotels of the World. Once accepted the firms are thoroughly briefed on the standards of The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd., and the techniques and procedures necessary to meet them.
Companies qualifying as members of Leading By Design are recognized as leaders in their fields by other industry experts. More than half of the members of Leading By Design were among the firms to be cited on Interior Design magazine's most recent list of Hospitality Giants. The list ranks the largest design firms by hospitality-design fees for the 12-month period from July 2004 to June 2005.
Leading By Design is a pre-qualified selection of firms specializing in design, architecture and project management for the luxury sector. Once enrolled, the companies are briefed on the standards of The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd., in order to increase the value of their services to existing members of The Leading Hotels of the World, and properties aspiring to become members.
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