AO Principal, Bruce Greenfield was featured on California Lodging Investment Conference [CLIC] Podcast today where he spoke on current trends, COVID-19 and its effects on the hospitality sector as well as new hotel openings and more. Click the link below to listen to this informative podcast you wont want to miss!
By Craig Sullivan and Bruce Greenfield, AO | [CLIC] Podcast
Take a listen as AO Principal, Bruce Greenfield discusses AO projects, the hospitality sector, hotel mixed-use projects, developments and more.
AO Press Release
AO has acquired Silicon Valley-based science and technology architecture firm WHL Architects, forming AO Science + Technology. The Sunnyvale-based science and technology design firm was founded in 1987 by Douglas White, AIA, NCARB, who joins AO as principal, spearheading AO Science + Technology studio alongside AO Partner Rob Budetti.
Shopping Center Business
Experience, flexibility, and placemaking remain the key drivers to successful retail centers of the future according to AO retail experts, Rob Budetti and Ken Smith. Check out the latest issue of Shopping Center Business to read how designers are working with retail owners to create properties that will draw consumers while making them feel safe and secure.
By Jena Tesse Fox and Chuck Dobrosielski | Hotel Management
Modular design has gone from niche to standard within the design and construction sectors of hospitality. AO Principal Henry Wong details how hoteliers can think differently to reap the benefits of this quicker and (relatively) cheaper method of construction.
By Jena Tesse Fox | Hotel Management
AO Principal Henry Wong shared his insights on optimizing hotel operations and ownership at a three-day virtual event presented by Questex Hospitality Group and AAHOA.
AO is proud to be listed among Hotel Management's top 2020 design firms in the publication's June/July issue.
In this edition of AOpen we will share AO’s top four strategies for delivering efficient industrial spaces, and how our expert team of industrial and mixed-use designers can help property owners maximize industrial developments through thoughtful design and planning.
By Tom Bergerson | Hotel Executive
AO Principal Tom Bergerson discusses what the future of hospitality design may look like in a post-pandemic world.
By Eric Aubort, AO | The Mann Report
E-commerce has exploded in the last decade, driving strong demand for industrial development to keep pace with the growing market. The unexpected event of COVID-19 worldwide has only expedited this ongoing cultural shift to e-commerce...
By Amy Works | Rebusiness.com
We are excited to announce the completion of the lifestyle and entertainment portions of The Vineyards at Porter Ranch. AO is looking forward to submit this project to the Gold Nugget Awards next week!
By Jena Tesse Fox | Hotel Management
Dive deeper into modular construction and how this industry is saving developers both time and money. AO Principal, Henry Wong weighs in on modular construction in the hospitality sector and offers advice on how to reap the benefits.
By Bruce Greenfield, AO & Mitch Lund, Fulcrum
For this edition of AOpen, we rounded up our in-house Modular Studio experts and a leading modular construction innovator, Fulcrum, to come up with our top ten reasons for why now is the time for developers and cities to consider modular.
In this edition of #AOpen, we will explore some best practices and lessons learned, and how our expert team of retail, restaurant, hospitality, and landscape designers can help property owners maximize gathering spaces through thoughtful planning and design.
Harry Saltzgaver | Grunion Gazette | Long Beach Press-Telegram
2nd & PCH, an award-winning new seaside destination, opened with 4 days of celebrations, concerts, games, giveaways and more.
By Steven Sharp | Urbanize LA
Featured in Urbanize LA, The Bowery is a new urban community heading to Santa Ana. The project achieves an energetic mix of uses, with 80,000 SF of retail space accessible from the central public plaza, and a neighborhood of five-story rental apartments behind this public asset.
By Jeff Rabbitt & Ruba Younan
For this edition of #AOpen, we pondered practical ways for restaurants to rebuild consumer confidence through palpable cleanliness and great, proactive design.
By Bruce Greenfield | Hotel Business
Hospitality Principal Bruce Greenfield shared his thoughts with Hotel Business on how designers and hotel operators can create a healthy environment and ensure guests feel safe when traveling.
By Jeff Rabbitt and Ruba Younan | Mann Report
A century-old building in quaint Old Towne Orange seamlessly blends the old and the new. Working closely with the City of Orange, The Orange Community Historical Society, the building owners and restaurant tenant, AO Architects crafted a design that pays homage to the past while representing the bold future of Bosscat Kitchen.
As we prepare to re-open society and businesses, adjusting to the new normal will be a challenge for us all, and especially so for the hospitality industry. AO hospitality experts provide short- and long-term strategies through the architects lens.