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by Jay Calderon | Desert Sun
Dream Hotel and Residences developer Lauri Kibby is interviewed during a ceremonial groundbreaking event for the project which had been partially constructed before the pandemic in Palm Springs, California, Dec. 10, 2024.
by New Santa Ana
Leading OC architecture firm, AO, completed a redesign at Hotel Zessa – a Hilton hotel located near John Wayne Airport, at 201 E MacArthur Blvd., in Santa Ana. The redesign infuses vibrancy and zest to the 192K square foot DoubleTree hotel, emulating the brand spirit and Orange County’s ambiance. AO’s work can be found throughout the seven-story hotel as the rebrand was completed in guest rooms, lobby, fitness center, and other shared spaces.
by Ray Huard | San Diego Business Journal
A seven-story, 150-room hotel tower is under construction in Mission Valley adjacent to the existing Marriott Hotel Mission Valley. Designed by AO, with R.D. Olson Construction as the general contractor, the 98,000-square-foot Element is part of the Marriott family of hotels and The Mission Valley Element will share an outdoor courtyard, swimming pool, amenity deck, restaurants and an existing parking garage with the Marriott Mission Valley.
by Ben Dreith | Dezeen
Architecture firm AO never set out to design America's tallest skyscraper when it began work on the 581-metre Legends Tower planned for Oklahoma City, studio partner Bruce Greenfield tells Dezeen in this interview.
by Rebusiness Online
Driftwood Capital, along with architect AO and general contractor R.D. Olson Construction, has broken ground on Element Hotel by Marriott in the Mission Valley submarket of San Diego. The seven-story, 150-room hotel will be located next to the existing full-service Marriott Hotel Mission Valley. The two hotels will share the pool amenity deck and restaurant space, while each maintaining its own entrance, lobby, lounge and other amenities.
by Debra Kim | NY Times
New York City could soon lose its claim to the tallest building in the United States. The Oklahoma City Council on Tuesday gave the green light to plans for a tower that will rise nearly 2,000 feet in Oklahoma’s capital city, dethroning One World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan as the nation’s highest.