On 10 June, AHEAD Americas – in partnership with global founder sponsor Grohe – will celebrate the region’s best new hospitality designs and experiences as part of a digital ceremony broadcast across the AHEAD platform and Dezeen’s Virtual Design Festival.
Taking this year’s programme entirely digital – complete with virtual judging days, remote panel discussions and a full day of online content celebrating this cycle of projects – the AHEAD Americas 2020 ceremony will feature exclusive videos from nominees, judges and sponsors, as well as interviews with the designers behind this year’s most talked about hotels and hospitality F&B experiences.
Divided into four 40-minute sections, each part of the programme will comprise a Head-to-Head panel discussion between our judges as they explore the trends uniting the diverse shortlist, followed by winner announcements in four categories. The full programme can be found below. Take a look at the projects in contention on the AHEAD website.
Find out which hotel restaurants and bars are up for prizes here.
The programme will commence from 09:00 PDT / 12:00 EDT / 17:00 BST – add a reminder to your calendar here.
PART ONE:
09:00 PDT / 12:00 EDT
HEAD-TO-HEAD:
The Conversion Conversation
Chad Oppenheim (Oppenheim Architects) Jayson Seidman (Sandstone Developments) and Verena Haller (Standard Hotels & Resorts) in conversation with Matt Turner (Editor-in-Chief, Sleeper Media)
CATEGORY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hotel Renovation & Restoration
Spa & Wellness
Hotel Newbuild
Hotel Conversion
PART TWO:
11:00 PDT / 14:00 EDT
HEAD-TO-HEAD:
The New Resort Landscape
Markus Schreyer (Design Hotels), Ilan Segal (Soulity) and Sara Duffy (Stonehill Taylor) in conversation with Kristofer Thomas (Features Editor, Sleeper Media)
CATEGORY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Resort
Guestroom
Landscaping & Outdoor Spaces
Lodges, Cabins & Tented Camps
PART THREE:
13:00 PDT / 16:00 EDT
HEAD-TO-HEAD:
Pivoting Public Spaces
Aliya Khan (Marriott International) in conversation with Gulla Jónsdóttir (Gulla Jónsdóttir Architecture + Design) and Anne Wilkinson (BAMO Design)
CATEGORY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Lobby & Public Spaces
Restaurant
Bar, Club or Lounge
Event Spaces
PART FOUR:
15:00 PDT / 18:00 EDT
CATEGORY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Suite
Transport
Visual Identity
New Concept
AHEAD Americas Hotel of the Year
