A follow up to New Hotels, this new book continues to investigate the progressively more personalized approach in modern hotel design. Among the most interesting challenges for any architect or designer, hotel design invoves creating environments that simultaneously explore new sensibilities, apply the latest technology to design, supply ample space, and convey a strong character.Over the last few years a generation of hotel design has emerged, shaped by the constant growth of the tourist industry. Organized by geographic location, this gloriously illustrated volume showcases the very best of them from around the world.