LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 001 PREFACE 01. INTRODUCTION TIMELINE 02. HOTEL HISTORIES 1. Hotel Magdalena, Lake|Flato Architects 2. Wild Rice Retreat, Salmela Architect 3. Rolling Huts, Olson Kundig 4. Geneseo Inn, Ecotech Design 5. Carpenter Hotel, Specht Architects 6. Harmon Guest House, David Baker Architects 7. Avalon Hotel Beverly Hills, KoningEizenberg 8. The Revolution Hotel, PCA / Prellwitz Chilinski Associates 9. Tourists, HANK + Julie Pearson 10. AutoCamp Joshua Tree, HKS + Narrative Design Studio 11. Kinship Landing, Echo Architecture + Interiors 12. Eaton DC, CallisonRTKL + Gachot Studios + Parts and Labor Design 13. Hutton Brickyards, Kristina Dousharm and Zachary Hall of KDA 14. Society Hotel Bingen, Waechter Architecture 15. 21c Museum Hotel Oklahoma City, Deborah Berke Partners 16. Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm, John Gaw Meem + Moule & Polyzoides + Atkin Olshin Schade Architects 17. Hotel Greystone, Shulman + Associates + Holly Muhl + Salt Hotels 18. The Robey, Antunovich Associates + Nicolas Schuybroek Architects + Marc Merckx Interiors 19. The Guild House, Moto Designshop + Rohe Creative 20. TRAVEL NOW 21. DIRECTORY OF HOTELS 22. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Biography
Donna Kacmar is a practicing architect, educator, and writer in Houston, Texas, USA. Donna is a principal with Architect Works, PLLC, and a Professor at the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design at the University of Houston. Her previous books include Big Little House: Small Houses Designed by Architects and Victor Lundy Artist Architect.
"Taken as a whole, the book succeeds in presenting an array of complex themes that feel accessible to both architects and enthusiasts alike, avoiding the trap of oversimplification while maintaining an abundance of generous, well-curated photography and drawings."
Christopher Ferguson, AIA, Texas Architect Volume 75, Issue 1, Winter 2025






