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from the editor

and the winner is

STACY SHOEMAKER RAUEN < Editor in Chief
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Photo by JEFFREY MOSIER

We are still catching our breath from HD Expo-thank you to everyone

who helped us make it one of our best yet with 10,670 attendees and 868 exhibitors.
And now we are on to our next event, the 12th annual HD Awards. It was another
amazing year in terms of entries-540 for our 20 project categories and more than
300 in our 11 product offerings. (Meet the judges of this year's competition on page
36.) You received this issue a tad later than last year, because for the first time, we
announced the winners at our event on June 8th in New York.
Katie Kervin, our managing editor, and Alissa Ponchione, our associate/products
editor, manage the entire process, so I asked them
for their takeaways. In terms of projects, Kervin
says, "I'm always impressed by the variety-and
sheer number-of project entries we receive
each year. Many of this year's entries holistically
conveyed a sense of story. Take the Loews
Minneapolis Hotel (winner in both midscale
hotel and midscale public spaces categories),
which weaves through a narrative of the city's
flour mills and musical icons; while Chicago's
Swift & Sons (winner in the upscale restaurant
category) channels a fictional early 20th-century
cattle company's office; and the Chicago Athletic
Association (which won in the lifestyle public
spaces category) incorporates aspects of sporting
throughout. The judges certainly (and as always) had a lot to consider."
As for the products competition, Ponchione says: "Watching the product awards
grow from an idea into a reality over the last two years has been inspiring and eyeopening. I feel like a proud parent (or at the very least, a very impressed aunt). This
year we saw products that pushed boundaries, took risks, and innovated old ideas;
we are watching trends being made. Not to mention, the caliber of talent from our
entrants and the insightfulness of the year's judges is what continues to make this
industry so revolutionary."
This issue also features our 2016 Wave of the Future honorees, our annual
award given to those who are 40-ish and younger "making waves" in the industry.
These seven impressed us with their passion and wide-ranging achievements, and
I look forward to chatting with them on stage at our NextGen Forum June 16th in
Washington, DC.
The diverse talent in our industry never ceases to amaze, and the issue that you
have in your hands showcases some of the best in class. Enjoy!

Stacy Shoemaker Rauen

Editor in Chief
stacy.shoemaker@emeraldexpo.com
@StacyRauen

hd editorial advisory board
Andrew Alford AJ Capital Partners Jeffrey Beers Jeffrey Beers International Malcolm Berg EoA Mark Boekenheide
Related Companies Glen Coben Glen & Co. Meghann Day HBA Gary Dollens Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Deborah
Lloyd Forrest ForrestPerkins William Harris AvroKO Kemper Hyers Starwood Capital Amy Hulbert Best Western
International Tom Ito Gensler Ted Jacobs Starwood Hotels & Resorts Gulla Jonsdottir Gulla Jonsdottir Architecture
& Design Helen Jorgensen Host Hotels & Resorts Jon Kastl Champalimaud Aliya Khan Neuehouse Studio Raul
Leal Virgin Hotels Scott Lee SB Architects Tony Machado Morgans Hotel Group Lisa McClung INT LLC Julia
Monk HOK Will Meyer Meyer Davis Studio Alessandro Munge Studio Munge Barry Nidiffer Chartres Lodging
Group Lionel Ohayon ICRAVE Robert Polacek Puccini Group Thomas Schoos Schoos Design Lisa Simeone Simeone
Deary Design Group Kellie Sirna Studio 11 Design Sam Suleman Equinox Hospitality Shawn Sullivan Rockwell Group
Michael Suomi Stonehill & Taylor Roger Thomas Wynn Design & Development Larry Traxler Hilton Worldwide
Audra Tuskes Lightstone Group Joel Villalon BraytonHughes Design Studios Anne Wilkinson BAMO Glenn Wilson
Marriott International

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