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from the editor winning ways Editorial and Executive Offices: 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 646.654.4410; FAX 646.654.7626 MICHELLE FINN Vice President/Publisher HD Group 312.583.5607; Fax 312.583.5602 mfinn@hdmag.com MICHAEL ADAMS Editor in Chief 646.654.7621 madams@hdmag.com JOHN LENAAS Creative Director 646.654.7622 jlenaas@hdmag.com STACY SHOEMAKER RAUEN Senior Managing Editor 619.702.7761 sshoemaker@hdmag.com TARA MASTRELLI Managing Editor 646.654.7468 tmastrelli@hdmag.com JANA SCHIOWITZ Products Editor 646.654.4410 jschiowitz@hdmag.com RACHEL LONG Special Projects Editor 813.251.4440 rlong@hdmag.com STEVE TEITELBAUM Production Director 646.654.7309 steven.teitelbaum@nielsen.com SUBSCRIPTION INQUIRIES 847.763.9050; Fax 847.647.9566 For reprints contact the YGS Group: 800.290.5460 x100 HD@theygsgroup.com BACK ISSUES 847.763.9050 ADVERTISING MELANI BEATTIE Marketing Manager/West 312.583.5618; Fax 312.583.5602 mbeattie@hdmag.com PAUL BIENKOWSKI Marketing Manager/East 860.644.3861; Fax 860.644.0700 pbienkowski@cox.net PHYLLIS VISCIDI Marketing Representative/East 781.431.1320; Fax 781.431.1968 phyllis@viscidi.com When we began plans for our 5th annual HD awards, we had some trepidation, thanks to our difficult economic times, that we would be facing a serious diminution of entries. Happily, that was not the case. After last year’s record number of 400, we were down a mere two—and that’s after we eliminated three categories (Unbuilt, Condo Hotels, and Bathroom). Needless to say, we were thrilled with the response. And thrilled with the entries, the winning results you have in your hands. Our judges took a great deal of time—first combing through the 398 projects online, and then gathering in our New York City offices to digest, discuss, and maybe even squabble a bit. (HD editors do not take part in the judging, except as observers, and any judge who had entered a project in the contest was asked to recuse himself from the discussion.) So, many thanks to these tireless and discerning individuals: Russell Groves, S. Russell Groves, New York City; Matt Harvey, Joie de Vivre Hospitality, San Francisco; Ali Honarkar, Division1 Architects, Washington, DC; D.B. Kim, D.B. Kim Design, New York City; and Peggy Photo by Nathan Sayers Leung, Studio Gaia, New York City. All winners and finalists will be honored at a ceremony in New York City on Thursday, June 4, at the Hudson Theatre. For ticket information, please go to www.hdmag.com. On another exciting note, we are just about to launch HD Talks, a series of online video interviews conducted by yours truly and featuring some of the industry’s biggest names discussing their careers, their current projects, and some of the most important issues facing the industry today. Kicking off in May is Julia Monk, managing partner, BBG-BBGM, followed in June by Mike Suomi, principal, Stonehill & Taylor Architects. Watch the site and these pages for additional names. And let us know if there’s someone you’d like to see in discussion on our site. Hope to see you in New York in June. Enjoy the honorees. Michael Adams Editor in Chief madams@hdmag.com 20 hospitalitydesign

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