The LIV Hospitality Design Awards aims to celebrate the quality and diversity of architectural ventures and interior design projects shaping the hospitality industry today. Launched in 2020, the program is an inclusive platform that pursues and rewards exceptional projects within living and eating spaces.












We are delighted to announce the launch of the LIV Hospitality Design Awards 2025 Book of Design, now available for free download on our website or for purchase on Amazon worldwide. This exclusive publication highlights the most outstanding projects recognised in this year’s awards across Architectural Design and Interior Design within the hospitality industry. From luxury resorts to boutique hotels and visionary F&B […]
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In the ancient walled city of Datong, Shanxi Province, a thousand-year-old frontier stands quietly at the edge of China’s volcanic plateau. Into the heart of this history, Beijing-based Ruize Design has woven Cloudspa Sanctuary: a two-courtyard Siheyuan transformed into a healing retreat where private hot springs, primordial basalt stone, and the whisper of flowing water invite guests to […]
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Nestled within the ancient woodlands of Chongzhou, China, the YongLi Red Tile Banquet Hotel is not a building you simply enter — it is one you discover. Conceived by Shanghai-based firm We&Arch as an “abstract settlement,” the complex layers monumental pitched roofs, intimate pavilions, and garden cloisters into a choreography of scale, silence, and celebration. […]
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I am thrilled to receive this award, it is an absolute honour to be named the Emerging Architect of the Year for Living Spaces. I have always learned that hard work pays off, and this project was designed with a lot of empathy and respect.
Gabriel Velasco, Savannah College of Art and DesignThe Park Hyatt Suzhou was a wonderful architectural opportunity and we are very happy that it has been recognized with this award, thank you.
Josh Chaiken, Principal at Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates