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	<title>Comments on: Starwood&#8217;s aloft and element Development Updates</title>
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	<description>by Andrew Calvo</description>
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		<title>By: Michael Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.passionsofazealot.com/2007/10/15/starwoods-aloft-and-element-development-updates/comment-page-1/#comment-8375</link>
		<dc:creator>Michael Banks</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Alex, thanks for that response. You did a good job on prototyping the Aloft brand,-its very cool -  and it sounds like you&#039;re still heavily involved with new openings........I&#039;m actually a Photographic-Artist - I provide abstract, contemporary photo artworks to interior designers and architects all over the world, and just finished a Total Artwork Programme for the new Aloft in Abu Dhabi - 750 pieces of art - it was a great project, and I&#039;m obviously keen to provide artwork for more Alofts, as they have similar design formats, hence my original question about being able to find out about particular architects working on new Aloft hotels.......I did go out and visit Starwood in White Plains recently ( I&#039;m based in Barcelona ) , and am trying to get myself on their official &quot;Specifier list&quot; for the artwork product.......however in the meantime, would still be good to contact relevant architects direct......do you have a website? Mine is  - http://www.michaelbanksart.com       Check it out - would be great to collaborate with you. best wishes. Michael.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!-- google_ad_section_start -->Hi Alex, thanks for that response. You did a good job on prototyping the Aloft brand,-its very cool &#8211;  and it sounds like you&#8217;re still heavily involved with new openings&#8230;&#8230;..I&#8217;m actually a Photographic-Artist &#8211; I provide abstract, contemporary photo artworks to interior designers and architects all over the world, and just finished a Total Artwork Programme for the new Aloft in Abu Dhabi &#8211; 750 pieces of art &#8211; it was a great project, and I&#8217;m obviously keen to provide artwork for more Alofts, as they have similar design formats, hence my original question about being able to find out about particular architects working on new Aloft hotels&#8230;&#8230;.I did go out and visit Starwood in White Plains recently ( I&#8217;m based in Barcelona ) , and am trying to get myself on their official &#8220;Specifier list&#8221; for the artwork product&#8230;&#8230;.however in the meantime, would still be good to contact relevant architects direct&#8230;&#8230;do you have a website? Mine is  &#8211; <a href="http://www.michaelbanksart.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.michaelbanksart.com</a>       Check it out &#8211; would be great to collaborate with you. best wishes. Michael.<!-- google_ad_section_end --></p>
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		<title>By: Alex Campbell</title>
		<link>http://www.passionsofazealot.com/2007/10/15/starwoods-aloft-and-element-development-updates/comment-page-1/#comment-8372</link>
		<dc:creator>Alex Campbell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Andrew &amp; Michael,

I am an Architect in Atlanta, GA and I was the Prototype Architect who worked with Starwood and Rockwell Group on the design for the Aloft Brand.  Rockwell worked on the &quot;design&quot; side and it was my responsibiliy to provide the &quot;production&quot; side.  I did all the drawings and construction administration for the warehouse in Hawthorne for example.  And, all drawings that Starwood delivers to Franchisees were drawn by yours truly.  I have also been a part of many of the new-build Aloft projects.  I did all the original planing for the Aloft/Element project in Lexington for Starwood as well as Aloft/Element Arundel Mills, Aloft Tucson, Aloft SFO in Milbrae, CA and I recently completed the newly opened Aloft Bolingbook, IL near Chicago.  All of the former projects were completed while I was with a previous firm (Fruchtman Assoc. Architects), however the latter was completed entirely under my new firm, Campbell Architects.  I am not sure where you might be able to find specific information on other Aloft projects but I would be willing to speak with any potential developers considering a new Aloft project as no one knows this product better than myself.</description>
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<p>I am an Architect in Atlanta, GA and I was the Prototype Architect who worked with Starwood and Rockwell Group on the design for the Aloft Brand.  Rockwell worked on the &#8220;design&#8221; side and it was my responsibiliy to provide the &#8220;production&#8221; side.  I did all the drawings and construction administration for the warehouse in Hawthorne for example.  And, all drawings that Starwood delivers to Franchisees were drawn by yours truly.  I have also been a part of many of the new-build Aloft projects.  I did all the original planing for the Aloft/Element project in Lexington for Starwood as well as Aloft/Element Arundel Mills, Aloft Tucson, Aloft SFO in Milbrae, CA and I recently completed the newly opened Aloft Bolingbook, IL near Chicago.  All of the former projects were completed while I was with a previous firm (Fruchtman Assoc. Architects), however the latter was completed entirely under my new firm, Campbell Architects.  I am not sure where you might be able to find specific information on other Aloft projects but I would be willing to speak with any potential developers considering a new Aloft project as no one knows this product better than myself.<!-- google_ad_section_end --></p>
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		<title>By: Andrew Calvo</title>
		<link>http://www.passionsofazealot.com/2007/10/15/starwoods-aloft-and-element-development-updates/comment-page-1/#comment-8153</link>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Calvo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I do know that the Rockwell Group was the original architect for the aloft hotel concept.</description>
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		<title>By: Michael Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.passionsofazealot.com/2007/10/15/starwoods-aloft-and-element-development-updates/comment-page-1/#comment-8143</link>
		<dc:creator>Michael Banks</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Andrew - do you know of any information source where you can find out which architects / interior designers, are designing particular Aloft Hotels?</description>
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		<title>By: Kristen Driscoll</title>
		<link>http://www.passionsofazealot.com/2007/10/15/starwoods-aloft-and-element-development-updates/comment-page-1/#comment-22</link>
		<dc:creator>Kristen Driscoll</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wow..sounds like you really do your research! I see what you mean about the template driven websites for Starwood. I like it. I&#039;d really love to visit an element hotel soon. It looks gorgeous!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!-- google_ad_section_start -->Wow..sounds like you really do your research! I see what you mean about the template driven websites for Starwood. I like it. I&#8217;d really love to visit an element hotel soon. It looks gorgeous!<!-- google_ad_section_end --></p>
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