Hospitality bios

Staff -- Interior Design, 6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM

Deborah Berke & Partners Architects

"Sizzling in Scottsdale," page 194

principal: Deborah Berke.

completed projects: Yale University School of Art and New Theatre; the master plan for the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; the Battery Park City Parks Conservancy in New York; residences in New York, Massachusetts, and Florida.

current projects: The 21c Hotel Museum in Louisville, Kentucky; an office and a showroom for GAV/Calvin Klein in New York; New York University faculty apartments; Marlboro College's performing-arts center in Vermont.

honors: Interior Design Hall of Fame; AIA New York Chapter Design Awards for Interior Architecture; the American Wood Council Design Awards Program's Merit Award.

architect as hotel guest: "My husband and I order room service—and the most extraordinary wine we can find."

211 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011; 212-229-9211; dberke.com.

Denniston International Architects & Planners

"Fit for a Maharaja," page 208

principal: Jean-Michel Gathy.

completed projects: Amanwana Resort on Moyo Island, Indonesia. The Chedi resort in Muscat, Oman. Fuchun Resort in Shanghai. Nine Bridges Golf Resort in Cheju, South Korea. Villas in Phuket, Thailand and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

current projects: One & Only resorts in the Maldives and Dubai, United Arab Emirates; the W Maui hotel in Hawaii; the Setai Hotel in Miami Beach.

honors: Seven Builders Association of South Florida Gold and Platinum awards; a DEPA Hotel Award for the Best Architectural Design Hotel.

sense of adventure: Gathy travels to the world's most remote places—Botswana, the Seychelles, South Africa—especially on safari.

Plaza Atrium, Suite 23.04, Lorong P. Ramlee, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 60-3-2031-3418.

Dale Keller Design

"High Hopes," page 182

principal: Dale Keller.

principal: Patricia Keller.

completed projects: The Marunouchi and Okura hotels in Tokyo; Hilton Hotels in Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Bali, Indonesia; AmanNusa and the Four Seasons Resort in Bali; the Hyatt at Sanur Beach in Indonesia; the Manila Hotel; the Prince Maurice resort in Mauritius.

current projects: A Taj Group resort in the Seychelles; an Aman hotel in Tunis.

honors: Hotel Designers Lifetime Achievement Award.

not born yesterday: "We've been doing this for an awfully long time—we're nearly 80."

thinking about tomorrow: Touring the Canadian Rockies this summer, from Vancouver to Banff. 1 Stannary Street, Loft 9, London SE11 4AD, U.K.; 44-20-7582-5570.