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SOPHY Hyde Park: A Groundbreaking Hotel Evokes the Best of Historic Hyde Park’s Architecture & Design
SOPHY Hyde Park | April 18, 2018
Chicago, IL – April 18, 2018. For locals and visitors alike, Hyde Park holds a unique place in the history of Chicago. This historic neighborhood, home to the University of Chicago and one of the most racially and culturally diverse areas in the city, has a rich legacy of intellectual, artistic and cultural innovation that continues to this day. The developers and designers of the first luxury boutique hotel in Chicago's South Side in over a generation took inspiration from this unique heritage when creating SOPHY Hyde Park. The name of this new 98-room boutique hotel is rooted in the Greek word "sophia," meaning wisdom and dedica...
The Hotel at Oberlin: Cutting Edge Green Technology, Architecture & Design
The Hotel at Oberlin | August 29, 2016
The Hotel at Oberlin will officially open on September 13, 2016, a 70-room property designed to be one of the most environmentally sustainable hotels in the world. Owned by Oberlin College, developed by SMART Hotels and managed by The Olympia Companies, The Hotel at Oberlin is the first hotel in the US to incorporate solar, geothermal, and radiant heating and cooling and one of only five hotels in the US to qualify for the rigorous LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Architecture The Hotel at Oberlin was designed by the Chicago-based architectural firm Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB); the creative process was ...
