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Exterior ground-level view of the Siam InterContinental Bangkok and its lily pond. The main building and roof were controversial, reminding Prince Kukrit Pramoj of a crematorium. The hotel was in operation from 1966-2002.

Architecture by Joseph…

The hotel was built by architect Joseph Salerno. A pyramidal-shaped building flanked by two wings, the Siam Inter-Continental was informed by the exoticism of Bangkok’s Grand Palace complex. Salerno did not want to “copy local designs since he…

While employed by the architectural firm William M. Ballard, Prince was sent to Beirut to work on the Phoenicia Inter-Continental Hotel's interiors and represent the hotel's renowned architects Edward Durell Stone and Joseph P. Salerno in matters of…

The Phoenicia InterContinental Hotel, completed in 1961, was the first Inter-Continental venture outside of Latin America. Its Mediterranean setting and the cosmopolitan nature of the city, inspired architects Edward Durell Stone and Joseph P.…

Rendering of Inter-Continental Houston lobby and bar by Syd Mead.

From Neal Prince's Interior Design Concept for the hotel: "Space is to function as a continuation of the lobby, open enough so a guest can hear the 'action' and be drawn toward the…

Rendering of Inter-Continental Houston brasserie by Syd Mead.

From Neal Prince's Interior Design Concept for the hotel: "This eating area for breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be inspired by authentic cultural ornamentation of Mexico but…

Rendering of ballroom of the Inter-Continental Houston hotel by Syd Mead.

From Neal Prince's Interior Design Concept for the hotel: "The ballroom will continue the classical flavor of the lobby. Heavy moldings will be utilized as frames to…

"The Nest" is located on the mezzanine level, just above the Round Robin Bar and adjacent to the Willard Room Bar (and overlooks Pennsylvania Avenue). It is intended for small, intimate events, or as a pairing for the Willard Room or other banquet…

Balconies and bulls-eye windows were reconstructed to capitalize on the hotel’s arresting views.

The Tahara'a InterContinental Hotel (1964-1978) was dramatically perched on a cliff above one of Tahiti’s famed black sand beaches, with descending tiers of rooms spread out below the ridge of the hill and balcony trellises draped in…