On Monday, February 26th, Gene Kaufman, founder and principal of Gene Kaufman Architect (GKA), will participate at IMN’s inaugural new hotel and construction conference where he will be featured on the panel, “Creating Efficiencies through Architecture/Design.” IMN’s forum is the only event solely dedicated to hotel construction, where more than 200 real estate executives, developers, construction financiers and design professionals will be in attendance.
Kaufman will lead a discussion offering perspectives and providing insight into the current market activity, including the benefits and challenges of dual/multi-brand design; exploring out of the box construction methods; and bringing the local market into the hotel design. “Expectations of strong economic growth this year will make 2018 a prime time to strike, giving the hospitality and construction industries a major boost,” said Kaufman.
Kaufman will be joined by panelist Sam Gelin, Founder and CEO of Craft Hospitality and MADE Hotels, who will highlight additional key facets within the industry. Their panel will begin at 12:20PM on February 26th, and the venue is located at 85 West Street in New York.
As one of New York City’s leading hospitality architects, Mr. Kaufman has designed over 100 hotels, with operations in both boutique and market-leading hotels, including Hilton, IHG and Marriott. His firm’s award-winning design practice has created countless striking and cutting-edge interiors for an array of name-branded hotels, restaurants and lounges in the past 30 years.
Gene Kaufman Architect (GKA) is known for high-caliber, high-impact designs that are both innovative and highly efficient. For nearly 30 years, Founding Principal Gene Kaufman and his team have helped New York City’s most active developers realize substantial bottom-line results through thoughtful design, bringing to bear a wide-ranging expertise in zoning, land-use, variances, urban planning, and historic restoration. Known as hospitality architects par excellence, GKA also has a large portfolio of commercial, educational and institutional commissions; residential projects; and urban developments, notably multi-family residences and adaptive-reuse projects. An award-winning interior design practice has created striking interiors for boutique and branded hotels, multi-unit residential properties, and cutting-edge restaurants and lounges. In 2011, GKA joined forces with the legendary Gwathmey Siegel + Associates to form Gwathmey Siegel Kaufman Architects, which works collaboratively with GKA to offer clients the full spectrum of architectural services. For more information, visit www.gkapc.com.
