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WATG Expands its Advisory Team with New Global Leadership
As owners and investors look for proof that a project works before design begins, WATG is growing its Advisory team, with new leadership in Abu Dhabi, Singapore and London.
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WATG and Wimberly Interiors makes The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, for the second year running.
WATG and Wimberly Interiors is proud to be recognised on The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026 list, for the second year running.
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Designing with Curiosity, Clarity, and Care
A first-hand perspective from Ethan Ilktan, an Architectural Designer in WATG’s Los Angeles office. Working across hospitality and integrated resort projects, Ethan reflects on how computational design, physical making, and hand-drawn thinking come together in practice.
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Inside the Dallas Studio: Creativity Through Reuse
When a collection of brochures had run their course, the team paused before defaulting to the recycle bin. Instead, a simple question came to mind: could these materials be transformed into something lasting?
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Designing for Joy, Purpose and Belonging
Tony Menezes on how WATG’s Purpose and Values shape his approach to planning and design.
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In Conversation with Monica Cuervo
In Conversation with Monica Cuervo: Q&A with WATG’s Managing Director for the Americas
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Adaptive Reuse at Four Seasons Hotel & Residences Cartagena
A 16th-century cloister, a 1920s club and historic theaters, brought together as Four Seasons Cartagena. Inside 14 years of adaptive reuse.
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WATG and Wimberly Interiors in the Global Press: October 2026
WATG and Wimberly Interiors in October: renovated landmarks from Laguna Niguel to Mayfair, plus new projects in Las Vegas and Anaheim.
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WATG Expands its Advisory Team with New Global Leadership
As owners and investors look for proof that a project works before design begins, WATG is growing its Advisory team, with new leadership in Abu Dhabi, Singapore and London.
- News
Six MICHELIN Keys for Five WATG and Wimberly Interiors Hotels
The 2026 MICHELIN Keys recognize five destinations designed by WATG and Wimberly Interiors, from a private island in Palawan to the banks of the Ishim River in Astana. Each earned its place by being unmistakably of where it stands.
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The Future of Design Education
AI might make it faster to produce work, but human judgment is required to produce good work. Sean Harry, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, and Sandra Whipp, Chief Talent Officer, discuss the future of design education.
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Connecting Historic Preservation and Wellness Design
Umari Spa brings together adaptive reuse, historic architecture, and Colombian wellness traditions within the centuries-old fabric of Four Seasons Hotel & Residences Cartagena.
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Phu Quoc at a Turning Point: Lessons for Long-Term Island Planning
Phu Quoc's tourism boom is testing island planning limits, with lessons from Bali and Phuket for lasting destination growth.
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Lagen Island Resort, El Nido: A Shared Legacy of Responsible Luxury
Inside the thinking behind Lagen Island Resort's renovation — a conversation on preservation, Filipino craft and design restraint.
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WATG and Wimberly Interiors in the Global Press: August 2026
WATG and Wimberly Interiors' August 2026 media coverage: Lagen Island Resort's press spread, Four Seasons Cartagena recognition, and Hospitality Giants ranking.
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The Guardians of Lagen Island
Setting a new benchmark for how legacy properties can evolve responsibly.
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Wimberly Interiors is #7 in World’s Top Hospitality Design Firms
Interior Design magazine's 2026 Giants of Design ranks Wimberly Interiors seventh among the world's leading hospitality design firms.
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Bringing Hospitality Design to Renovation and Amenitization
Owners and developers are rethinking amenity strategy. Hospitality design principles now turn renovation into lasting value.
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In Conversation: HUALUXE Zhongshan City Center
Wimberly Interiors turns a former office tower in Zhongshan into the brand's first HUALUXE 2.0 property, translating its "Five Beauties" philosophy into a hotel built around craft, cuisine, and a sense of place.
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WATG and Wimberly Interiors in the Global Press: July 2026
WATG and Wimberly Interiors' July 2026 media coverage: new APAC leadership, Wimberly F&B insight, and global project features.
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Beyond Growth: Designing What’s Next for the Sunbelt
WATG explores why Sunbelt hospitality's next phase depends on design quality and place-specific differentiation, not just population growth.
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Thanh Xuan Valley: Why BIM Land and WATG Let the Landscape Lead
BIM Land and WATG reflect on 30 projects together and the design philosophy behind Thanh Xuan Valley, a 167-hectare Vietnam destination built around forest, lake, and terrain rather than against them.
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From Smart Cities to Smarter Places
Smart city thinking has evolved. It is most powerful when it is embedded within a master plan as a set of intelligent interventions that improve how a place performs, how it is experienced, and how it creates value over time.
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Bhavya Kukrety has been appointed Managing Director of WATG & Wimberly Interiors, Asia Pacific
Bhavya Kukrety will bring her expertise to the delivery of integrated services encompassing advisory, master planning, landscape, architecture, and interiors to create a cohesive hospitality experience.
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WATG and Wimberly Interiors in the Global Press: June 2026
WATG and Wimberly Interiors' June 2026 media coverage, featuring restoration projects across three continents and multiple industry recognitions.
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Ras El Hekma: Reshaping Tourism on Egypt’s North Coast
How WATG Advisory is shaping the hospitality vision for one of Egypt's most ambitious new destinations.