| 08.00–09.00 | Sign-in |
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| 09.00 | Opening by Urs Kamber Director of Lucerne Tourism |
| 09.05 | Opening by Frank Joss Director of the Architecture Talks Lucerne |
| 09.15 | Introduction to the theme by the moderator Maria Ossowski Head of broadcasting team at Swiss radio station DRS2, Basle |
| 09.20 | "Hotel primer: from Cesar Ritz to Alfred Hitchcock" Donald Albrecht architect, author and curator, New York |
| 10.00 | "Hospitality categories in Europe - Special focus on Mediterranean categories" Matteo Thun architect and designer, Milan |
| 10.30 |
"Redefinition
of design and its impact on hospitality - A retrospective of how design
hotels have influenced hospitality in the last two decades" Claus Sendlinger CEO and president of the hotel cooperation design hotels, Berlin |
| 11.00 | coffee break |
| 11.30 | "International survey of hotel and investment projects" Rolf Schmidt CEO of Marktplatz Hotel GmbH, Hamburg |
| 12.00 | "Taste is the lack of appetite" Thomas Willemeit, Graft architect, Los Angeles and Berlin |
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| 12.45 | lunch break |
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| 14.00 | Artistic break: Ania Losinger with the floor xylophone Xala |
| 14.15 | "Hydropolis or the first step towards the settlement of the ocean bed" Joachim Hauser architect, Munich |
| 14.45 | "Opportunistic efficiencies" Paul Lewis, Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis architect, New York |
| 15.15 | "Hotel Puerta América - Is this the future?" Arnold Chan, Isometrix Lighting + Design lighting designer, London |
| 16.00 | break |
| 16.15 | "Yotel" Gerard Greene director and co-founder of YOTEL, London |
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| 17.00 – 17.30 | Panel discussion Chair: Maria Ossowski and Donald Albrecht |
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| 09.00 | Opening by Frank Joss Director of the Architecture Talks Lucerne | |
| 09.05 | Introduction to the theme by Maria Ossowski | |
| 09.10 | "Lucerne, city of wellness" Urs Kamber Director of Lucerne Tourism |
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| 09.20 | "Spa - A cure-all?!" Peter Droessel Spa and Recreation Director of the InterContinental Resort Berchtesgaden/D |
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| 10.00 | "City Port Lounge - Temporary living home away from home" Ines Klemm architect, Nänikon/CH | |
| 10.15 | "The new hotel experience economy" Karim Rashid industrial designer, New York |
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| 11.00 | coffee break | |
| 11.30 | "Bedtime stories" Ilse Crawford creative director, London |
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| 12.15 | "The hotel as a source of inspiration" Martin Nicholas Kunz author and publisher, Stuttgart and Los Angeles |
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| 12.45 | lunch break | |
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| 14.00 | Artistic break: Ania Losinger with the floor xylophone Xala | |
| 14.15 | "Happy hours" Eduard Schmutz, State Academy of Art and Design, professor, architect and interior designer, Stuttgart/D |
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| 15.15 | "Made for nomads" Pia Schmid architect, Zurich |
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| 15.45 | break | |
| 16.00 | "Sleep well" Will Alsop architect, London |
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| 16.45 – 17.30 | Panel discussion Chair: Maria Ossowski and Donald Albrecht |
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