Tell us about some projects that you are working on. We are working on a very modern building with Richard Meier on Riverside Drive and various historic hotels, such as an iconic hotel called the Mount Nelson in South Africa. These hotels have magical histories, and I’m immediately struck by the personality, the energy of a place. As a company, it is always important for us to really understand the bones of a place. One of our most interesting projects is a royal hospital in Bath, England. It’s a 19th ccentury building with thermal waters, built over an ancient Roman foundation. When we drilled down underground to construct the spa we found Roman mosaics and 170 Roman coins that are going to be displayed in the lobby.

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