People - 1 April 2010

William Deague

This man is crazy enough to believe he can launch a national chain of boutique five-star hotels from scratch – the Art Series Hotel Group. Just who does Will Deague think he is? Photo: Corey Sleap Property developers? Pah! If they’re not tearing down community centres to build condos they’re buying off whole councils and,

Global - 5 November 2006

Hesperia Tower — Barcelona

Hesperia Tower: www.hesperia-tower.com Barcelona’s Hesperia Tower hotel, designed by Richard Rogers Partnership, is a somewhat controversial skyscraper whose architecture and design are reason enough to make it a destination hotel. This imposing monolith, with a glass-honeycomb-domed restaurant perched on top like a visiting UFO, towers 104 metres high. It also features a second restaurant ‘Bouquet’