BAMO-Designed Projects Shine in The World's 50 Best Hotel Awards
The inaugural 50 World's Best Hotel Awards were revealed on Tuesday, September 19th, 2023, at a grand awards ceremony held at London's Guildhall. Curated by The World's 50 Best Hotels, these awards celebrate the pinnacle of hotel experiences globally. The list is carefully crafted by The World's 50 Best Hotels Academy, comprising 580 anonymous leaders in the hotel industry, each selected for their expertise and profound background in the realm of hospitality. This momentous event brought togethe . . .
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Oh, deer!
We are thrilled to be on Architectural Digest online with a web exclusive home tour of the home of Jim and Susan Roland's beautiful home in St. Francisville, Louisiana."The house needed to be a glass boxit had views all around. I wanted it to be almost like a louvered, modern riverboat sitting there on the water," says Bobby McAlpine of the design he created with McALPINE Atlanta Head of Architecture, Lida Sease.A huge thank you to Amy Astley, AD Global Editorial Director and Editor in Chief; Da . . .
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One Night Only
Well, not really.We have planned a host of book events for the fall from Salt Lake City to New York, Atlanta to Virginia. We sincerely hope you will search out one of these events and come see us on the road.September 14 (TONIGHT!): Book Celebration at Holland MacRae in Atlanta, 5:30 - 8:30 PM.September 17: Bobby book signing, 2- 4 PM, Black Sheep Antiques, Harpersville, ALSeptember 20: Bobby and Ray at 200 Lex, NYC, with book signing to follow. 11:30 AM, sponsored by VerandaOctober 4/5: Bobby i . . .
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Summer 2023: Interning with TBA
We share our dedication to education with our interns, and enthusiastically involve them in all aspects of our studio. This summer, we welcomed Renata and Kyrene to the team, to take part in detailing, renderings, finishes, redlines, and site visits! As summer comes to a close, we caught up with these two talented students to reflect on their experiences - as well as what we gained from them.RENATA LATOURHometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicCurrently: Pursuing a Bachelor of Architecture de . . .
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Jackie Sez
With this post we salute our New York based senior interior designer Jackie Colliton. Jackie is retiring this week after more than a decade of service to McALPINE.Born in Holland and raised in Ohio, Jackie has called New York City home throughout her adult life. She graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology with a degree in interior design and continued her studies at the Parsons School of Design. Jackie worked for several prestigious design firms including Naomi Leff, Mark Hampton, and . . .
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Celebration
One of the pleasurable aspects of conjuring a new book is the celebrations following its publication. We have had our share so far and this week is no exception.Thursday, May 11, the beautiful Rizzoli Bookstore will host our New York launch party. This gives us the opportunity to salute in person some of the keen team who conceived and oversaw our book to its completion. Their contributions were momentous. With much gratitude, we are going to recognize them here.Principal Photographer Simon Upto . . .
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Double Header
Yes, and all due respect for the baseball metaphor! Bobby is doing his own double header in Nashville this week.Our friends at the Schumacher Showroom in Nashville are bringing the teams on the field for a conversation between Hudson Moore, Design Editor of FREDERIC Magazine, and Bobby. It is sure to be a home run. The gates open Thursday, May 4 at 5 PM with first pitch scheduled for 5:30 PM.Batter up! A home team advantage here with the gifted Brooke and Steve Giannetti and their well-equipped . . .
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Tour Time
Hello everyone! We are back on the road this week with a few book tour stops:Bobby will be in Birmingham, Alabama with our dear friends at Circa Interiors this Thursday, April 27, from 11 - 12:30 Central. Always a splendid occasion with these talented folks in their beautiful shop.Bobby is thrilled to be a part of Texas Design Week in Houston. He is lecturing and signing books from 10 - Noon, Wednesday, May 3 at the Decorative Center. His lecture will be in the First Floor Gallery followed by at . . .
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ADAC convo
ADAC, aka the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center, for decades has been the destination for great design and a gathering place for the design community. We are proud our Atlanta office is located there. We are also proud and grateful to be a part of Design ADAC, a weeklong celebration of events featuring outstanding talent.On April 19 at 10 AM in the ADAC Presentation Room, Bobby will be in conversation about our new book with our friend Ellen McGauley, Executive Editor of VERANDA. Following this, pl . . .
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Spring is Bursting Out All Over
Passover and Holy Week coincide this week during Ramadan. Whether you participate in one of these traditions or just celebrate the glory of spring happening around us, we thought it would be a fitting time to share an unusual project with you.This is the Transfiguration Garden I designed for the Church of the Ascension in Montgomery, Alabama. The Gothic Revival Church was designed by the imminent Ralph Adams Cram of Boston in 1908. St. Thomas Fifth Avenue and the Cathedral of St. John Divine a . . .
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IT'S OUT Y'ALL!
Yes, our new book has launched and is available on-line and at book retailers everywhere.Now we get to meet you on tour.The first stop on the book tour is Round Top, Texas. Bobby will be appearing at a dinner Sunday night and a lecture on Monday.We would love to see you on tour.Faithfully,Richard Norris . . .
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Behind the Curtain II
The countdown to the release of our new book is heading into its final hours!We are therefore offering another peek behind the curtain of its creation. Conjuring, producing, and delivering a book is a huge task, not to be entered into lightly, and requires a lot of talented people along the way. We must add: it can be very rewarding and a whole lot of fun. Like most things in life, a good attitude going in helps immensely.Naturally, it starts with a seed of an idea - and that idea comes from Bob . . .
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