Taken Saturday 28th, February by Ariel Mahabirsingh
The picture above illustrates the Hyatt hotel located in downtown Port-of-Spain. It is one of the most expensive and luxurious hotels available in Trinidad, let's just hope it's not got a Room 1408! It is a true representation of the urban lifestyle as Port-of - Spain is the capital and also the largest city in Trinidad with over 66,000 people. It is the most populated city as much of the people not only live here but also commute in and out of the area on a daily basis for work and leisure purposes.
It is a newly designed structure that is located along the Waterfront and right in the centre of the administrative area. The colour of this set of buildings is in conjunction with the ocean nearby, this is explained by the "Blue Urbanism" theory (Beatley, 2010) where he states that while cities aim at the green initiative, they must also integrate the marine environments into the modelling of urban lifestyles. It is seen from the picture below that the hotel depicts urban design due to the tall modern complexity of the building. Its location is significant as it plays a role in the development of the major city by contributing to revenue generated from employees, to tourists and locals.
It is a newly designed structure that is located along the Waterfront and right in the centre of the administrative area. The colour of this set of buildings is in conjunction with the ocean nearby, this is explained by the "Blue Urbanism" theory (Beatley, 2010) where he states that while cities aim at the green initiative, they must also integrate the marine environments into the modelling of urban lifestyles. It is seen from the picture below that the hotel depicts urban design due to the tall modern complexity of the building. Its location is significant as it plays a role in the development of the major city by contributing to revenue generated from employees, to tourists and locals.
  Taken Saturday 28th, February by Ariel Mahabirsingh |
According to Snak 2003, the development of the tourism sector is conditioned by the existence of structures designed to facilitate guests.This is evident here as Hyatt along with several other hotels are located within the city to promote tourism and development. Its sophisticated and classic urban design aids with its popularity as it comprises of a restaurant, bar, pool and gym that demonstrate the urban lifestyle.
With these photos, we wanted to convey the idea of the modern and contemporary design of hotels and show how their location plays a major role in the re-structuring of cities.
References:
Bareford, K. (2014). Blue Urbanism: Exploring Connections Between Cities & Oceans , by Timothy Beatley. Journal Of The American Planning Association, 80(4), 447-448.
Rahovan, A. (2012). The individualization of the hotel as tourist attraction in the urban area of Transylvania. Fg, XI(Suppl. 1), 59-65.
VERY similar to our blog. We explored northern and eastern trinidad while you focused more on the northern and southern areas, but yours was represented much better
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