Alvear Palace Hotel
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Located in the heart of Puerto Madero, in a former brick grain mill on the old docks.
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Agribusiness firm Bunge y Born buys the lot and builds a vast wheat mill of bricks imported from Manchester, known as El Porteño.
A new port built further north gradually makes the old docklands obsolete.
The shuttered mill is slated for demolition but is saved by local heritage associations.
Former fashion designer Alan Faena opens the Faena Hotel after a US$40 million investment, with interiors by Philippe Starck.
Foster + Partners completes the neighbouring Faena Aleph Residences, its first project in Latin America, at the core of the Faena District.
The hotel appears in the film Focus.
Sources: Wikipedia (EN), “Faena Hotel Buenos Aires” (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Official website. Text rewritten and translated by Grand Hotels of the World.
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