Country we are watching for development
Brazil

Secret to working together
GP: In design, we learn that one will back down to a point of disagreement
GY: At the end of the day, you trust the other person’s strong opinion

Wish we had designed
An art gallery or museum

Favorite thing to do together
GP: Adding on personal weekends after a few days of business to explore the area
GY: Before we bought our residence in New York, we came weekly for a few years and tried a different hotel each time for the experience and to fulfill our curiosity

Most important thing in our office
Our employees

Why hospitality?
The public spaces become fascinating because it’s a challenge to make them all work together as one

George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg
Yabu Pushelberg, Toronto

Projects on the boards
The Room at Hudson Bay Company, Vancouver; W Guangzhou, China; Park Hyatt New York; Miami Edition; London Edition; Public, Chicago; and the Grand Hyatt, Rio de Janeiro

Recently completed projects
The Waikiki Edition, Waikiki, Hawaii (pictured); Printemps, Paris; and Db Bistro Moderne, Miami

Outside of the office, you will find us
Traveling


Book on our nightstands Patti Smith’s autobiography—next we want to read Robert Mapplethorpe’s biography and compare the two

Destinations we are curious about The Middle East, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Israel, and Africa

Dream project Our own hotel—it would go back to the essence of inn keeping; there would be no lobby and no paper
Guilty pleasure Shopping for shoes


We can't live without Each other