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    Design and Architecture

    Ace Hotel Hits Downtown L.A.

    Ace Hotel has opened in Los Angeles in the former United Artists building on Broadway. Mallery Roberts Morgan talks to the designers and owners about keeping the local flavor in a growing hotel chain.

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    By Frances Anderton • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Ace Hotel has opened in Los Angeles in the former United Artists building on Broadway. Mallery Roberts Morgan talks to the designers and owners about keeping the local flavor in a growing hotel chain.

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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    The full episode

    2 of 2
    A Parking Structure For Pedestrians; Ace Hotel Hits LA
    1. 1:27A Parking Structure For Pedestrians Opens in Santa Monica
    2. 14:06Ace Hotel Hits Downtown L.A. You’re reading this
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