Josh Chaiken AIA

Unrivaled Hospitality

With extensive experience working with hospitality clients, such as Park Hyatt, Langham, and Andaz, Josh has unique insight into creating hotels that make a statement through elegant architectural expression while meeting rigorous programmatic requirements. His design for the Park Hyatt Suzhou draws on contextual forms to offer guests a refined interpretation of the local landscape, while the Otemachi Tower, in Tokyo, integrates full-service hospitality in the form of the five-star Aman Tokyo hotel—often cited among world’s best hotels—into an elegant headquarters building.

Park Hyatt Suzhou

Suzhou, China

Aman Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

The Langham & Andaz Xintiandi

Shanghai, China

Neighborhood Composition

Always attentive to the pedestrian experience, Josh creates carefully crafted mixed-use urban environments across multiple contexts, from the United States to Asia. These projects leverage a mixture of uses to support urban vibrancy and establish new connections within the urban fabric. His work on East Bank, in Nashville, establishes a mixed-use, pedestrian-scaled neighborhood adjacent to a significant stadium development, reimagining an existing sea of parking lots as a dynamic district connecting major attractions and the city’s dynamic downtown. In Shanghai, Fusion New Bund weaves office, hotel, and amenity functions together across multiple pedestrian levels, establishing linkages between disparate developments within a rapidly urbanizing district.

East Bank

Nashville, TN, USA

New Bund Square City

Shanghai, China

Genesis Beijing

Beijing, China

Industry Leadership

Josh is actively engaged with CTBUH, contributing to focus groups and leading New York walking tours for the Urban Habitat Assembly Core Group. He frequently serves on design juries and has a long-standing relationship with the Fashion Institute of Technology’s (FIT) design studios. An advocate for representation and equity in the architectural profession, he participates in the NOMA Professional Development Program, representing KPF during outreach sessions and supporting NOMA students with career guidance and networking assistance.