Julian Liu is a hotelier by heart, a designer by training and a project director by profession. Julian graduated from Cornell, worked at Gensler in New York, Kerry Group in Hong Kong and Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts.

Julien Liu has been involved in a number of hotel projects across Asia Pacific - soup to nuts so to speak. From studying the neighbourhood, selecting designers, developing a vision, overseeing construction to handing over the keys to the General Manager. In this episode Julian shares candid insights into the approach and the influences and trends he observes in the industry with a particular focus on Food & Beverage. Julian also comments on sustainability, Building Information System (BIM), innovation and at what level experiences become bankable for a brand.

this episode was split into two for ease of listening.