5 Courses Required

Additional Details

Target Audience

  • Architects
  • Interior designers
  • Hotel consultants
  • Architecture students
  • Owners, developers, and construction managers

Accreditation

  • Hotel Planning and Design Certificate from Cornell's Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration
  • 60 Professional Development Hours (6 CEUs)

Certificate Description

Through the five courses in this certificate program, owners, developers, and designers of full-service hotels will learn to plan and design effective, financially viable hotel properties and successfully perform their roles in the hotel development process.

The program begins with a look at hotel types, marketing concepts, branding practices, and development roles, followed by a study of initial planning decisions, the application of marketing requirements to functional areas, and the use of planning metrics. The focus then turns to specific design considerations for guestrooms, public spaces, and “back-of-house” areas.

The courses feature a set of downloadable tools containing guidelines and reference material for hotel developers and designers. A progression of course projects give participants an opportunity to apply their learning to specific hotel development scenarios.

This program includes a year of free access to Symposium! These events feature several days of live, highly participatory virtual Zoom sessions with Cornell faculty and experts to explore the Hospitality industry’s most pressing topics. Symposium events are held several times throughout the year. Once enrolled in your program, you will receive information about upcoming events.

Throughout the year, you may participate in as many sessions as you wish. Attending Symposium sessions is not required to successfully complete the certificate program.

The courses in this certificate program are required to be completed in the order that they appear.

Certificate Print Title

Hotel Planning and Design
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