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"Shanghai&amp;#39;s St. Regis\nTheatrically Grand and Thoroughly Gracious\nNew York architect K. Jeffries Sydness created the innovative tower of the St. Regis Shanghai hotel, in the heart of the Chinese port city&amp;#39;s new financial district.\nIn the lobby, an elaborate alabaster light fixture echoes the tobacco-leaf pattern of the inlaid marble floor. The staircase leads to the lobby bar.\nThe Imperial Suite&amp;#39;s double-height living room is &amp;quot;spacious and elegant,&amp;quot; says chief designer Mathew Lui, of Hirsch Bedner Associates&amp;#39; Hong Kong office. The sofas are covered in a Donghia mohair; the lounge chairs, foreground, in Edelman leather. Jim Thompson drapery silk. McGuire lamps.\nSydness designed the stainless-steel grid with glass insets that punctuates the ceiling of the pool area and health club. &amp;quot;It mirrors the mosaic in the pool,&amp;quot; says Lui.\n&amp;quot;For the Imperial Suite&amp;#39;s master bedroom, we used the same red accents and gold tones found in the lobby,&amp;quot; says Lui.\u00E2\\u0080\\u0088&amp;quot;In China red and gold is thought to be the most auspicious color combination.&amp;quot; The four-poster bed has a headboard upholstered in Edelman leather; Donghia silks cover the bolsters."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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