Oppenheim Architecture + Design took first place at a competition for an hotel in the Jordanian region of Wadi Rum. Due for completion in 2014, it creates 47 lodges into the red sandstone cliffs. Chad Oppenheim, founder of OAD explains: “We have trained and heightened our senses to see, smell, taste, hear, and touch the mystical beauty of Wadi Rum. We tapped the inherent power of the desert through primal and instinctual design moves, informed by the forces, rhythms and patterns of nature - past, present, and future.” The project includes sustainable measures such as the reharvesting of grey/black water and various water conservation systems for both human and site irrigation.