United Talent Agency, one of the world's largest talent and literary agencies, is moving its global headquarters to approximately 120,000 square feet in the 9336-9346 Civic Center Drive complex in Beverly Hills owned by Tishman Speyer, The complex is the former headquarters of Hilton Hotels Corportion and will be renamed UTA Plaza.

UTA plans to move 350 people to the Rottet Studio designed interiors, which will include a state-of-the-art 150+ seat screening room and other amenities. Rottet is also designing UTA's private outdoor spaces on the campus that will be used for events and entertaining.

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On November 13, Lauren Rottet was honored at the 6th Annual Boutique Design Awards that took place at the Javits Center in New York. This designation was awarded because of her firm’s dedication to such distinguished design projects as The Surrey Hotel, the Presidential Bungalows at The Beverly Hills Hotel and The James Royal Palm hotel in Miami Beach.“Lauren Rottet leads a firm committed to improving the human experience through the built environment and has put that philosophy to work in such high-profile hospitality design projects as The Surrey Hotel in New York, the new Presidential Bungalows at The Beverly Hills Hotel and The James Royal Palm,” said Matthew Hall, editor of Boutique Design Magazine. “She also recently became the first woman to be named a Fellow of both the American Institute of Architects and the International Interior Design Association. Clearly, she is a worthy recipient of our Designer of the Year designation.”“I am honored to be recognized by such a respected organization as the Boutique Design Awards,” said Lauren Rottet, President and Founder of Rottet Studio. “Throughout my career I have strived towards excellence and am happy that my work has been recognized with such a prestigious honor.”Read more about the awards here.

The 2011 rankings are in and Rottet Studio remains among the giants. Interior Design magazine published its design giants list and Rottet Studio is #46 among Hospitality Giants and #101 among Design Giants.

Lauren Rottet talks to Whitewall about The Surrey Hotel. Read the full interview here.

Lauren Rottet joins fellow architects featured in Success By Design in a video focused on the business of architecture. See the video on ArchDaily.

The $40 million renovation of the St. Regis Aspen Resort & Residences by Rottet Studio is featured on Haute Living. Read more here.

The gleaming white, downtown LA office of Rottet Studio was featured on Architectural Record's website. Click here for the article and images.

Lauren Rottet was included in the Houston Press series, 100 Creatives, which highlights creative individuals in Houston. Read the interview here.

The Houston Chronicle spent the day with Lauren Rottet at her home in Houston. Read the full story.

 Celebrated curator Neville Wakefield arranged the second fordPROJECT exhibition, Involuntary, which premiered on Tuesday, March 1. Following the opening, guests of fordPROJECT and Armory Show VIP's celebrated at The Surrey Hotel. See photos of the event here and more, here.