LOCAL Houston | The City Guide DECEMBER 2015 | Page 14

ON OUR RADAR

The understated luxury of Uptown’s Granduca
debuted in Austin last month. The Italian sophistication
meets modern luxury Hotel Granduca Austin sits
atop a hillside oasis with sweeping views of the city,
the second property in GIORGIO BORLENGHI’S Granduca
Hotels family builds on the Houston location’s reputation for excellence as a prestigious member of The
Leading Hotels of the World organization. It is the
only hotel in Austin with this distinction. Reservations
are available for booking at www.granducaaustin.com.

Hotel ZaZa has set its sights on Memorial City.
Last month the company broke ground at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Bunker Hill Road with
completion slated for summer 2017. Hotel ZaZa
Memorial City will provide 159 guest rooms plus
4 dedicated levels to apartments (130 units) with
guests having access to all ZaZa amenities including concierge services. www.hotelzaza.com

The MOD (The Museum of Drawing, Houston) is a space created to exhibit
the origin of the line, the depth of drawing and the evolution of the line coming
to life in modern and contemporary forms of art in media. The MOD strives to
be an international influence pertaining to the significance and impact of
drawing within today’s dialogue including animation and kinetics in art. The
MOD’s exhibitions and programming are dedicated to providing resources
and visual context of drawing and the diversity of drawing to the patrons and
youth. The 501(c)3 institution holds its first THE MOD SQUAD .5K on
December 13, at 2:30pm. Join the sashay sprint of approximately 3 blocks,
squaring in on the perimeter of MKT BAR/Phoenicia in downtown Houston.
Sponsored by HealthMarkets and Momentum Volkswagen, the 5K kicks off
The Mod’s projected January 2016 inauguration of a permanent exhibition
space. Sign up at www.themodsquad.eventbrite.com.

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