Experience
Hospitality & Entertainment Design Executive
Architectural Design
Theme Parks & Destination Resorts
2025-Present
Hilton Worldwide
Miami, FL
Senior Director | Architecture & Design
All-Inclusive Brands & Resorts
2022-2024
BLUR Workshop
Atlanta, GA
Principal
2021-2022
Las Vegas Sands Corporation
Las Vegas, NV
Executive Director of Architecture
and Development
2013-2019
Hirsch Bedner Associates
Atlanta, GA
Associate Director
2010-2013
Kerzner International
Plantation, FL
Vice President, Project Design
Wimberly, Allison, Tong and Goo
Newport Beach, CA
Associate
Walt Disney Imagineering
Glendale, CA
Concept Architect
TVS
Atlanta, GA
Project Architect
Paul W. Degenkolb
I am a creative and innovative design executive with extensive experience in the international hospitality design industry. My focus has been both broad-based and detail-oriented in all phases of the design and construction process.
My collaborative works on destination resort & hospitality projects include: Hilton All-Inclusive, the Las Vegas Sands properties, the Atlantis resorts in the Bahamas and Dubai, and the One & Only ultra-luxury destinations worldwide.
My background includes working in the architecture, theme park, entertainment, interior and development fields, allowing for a unique blending of design understanding and the ability to work across professional teams.
Education
University of Illinois, M.Arch,
University of Illinois, B. Arch,