Brad Pitt to design hotel

Hollywood actor Brad Pitt has been recruited by an architecture firm to help design a luxury eco hotel in Dubai.

Pitt has agreed to join a team of design consultants at the LA-based architecture company Graft, appointed by Zabeel Properties to design an 800-room five star hotel and resort in Dubai which will aim to be a “world-leader in environmental sustainability”.

The Babel star has shown a keen interest in design over the past few years. He reportedly attended design meetings with architect Frank Gehry about plans to build a restaurant and leisure complex in Hove in 2005 and is currently involved in a project to build 150 new homes in Hurricaine-hit New Orleans.

He said: “Whilst acting is my career, architecture is my passion. Selecting this development as my first major construction project has been a simple decision. It will underpin not only my values for environmentally-friendly architecture, but also embrace my career in entertainment.”

The Dubai resort, of which the location is yet to be confirmed, will have an American theme and will be built to the highest environmental standards with the aim of receiving a minimum of gold status in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.