"Design in the Maldives has been moving away from its thatched-roof image, a trend continued at the Ritz-Carlton by the studio of the late architect Kerry Hill, with 100 contemporary circular villas scattered above the water and along a stretch of beach. Each is polished and pared back, with glass doors that open onto half-moon decks, teardrop-shaped plunge pools, and the high-definition blue of the ocean..."