Brad Pitt is taking on a new role, but it has nothing to do with movies.

The actor will be part of a team of consultants designing a luxury hotel and resort complex in Dubai, one that developers promise will uphold the tenets of environmental sustainability.

“Whilst acting is my career, architecture is my passion,” Pitt said in a statement.

“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 architecture firm appointed to build the 800-room hotel is Graft, the same Los Angeles-based company that Pitt collaborated with to develop 150 “green” homes in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.






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