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Word: hoteldom (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1976-1976
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...million Peachtree Center Plaza Hotel, which opened last week, is the latest extravaganza in the career of John C. Portman Jr. Restless, driving, so egotistical that he often antagonizes his backers, Portman, 51, is an architect who not only has done more to change hoteldom than anyone since Conrad Hilton, but also is the first major talent in his profession to own as well as design buildings. His trademark is the architecture of entertainment in cities. "I have been accused of doing up a sophisticated Disneyland for adults," he says. "I plead guilty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HOTELS: Building Fantasies for Travelers | 3/8/1976 | See Source »

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