Wendy has been capturing photos showing progress on the rehab work underway at the Olympia Building, located right at Five Points in Downtown. By the end of 2015, this historic building will have a new use as a Walgreen’s.
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Metro Atlanta’s home rentals, sales, construction a mixed bag
A recent study shows housing in metro Atlanta is much cheaper to buy than rent, just as a new report suggests the national housing market may be poised for an upswing.
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Award-winning architecture from around world vastly different from Atlanta’s iconic structures
Georgia Tech has opened an exhibit that offers an alternative perspective to the spectacular architecture that’s so popular among metro Atlanta’s civic leaders.
The structures shown in the exhibit whisper, “less is more.” In Atlanta, it sometimes seems that “’more’ is not enough,” as the word “iconic” is attached to future projects ranging from retrofitted bridges over the Downtown Connector to the Falcons stadium.
The concepts on display in the Aga Khan Award for Architecture Exhibit include sustainable design and vernacular architecture, which are honored in the Muslim culture. One previous winner is Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel laureate who hopes to start a bank in Atlanta to provide micro-loans to help poor people open businesses.
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Hyatt Regency Atlanta honors architect John Portman with a plaque
By Maria Saporta
Architect John Portman designed a hotel that changed Atlanta’s skyline and catapulted the Hyatt hotel chain to a worldwide brand.
The Hyatt Regency Atlanta is now returning the favor. It has placed a plaque in honor of the Atlanta architect and developer in the lobby of the iconic 1967 hotel.
In celebration of Portman and the placement of the plaque, the Hyatt threw a surprise party on Feb. 13 for Portman and invited his family, friends and close associates who have seen a city grow up around the Hyatt Regency Atlanta.
