Update: Friends and family are invited to a celebration of life for Thomas Grady Cousins at noon on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at North Avenue Presbyterian Church in downtown Atlanta. The service will be followed by a reception at East Lake Golf Club from 2-4 pm. The service also is being live-streamed through this link. […]
Tag: John Portman
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You Be The Judge
When the Hyatt Regency on Peachtree Street opened as the Regency Hyatt House in 1967, it immediately became one of Atlanta’s biggest tourist attractions. It was, in fact, completely unique in the history of modern hotels and people came from near and far to experience architect John Portman’s newest creation. Part of that experience involved […]
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Atlanta architects Scogin and Elam donating their talents to MOCA’s new home
Two world-renowned architects (a husband and wife team) – Merrill Elam and Mack Scogin – are giving back to the city where they learned their craft.
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Charlie Loudermilk, Andrew Young friendship helped define Atlanta
Atlanta lost one of its most colorful leaders with the passing of Charlie Loudermilk, 95, on Aug. 3. Loudermilk, founder of Aaron’s, became a fixture in Atlanta for decades – as a philanthropist, as a booster of Buckhead, as chair of the MARTA board, as an advocate for the Republican Party and as a prankster with a playful personality.
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This one changed the game
It is obvious that for pretty much everything there had to be a beginning, a first, something that got the ball rolling Sometimes if you’re the first you get to control the category. The name of your product actually becomes the name of all products in the same category: Coke, Kleenex, Jello, Xerox, Gatorade, Cuties. […]
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Grace A. Tan, president of John Portman architectural firm, dies unexpectedly
Grace A. Tan, the president of John Portman & Associates for the last 18 years, died unexpectedly on Jan. 27 at the age of 58.
The architectural firm announced her passing in a release Wednesday afternoon in which it described Tan as a “dynamic and determined president.”
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Photo Pick: Atlanta Marriott Marquis by Steve Saenz
The Urban Explorers of Atlanta took the “Path of Portman Walking Tour” by The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation this month. Steve Saenz captured this Atlanta Marriott Marquis atrium shot looking down.
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It was unusual, unheard of and it happened in Atlanta
It is obvious that for pretty much everything there had to be a beginning, a first, something that got the ball rolling. Sometimes if you’re the first you get to control the category. The name of your product actually becomes the name of all products in the same category: Coke, Kleenex, Jello, Xerox, Gatorade, Cuties. […]
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In a city never too busy to demolish, Peachtree Street’s iconic buildings on display at Ga. Tech
In a city that doesn’t hesitate to tear down old buildings, Georgia Tech is providing glimpses of the iconic structures that created Atlanta’s marquee Peachtree Street corridor.
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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.
