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Arkansas' new landmark hotel: fusing yesterday ad today in Little Rock

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The Excelsior Hotel was designed with the notion of a new convention center for the entire state of Arkansas. The 462-room luxury hotel does include both a conference center and a convention center. Built along a river, the hotel complex combines traditions, such as red brick with a 15-foot tower of reflective glass. Tradition is also stresses in the interior design and furnishings.

Design and construction, Interior design, Little Rock, Arkansas

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Bringing back the Saint Paul: Lincoln Hotels revive a Minnesota landmark

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The renovation project for the 70-year-old hotel was extensive since in its latter days it had been used as a flop house for all comers. It was gutted and restored at a cost of $20 million or $77,000 per room. The resplendent lobby holds three of its original chandeliers plus a replica. Prices start at $40 a night and range to $400 in the Presidential Suite.

Management, Planning, Saint Paul, Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, Lee, Sarah, Jefferson-Pilot Broadcasting Co. Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions

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Renaissance: a $55 million restoration revives a fading Seattle landmark hotel

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The Olympic Hotel dates from 1924. In 1979 it was put into the National Register of Historic Places. The following year, its owner, the University of Washington, leased it to the Four Seasons and its partner, a development company. It was restored and elevated to a world class luxury hotel.

Contracts, Seattle, Washington, Four Seasons Hotels Inc., Seattle, Four Seasons Olympic Hotel, Seattle

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