Atlanta
Georgia Institute of Technology celebrated the opening of the $47-million Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center on September 4, 2003. Part of the $196 million Technology Square development, the 252-room hotel and high-tech executive conference center broke ground in October 2001 and features wireless Internet, video conferencing, and its own satellite uplink. Hotel rooms include flat-screen televisions and T-1 line Internet connections. The building was designed by architects Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates Inc. and built by Holder-Hardin Construction Team. The project manager was Jones Lang LaSalle.
