The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir ascends in Himalayan splendor and South-Asian finery 70 feet above the banality of a five-lane stretch of Lawrenceville Highway, claiming its place as Lilburn, Georgia’s newest, most sophisticated landmark. The Mandir, a traditional Hindu place of worship, is only the sixth of its kind constructed outside India to serve...
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The Octane coffee shop on Marietta Street used to be a run-of-the-mill Standard Oil filling and service station (at least back in 1954, the year Burger King was founded—see photo). Today it is home to a trendy coffee shop that offers a variety of palatably divergent types of coffee French-pressed to order. Similarly, Cottage...
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The High Museum recently opened a major exhibition highlighting the local, national, and international achievements of John Portman, Atlanta’s architectural golden boy. John Portman: Art and Architecture offers visitors a comprehensive survey of one man’s triumphs, from his innovative role as architect/developer in the reconstruction of downtown Atlanta, through his monumental interventions in other...
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