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The era's most notable architect may be Atlanta-native John Portman whose Hyatt Regency Hotel (1968) made a significant mark on the hospitality sector a graduate of Georgia Tech's College of Architecture Portman's work reshaped downtown Atlanta with his designs for the Atlanta Merchandise Mart Peachtree Center the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel and SunTrust Plaza. .

See also: List of hip hop musicians from Atlanta J Since the 1970s residents of Sandy Springs had waged a long-running battle to incorporate their community as a city which would make it independent of county council control They were repeatedly blocked in the state legislature by Atlanta Democrats but when control of state government switched to suburban Republicans after the 2002 and 2004 elections the movement to charter the city picked up steam. Nigeria (65) 67/19 92/33 According to the U.S Census Bureau the county has a total area of 534 square miles (1,380 km2) of which 527 square miles (1,360 km2) is land and 7.7 square miles (20 km2) (1.4%) is water the shape of the county resembles a sword with its handle at the northeastern part and the tip at the southwestern portion. Tournaments hosted The Assembly arrives in Milledgeville Demographics of Georgia Tech student body. A Dutch Railways ICM Train 1.3 Southern colonies 67/19 89/32 There are 48 television broadcast stations in Georgia including TBS TNT TCM Cartoon Network CNN and Headline News all founded by notable Georgia resident Ted Turner the Weather Channel also has its headquarters in Atlanta.