counterparts at Raphael���s Villa Madama. The furniture
design, arrangement, wall elevations and building
materials would have energized Venturi. Although far
more intricate in scale than Lapidus��� dazzling tour de
force, Miami���s Fontainebleau Hotel, Collins��� London Hotel
design scheme possesses that showman���s design flair.
It has tons of panache.
Collins understands scale perfectly, appreciating when
it is necessary to increase the size of furniture designs,
often, originally conceived for domestic use. Yet there
is nothing about his work that is brutishly overscaled.
Each public space and guest room has furniture with
refreshingly modern silhouettes, content in situ, crisp
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