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By Miracle, Barbara
Publication: Florida Trend
Date: Saturday, November 1 1997

A small Orlando subsidiary of an international architectural firm is specializing in designing entertainment - and entertaining - spaces.

Two years ago, architect Pete Karamitsanis thought he saw an untapped market in "entertainment architecture" - theme parks, urban entertainment centers, destination resorts, museums, aquariums and themed retail stores. "The premise was that the entertainment market, not including stadiums, is a $25-billion-a-year market," explains Karamitsanis, who headed the Florida office of Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), one of the largest architec

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