Alan Lapidus, a New York architect with a playful and pragmatic style who designed large hotels and casinos, died on Oct. 15 at his home in Naples, Maine. He was 85.
The cause was prostate cancer, his son, Adam Lapidus, said.
Mr. Lapidus’s legacy included the towering Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan, which was designed to evoke a bedazzled Wurlitzer jukebox; the now-demolished Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City; the Caesar’s Palace hotel and casino complex in Las Vegas; and the Hilton Hotel at Disney World in Orlando.
