Martin Stern Jr . designed the International Hotel , which later became the Las Vegas Hilton , and the first MGM Grand Hotel and Casino , two pivotal Martin Stern Jr . projects with entrepreneur Kirk Kerkorian in 1969 and 1973 , set the pace for the transformation of Las Vegas from a low-rise sprawl of motels , clubs and parking lots into an extravagant high-rise metropolis .
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