We must learn to understand humanity better so that we can create an environment that is more beneficial to people, more rewarding, more pleasant to experience.
John Portman Quotes
Architects in the past have tended to concentrate their attention on the building as a static object. I believe dynamics are more important: the dynamics of people, their interaction with spaces and environmental condition.
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| Birth: | 4th December, 1924 |
| Death: | 29th December, 2017 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Architect |
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John Calvin Portman Jr. was born in Walhalla, South Carolina, USA. He was an American neofuturistic architect widely known for popularizing hotels and office buildings with multi-storied interior atria. He graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1950. He was a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. The Peachtree Center area includes Portman-designed Hyatt, Westin, and Marriott hotels. His selected edifices, including SunTrust Plaza- Atlanta, Tomorrow Square- Shanghai, 102 Incheon Tower- Incheon, Mandarin Oriental- Singapore, Four Embarcadero Center- San Francisco, Marquis Theatre- Manhattan, Bund Center- Shanghai, Menara Multi Purpose- Kuala Lumpur, and One Nashville Place- Nashville.
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