John Portman

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Westin Peachtree Plaza
The Renaissance Center in Detroit
View into the atrium of the Renaissance Center
The atrium of the Embarcadero Hyatt

John C. Portman, Jr. (born December 4, 1924 in Walhalla , Oconee County , South Carolina , † December 29, 2017 ) was an American architect and real estate developer . He was best known for the multi-story atrium hotel building type he invented .

Life

Portman graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1950 . In 1953 he founded the architecture firm John Portman & Associates in Atlanta .

The Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles and the Renaissance Center in Detroit are two of the early structures Portman used the atrium design; these hotels made him widely known. The Renaissance Center, part of the Marriott hotel chain, was the world's tallest hotel when it opened in 1977, and its central tower has been at least one of the tallest hotel buildings in the western world since 1986. It was also the most expensive Mariott hotel to date.

Portman was a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Buildings (selection)

Awards

  • 1978: AIA Medal for Innovations in Hotel Design from the American Institute of Architects
  • 1980: Silver Medal Award for Innovative Design from the Atlanta Chapter of the American Institute of Architects
  • 1984: Award for Excellence from the Urban Land Institute for the Embarcadero Center
  • 1994: Elected member (NA) of the National Academy of Design

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ John Portman, renowned architect and developer, dies at 93 . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 30, 2017, accessed December 31, 2017.
  2. ^ Living Academicians "P" / Portman, Jr., John C., NA 1994. National Academy of Design , archived from the original January 26, 2014 ; accessed on December 31, 2017 (English).