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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Firm Profile
2. Design Philosophy
3. Select Project Experience
4. Key Personnel
5. Company Contact Information
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John Portman & Associates, Inc. (Portman) is an internationally recognized architectural and engineering firm with offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Shanghai, China. Established in 1953, Portman has 60 years of expertise in designing offices, hotels, universities, trade marts, and mixed-use urban complexes. The firm provides design services in architecture, master planning, programming, structural engineering, and project management around the world. Portman professionals are a diverse group of talented people from many countries and cultures, each chosen for his or her talent, expertise, and commitment to the highest standards of quality in design and service. In addition, the specialized consultants we work with have considerable international project experience, creating an even more valuable and insightful team.
Portman strives for an architecture that is more than just the design of a building, but rather a creation of a place for people, that consciously uplifts a person through an enhancement of the human condition. Vision, creativity, and an entrepreneurial spirit are the fundamental factors that influence our design philosophy. Understanding human values and the human response to space, nature, and light is integral to the work. Nature and space – both external and internal – are indigenous to the firm’s architectural approach.
The firm’s architecture transcends national borders by striving for universal human appeal. The mid-1970s began the expansion of the firm’s work internationally. And
soon after receiving major commissions in Singapore -- work in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta followed, resulting in the establishment of a Hong Kong office in 1988. Clients have responded well to the firm’s architectural approach that creates a ‘place for being’ in the midst of the congested city: culturally sensitive places that are designed for life – livable and stimulating.
With the establishment of the Shanghai office in 1993, Portman became one of the first foreign architectural firms to do work in China. Liaising between clients in China and the Atlanta headquarters office, the Shanghai office has been paramount in facilitating the design of numerous projects in China and East Asia, including large mixed-use projects, stand-alone office towers, cultural centers, marts, and large residential developments in the cities of Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
The firm aspires to integrate design excellence with economic feasibility. Development knowledge and ownership interests give the firm a unique perspective on the economic aspects of the design process as it resolves how to turn visionary ideas into practical realities. This broad knowledge base has been useful in providing added value to independent clients.
FIRM PROFILE
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DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
Portman design solutions are an integrated expression of function, purpose and sensory experience conceived in a holistic fashion to make perfect sense. Over time, the basis for our philosophy toward design has remained unchanged. This strong belief in how design should evolve and relate to people on a human level has sustained us and provided the world with significant and memorable projects. Please read the following excerpt from the book “The Architect as Developer” that so succinctly states our philosophy.
An Architecture for People
“It is [again] time for a new definition of architecture and of the architect’s role in society. For many years the profession gained its sense of purpose and direction by creating architecture that would incorporate and express the technology of our time. That battle for modern architecture has now been won. The important issue today is the design of the environment. Architects must redirect their energies toward an environmental architecture, born of human needs and responding to vital physical, social, educational, and economic circumstances. We must work at a larger scale and with more complex problems than we have in the past, but we must not give up the ultimate goal….
“When architects begin to study a new situation, we confront a mass of irrelevancy and confusion. We must work our way through to that kernel of truth that defines the problem in a clear and concise way. Then we can start spinning outward from this definition, evolving a solution that has appropriateness derived from the unique qualities of the problem at hand. It then becomes our job to preserve the integrity of this concept throughout the evolution of the project, to the day of its completion.
“Frank Lloyd Wright was describing such a process when he wrote about ‘organic’ architecture. Louis Kahn said much the same thing when he spoke of a building ‘wanting to be’; so did Eero Saarinen when he talked about a search for the ‘spirit’ of the building.
“I don’t know what visual form a building or a group of buildings will take until it comes clear through this conceptual process. It is often a temptation to start with an image, or some other preconceived idea, and then to manipulate the actual situation until it meets the preconception. Down this road lies mediocrity at best. I seek to open all windows of the mind, taking nothing for granted. I follow Emerson in saying that in the light of new knowledge, I will take a new position, even if it conflicts with what I have said or done in the past.
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DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
The Application of a Philosophy
“Architects must build up a consistent design philosophy. Such a philosophy is the rudder for the boat; it makes possible a continuing course in meaningful direction. I felt the need to develop a design philosophy in which I could believe, one that would give direction to my architecture and withstand the test of time.
“Architecture is not a private affair; even a house must serve a whole family and its friends, and most buildings are used by everybody, people of all walks of life. If a building is to meet the needs of all the people, the architect must look for some common ground of understanding and experience [upon which to build].
“The need for this common ground led me back to people as creatures of nature, perceiving their environment through the five senses. As I learned to weave elements of sensory appeal into the design, I began to reach those innate responses that govern how a human being reacts to the environment. In this way, I create environments that all people instinctively find harmonious.
“I have come to call these principles that derive from people’s relation to their environment ‘constants.’ Architects spend most of their time learning to deal with variables: the immediate physical constraints, site conditions, what’s happening in and around the building, what the structure has to do under a particular set of circumstances – circumstances that might not exist in another situation.
“The definition of the design problem comes from understanding the essence of the variables, but the solution evolves through the application of constants, principles of design that hold true in every case. The resulting design should be a marriage of the constants and the variables.
“Another way to understand this opposition of principles and practical obstacles is to speak of statistics and dynamics.
“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. 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. We are naturally interested in the latest structural techniques, in innovative building materials, and the technology of our craft; but we need to be more interested in people. Buildings should serve people, not the other way around.”
– John Portman“The Architect as Developer” by John Portman and Jonathan Barnett
SELECT PROJECT EXPERIENCE MIXED-USE
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Portman has a long history of expertise in designing mixed-use urban complexes that have revitalized cities around the world. While our landmark projects are known for their timelessness, creativity and innovation, our goal is to always direct dollars to their highest and best use. Our design solutions are sensitive to the local culture and the context in which they exist. We take into account key site planning factors to ensure that new designs become an integral component of the existing environment and that they respond to the physical opportunities and constraints of the site. This strategy benefits the community, increases the aesthetic appeal of the complex and provides an avenue for the project’s long term success. Portman mixed-use projects have served as a catalyst for urban growth in Atlanta, Georgia; San Francisco, California; Shanghai, China; and Singapore.
Embarcadero Center | San Francisco, CA USA
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JIN HONGQIAO INTERNATIONAL CENTER SHANGHAI CHINA
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONThe Jin Hongqiao International Center sits on a 382,054 sf (35,494 sm) site with three primary components: a 29-story signature office building (the “Gate”) and a 538,195 sf (50,000 sm) “village” offering a wide assortment of retail, dining and entertainment establishments in Phase I, then the addition of a luxury business hotel with serviced apartments in Phase II.
The elegant office building will fulfill its destiny as the signature building of the Hongqiao Expansion Business Zone. Rising up 22 floors as two separate towers, it is joined at the 23rd floor by a 7-story sky bridge that creates a dynamic “Gate” into the pedestrian friendly retail promenade.
PROJECT COMPONENTSOfficeRetailDining and Entertainment
PROJECT DATASite Area 382,054 sf (35,494 sm)Gross Building Area 2,834,999 sf (263,380 sm)Building Height 473 ft (144 m)Stories 29
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CHEDA INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTER JINAN CHINA
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONThe Jinan Cheda International Financial Center project site consists of three adjacent lots (16, 17 & 18) in the Jinan East New Town district planned by the Municipal Government with the intention of strengthening the financial industry in Jinan.
While the different program components (Office, Observation, Restaurant and Retail) are distinct, the functions are conveniently integrated in a design that allows them to work well together. The composition of the complex is an excellent example of order and variety simultaneously achieved. The buildings all relate well to each other to work as an ensemble with three elegant, yet unassuming office towers providing the perfect accompaniment to the distinctive, iconic 1014-foot (309-meter) tall signature tower.
PROJECT COMPONENTSOfficeObservationRestaurantRetail
PROJECT DATATotal Site Area 675,630 sf (62,768 sm)Gross Building Area 5,833,544 sf (541,954 sm)
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GREENLAND YINCHUAN SUPER TALL PROJECT YINCHUAN CHINA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This approximately 3,293,757 sf (306,000 sm) mixed-use complex features parallelogram plan geometry with rounded corners, which serves to distinguish the project’s two elegant 984-foot (301-meter) tall towers from the adjacent rectilinear towers seen in the Master Plan. In a nod to the literal meaning of Yinchuan, the towers are linked by a “silver river,” a podium building with a sinuous form. Rotating the towers and placing them in relation to each other creates, from two very similar towers, a sculptural composition of one form, ever evolving and changing from various vantage points. The project combines office, hotel, office executive mansions and boutique retail spaces with ample auto and bicycle parking provided below grade. Once completed, the towers will be the tallest in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China.
PROJECT COMPONENTSOfficeHotelOffice Executive MansionsBoutique Retail
PROJECT DATATotal Site Area 312,207 sf (29,005 sm)Gross Building Area 3,293,757 sf (306,000 sm)Building Height 984 ft (301 m) Stories 57 (north tower), 54 (south tower)
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BEIJING YINTAI CENTRE BEIJING CHINA
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONThis comprehensive mixed-use complex is a study in simple, straightforward architecture. The three towers are comprised of two 45-story twin office towers and a 62-story Park Hyatt hotel with 237 guest rooms,180 luxury apartments, and 48 serviced apartments.
The residential/hotel tower is crowned by a large cube that recalls a Chinese lantern, which contains the hotel lobby and public amenities. Arriving hotel guests take a shuttle elevator which opens into the lobby, offering spectacular views of Beijing.
PROJECT COMPONENTSHotelResidentialTwo Office TowersServiced Apartments
PROJECT DATASite Area 340,452 sf (31,629 sm)Gross Building Area 3,767,369 sf (350,000 sm)Building Height 820 ft (250 m)Stories 63
RECOGNITIONProject of the Year Awards – Asia Pacific Real Estate Awards, 2008Grand Architectural Creative Award 1949 - 2009 - Architectural Society of China, 2009
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INCHEON 151 TOWER AT SONGDO LANDMARK CITY INCHEON REPUBLIC OF SOUTH KOREA
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONSongdo Landmark City, is a master planned development, to be built on approximately 1,500 acres of re-claimed land from the Yellow Sea in Songdo, as part of the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ).
The centerpiece of the development is the Incheon 151 Tower. The 151-story tower will include offices, hotel, residential and serviced apartments. The tower’s podium will contain entertainment, retail, parking and access to the new subway system, which will link Songdo to Seoul. When completed, the planned structure will be the tallest building in Northeast Asia -- and second tallest building in the world.
PROJECT COMPONENTSTowerOfficeHotelResidentialServiced Apartments and Observation DeckPodium:Retail and Parking
PROJECT DATASite Area 1,500 acres (6,070,238 sm)Gross Building Area 6,691,923 sf (621,700 sm)Building Height 1,968 ft (600 m)Stories 151
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TOMORROW SQUARE SHANGHAI CHINA
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONThis 60-story tower features 36 floors of Marriott executive apartments, topped by a 340-room JW Marriott hotel. The aluminum and glass façade of the building’s basic square plan reaches upward in a straightforward, geometric progression, reflecting the change of function at the tower’s 37th level via a 45-degree rotation.
The 200,000-sf (18,581 sm) granite podium base consists of a six-level sky-lit atrium containing a food court, entertainment venues, retail components, subway access, over 14,000 sf (1,300 sm) of conference/meeting space, and a health club.
PROJECT COMPONENTSHotelServiced ApartmentsRetail PROJECT DATASite Area 122,062 sf (11,340 sm)Gross Building Area 1,001,044 sf (93,000 sm)Building Height 935 ft (285 m)Stories 60
RECOGNITIONGrand Architectural Creation Award – Architectural Society of China, 2010Emporis Skyscraper Award-Design & Functionality – Emporis.com, 2004
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TIAN LONG FORTUNE CENTER NANNING GUANGXI CHINA
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONLocated in Nanning, the capital city of the Guangxi province, the Tian Long Fortune Center sits along Minzu Boulevard, the primary east-west corridor into the CBD. Reaching 1,312 ft (400 m), the tower will command attention as the tallest tower in the region. Its unique form begins with a square base that widens out to an octagon in the middle, before elegantly tapering back into a square plan at the top.
Envisioned as a finance/trade center, the tower is home to various banks and financial consultants. The upper portion of the tower holds a 5-star atrium hotel. Floors immediately above the hotel provide an exclusive executive club and destination restaurant. The level below the hotel lobby contains the hotel’s fitness center, pool, restaurant, business center and other hotel amenities.
PROJECT COMPONENTSHotelOffice
PROJECT DATASite Area 176,528 sf (16,400 sm)Gross Building Area 3,516,871 sf (326,728 sm)Building Height 1,312 ft (400 m)Stories 88
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SHANGHAI CENTRE SHANGHAI CHINA
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONShanghai Centre is a comprehensive living environment for the international business community. It is comprised of three towers and a seven-level podium base. The central tower is a 48-story, 700-room Portman Ritz-Carlton hotel, flanked by two 34-story serviced apartment towers totaling 500 units. The podium includes a grand atrium with trees, water and natural light. It contains an exhibition hall, a 1,000-seat performing arts theater, office and retail space for the guests and community to enjoy.
PROJECT COMPONENTSHotelServiced ApartmentsExhibition HallPerforming Arts TheaterOfficeRetail
PROJECT DATASite Area 193,750 sf (18,000 sm)Gross Building Area 1,948,268 sf (181,000 sm)Stories 48
RECOGNITIONGrand Architectural Creative Award 1949 - 2009 - Architectural Society of China, 2009
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JINAN FINANCIAL PLAZA SHANDONG CHINA
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONCharged with creating an architectural landmark which would become the leading player in Jinan-Shandong Province Capital City, we designed a small mixed-use village where the different program components each have a distinctive identity, while the functions are conveniently integrated, complementing and working well together without impinging on each other.
An interesting combination of curvilinear and rectilinear forms, our design acknowledges and harmonizes well with the axial governmental buildings on the East side of the project site, with the soft landscape elements through out the East Jinan CBD core, as well as with the rounded forms of the nearby athletic center and mountain topography.
PROJECT COMPONENTSSuper Five-Star Hotel5A Grade OfficeHigh End Retail
PROJECT DATASite Area 611,681 sf (56,827 sm)Gross Building Area 4,098,240 sf (380,739 sm)Building Height 420 ft (128 m) (Tallest Tower)Stories 33 (Tallest Tower)
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PEACHTREE CENTER ATLANTA, GA USA
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONPeachtree Center is Atlanta’s largest mixed-use complex, consisting of 18.9 million sf (1,755,867 sm). It is an evolving project that encompasses 14 blocks, with an additional office tower now in the design stage. This pedestrian-friendly complex provides a wide variety of activities and amenities.
The project is currently comprised of ten office buildings, three large convention hotels, three trade mart buildings (AmericasMart), a retail mall, a large health club and integral parking. Several interior and exterior plazas and parks display major sculptures, and are accessible at street level.
PROJECT COMPONENTSOfficeHotelTrade MartRetailHealth Club
PROJECT DATAGross Building Area 18,900,000 sf (1,755,867 sm)
RECOGNITIONAward of Excellence - Atlanta Urban Design CommissionOffice Building of the Year - BOMA
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WENZHOU ZHIXIN PLAZA WENZHOU CHINA
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONCombining a signature tower reaching up to 837 feet (255 meters), a luxury residential tower and high-end retail at the street level, this iconic 2,107,574 sf (195,800 sm) project creates a world-class mixed use development for Wenzhou. The 53-story signature tower contains a 400-room, 5-star Westin hotel and 645,835 sf (60,000 sm) of office space. The 620 foot (189 meter) tall residential tower is composed of a luxurious single unit per floor. At the base of the towers, 166,850 sf (15,500 sm) of high-end retail is designed to appeal to the exclusive audience the residences and hotel will attract.
PROJECT COMPONENTSLuxury ResidentialHotelOffice
PROJECT DATASite Area 492,008 sf (45,709 sm)Gross Building Area 2,107,574 sf (195,800 sm)Building Height 837 ft (255 m) (Signature Tower) 620 ft (189 m) (Luxury Residential)Stories 53
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EMBARCADERO CENTER SAN FRANCISCO, CA USA
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONThe award-winning Embarcadero Center is an outstanding example of a planned development built with the special controls of redevelopment. It has contributed to the revitalization of the downtown area by creating gracious public spaces, extensive works of art and a vital environment for people and civic activities. Built in phases, the eight-block, 4.3 million sf (399,483 sm) site is comprised of five office towers, two hotels with 800 and 360 rooms respectively, and a multi-level pedestrian retail spine that spans the center of the site. Landscaped plazas and bridges link the retail space to the office towers, hotels, and the magnificent Justin Herman Plaza.
Embarcadero Center was designed to support pedestrian activity and promote community gatherings, while maintaining private facilities for the needs of the business community and hotel guests.
PROJECT COMPONENTSOffice HotelRetail
PROJECT DATASite Area 4,300,000 sf (399,483 sm)Gross Building Area 5,431,800 sf (504,631 sm)
RECOGNITIONAward of Excellence – Urban Land Institute
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IL PORTO VECCHIO GENOA ITALY
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONThe proposed design for this port revitalization commemorated the 500th anniversary of Columbus sailing from Genoa to the New World by providing a unique architectural form that would pay tribute to the city’s past, while realizing its present and future. Inspired by the harbor’s sailing ships, the conical form of the 854 foot hotel structure brings to mind a ship’s tall, main mast. The large, triangular port projecting into the harbor is reached by an arcing drive over the water that separates the new from the old.
The project planned for a major multi-use complex which included a marina, hotel, retail shops, restaurants, offices, and a sculpture garden in a large central piazza. Between the arcing drive and the pier, a major underwater aquarium provides a symbolic link between the land, the port, and the sea.
PROJECT COMPONENTSHotelRetailOfficeAquarium
PROJECT DATASite Area 1,946,300 sf (180,817 sm)Gross Building Area 485,000 sf (45,058 m)Building Height 854 ft (260 m)Stories 30
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MARINA SQUARE SINGAPORE
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONComprised of three hotels (The Oriental, Marina Mandarin, Pan Pacific), an office building, and a large retail mall, Marina Square was designed to stimulate the economic growth of an undeveloped landfill site on the Singapore Harbour waterfront by creating a people-oriented destination.
Singapore’s largest retail mall anchors the complex, drawing local residents to the site and enhancing the amenities of the three hotels. Within each, an atrium lobby opens to shopping, dining, and entertainment in the mall. At multiple levels, visitors can enjoy a variety of activities. The mall’s landscaped roof includes tennis courts and swimming pools for the hotel guests, and extensive sun-screened gardens that offer shade from the tropical climate.
PROJECT COMPONENTSHotelsOfficeRetail
PROJECT DATASite Area 4,002,022 sf (371,800 sm)Gross Building Area 3,933,028 sf (365,390 sm)
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CAPITAL SQUARE KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONCapital Square is a mixed-use development on a 15.2-acre parcel, and is one of the largest integrated mixed-use developments in Malaysia The three-phase project includes two 40-story, 500,177 sf (46,468 sm) office towers, a 400,000 sf (37,161 sm) retail shopping center, a five-star, 590-room hotel with a business and convention center, and two residential towers. A landscaped circular motor entry provides a ceremonial entrance to the grand, 50-foot tall lobby. Large glass lobby walls open the interior space to the surrounding plazas, reflecting pools, and fountains.
PROJECT COMPONENTSTwo Office TowersTwo Residential TowersRetailHotel
PROJECT DATASite Area 15.2 acres (6.15 hectares) Gross Building Area 3,400,000 sf (315,870 sm)
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RENAISSANCE CENTER DETROIT, MI USA
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONRenaissance Center was designed as a multi-phase development to revitalize downtown Detroit after a period in which many businesses had abandoned the inner city. Located on a 35-acre site between the Detroit River and a 13-lane freeway, the design encompassed linking commercial, retail, residential and cultural components via a river walk. The master plan of this project oriented activity toward the Detroit River, buffering the noise of the freeway with a large landscaped berm that housed the mechanical and electrical systems for the complex. Pedestrian bridges over the freeway connect the activity of Renaissance Center with the activity of the rest of the city.
Phase I consisted of a 70-story, 1,298-room, cylindrical hotel tower with a revolving rooftop restaurant, and four 39-story office towers rising from a multi-story podium. Phase II was completed 12 years after Phase I, adding two more 21-story office towers.
PROJECT COMPONENTS1,298-Room HotelFour 39-Story Office TowersTwo 21-Story Office Towers
PROJECT DATASite Area 35 acres (14 hectares)Gross Building Area 3,409,992 sf (316,799 sm)Building Height 417 - 726 ft (127 - 221 m)Stories 21 - 70
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JOHN PORTMAN, FAIAFOUNDER & CHAIRMAN
REGISTRATION Architect, Georgia, USA 1951 Registered Architect in 16 additional states. Registered Engineer, Georgia and Interiors, Texas.
PRACTICING SINCE 1950
EDUCATION Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Bachelor of Architecture, 1950
MEMBERSHIPS NCARB
BIOGRAPHY
In addition to the international architectural firm, John Portman & Associates, Portman is also Founder and Chairman of the real estate development firm, Portman Holdings, LLC, and AmericasMart, the largest trade mart/tradeshow complex of its kind in the world.
Recognized throughout the world for his innovative design, John Portman did not always follow traditional paths. Always eager to try new concepts, early in his career he pioneered the role of architect as developer to allow more freedom in implementation of his design concepts. His keen business sense and entrepreneurial spirit enabled him to develop many profitable projects.
His impact is greatest on his hometown of Atlanta where today the 14-block Peachtree Center complex attests to his commitment to the downtown business district and includes many of his landmark projects. From the opening of the Atlanta Hyatt Regency in 1967, with its 22-story atrium, Portman made architectural history and won international acclaim. Paul Goldberger of The New York Times wrote “He (Portman) is the only architect of his era to create not only a series of significant buildings, but a new urban type.” Paul Gapp of The Chicago Tribune wrote at the time, ”The most influential living American architect is John Calvin Portman, Jr.” further adding “Countless other architects have copied him but the music just isn’t the same.”
Portman is best known for his urban mixed-use complexes wherein his understanding of people and their response to space translates into enhanced environments and award-winning architecture. From Embarcadero Center in San Francisco and Times Square in New York, to Marina Square in Singapore and Shanghai Centre in China, he has taken people away from the congestion of urban life to create spaces that are open and uplifting to the human spirit. Since his first project in 1953, where he personally made his first sculpture commission, he has been committed to incorporating art in all his projects, thereby making art an integral part of their success. He supports the arts, he collects, and he, himself, is a painter and sculptor. The High Museum of Art Atlanta exhibit, John Portman: Art & Architecture, currently on tour throughout the world, includes approximately fifty-five works of art created by Portman since 1981, most of which have never been exhibited in public.
The Georgia Institute of Technology, his alma mater, presented him their highest honor, the Exceptional Achievement Award in 1986. His numerous architectural awards include a lifetime achievement award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in 2009, the Silver Medal Award in 1981 from the Atlanta Chapter AIA for innovative design, and AIA Medal in 1978 from the National American Institute of Architects for innovations in hotel design.
KEY PERSONNEL
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JOHN C. PORTMAN, III, FAIAPRINCIPAL & VICE CHAIRMAN
John C. (Jack) Portman, III, leads international endeavors in the design, development and management of overseas projects. He directed the firm’s entry into China and the initiation of projects throughout the Pacific Rim.
Maintaining responsibility for international business, Mr. Portman oversees all operations, spearheading the firm’s renewed commitment to the priorities of client service, world-class design, and the creation of successful environments in which people succeed.
GRACE ATIENZA TAN, AIA PRINCIPAL & PRESIDENT, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Grace Tan is responsible for any operational policies, the yearly business planning and strategic direction of the company, professional and vendor contracts, the profitability criteria for projects and the firm, allocation of the firms human resources, and the firms marketing strategy.
Fluent in Chinese, English, and Filipino, she interfaces extremely well with the firms international clients and affiliated architects in the local design institutes, and exhibits solid design and production expertise.
WALTER N. JACKSON, RA PRINCIPAL & EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, SHANGHAI OFFICE
Walter Jackson acts as Chief Representative of John Portman & Associates Shanghai Representative Office and General Manager of Shanghai Portman Consulting Co., Ltd. Since joining Portman in 1973, much of his career has focused on the Pacific Rim.
A talented architect and designer who understands and appreciates the practical business aspects of the design process, his attention to detail and the conscientious manner in which he communicates with the Atlanta office enable the Portman design team to work effectively together.
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WALTER E. MILLER, RA PRINCIPAL & DESIGN DIRECTOR
An accomplished designer and planner, Walt Miller directs the design team in resolving how to implement Portman’s design philosophy and vision into functional spaces. He has participated in design and master planning projects around the world.
His work ensures the focus of Portman architecture remains centered on creating spaces that attract people and maintain their interest, bringing natural light, nature and water into those spaces whether inside or outside, and providing variety within the order established by the structures themselves.
GORDON BECKMAN, AIA PRINCIPAL & DESIGN DIRECTOR
Gordon Beckman works nationally and internationally on a broad range of building types, including commercial, civic, transportation, and mixed-use developments. His work reflects his ongoing interest in and examination of the interdisciplinary connections that structure, technology, environmental concerns and transparency play in the next generation of architectural thought.
He has built a distinguished career, working 23 years for Murphy/Jahn as Senior Design Principal, leading some of the firm’s most recognized national and international projects prior to joining Portman in 2007.
LELL E. BARNES III, AIA, NCARBPRINCIPAL & DESIGN DIRECTOR, SHANGHAI OFFICE
Lell Barnes is based in the firm’s Shanghai office. His creative conceptual abilities and his attention to detail offer private developers and prominent public investors a cohesive integration of both financial pragmatics and cutting edge design.
He is very familiar with the processes required in working with local architects on projects with a wide range of codes and regulations. Always sensitive to environmental issues and the influence of local culture on the context of architecture, his ability to develop aesthetic solutions to functional problems makes him a valued member of the design team.
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JOHN D. NIPAVER, AIA PRINCIPAL & PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
John Nipaver has over 35 years of experience designing and managing complex, multi-discipline projects that demand close interface between the different disciplines and the various building systems.
His determination to communicate effectively with clients and consultants and to follow through with the necessary action has enabled him to deliver challenging projects on time, on budget and to the client’s satisfaction. He is also entrusted with overseeing Portman’s Quality Control Program in addition to his role on individual projects .
GREGORY A. BOTSCH, AIA, NCARB PRINCIPAL & PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
Gregory Botsch is an architect who has distinguished himself with his exceptional project management and architectural skills. Responsible for the production and project delivery of the work at Portman, he also plays a role in office management and policy.
Involved in the office’s projects from design through construction, his meticulous manner and attention to detail ensure the efficient execution of the projects and quality control. His background gives him a comprehensive understanding of the various project elements and phases that must flow smoothly together.
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COMPANY CONTACT INFORMATION
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
John Portman & Associates, Inc.303 Peachtree Center Avenue, NE, Suite 575Atlanta, Georgia 30303Phone: 404-614-5555Fax: [email protected]
SHANGHAI OFFICE
John Portman & Associates, Inc.Shanghai Representative OfficeContact: Walter Jackson1376 Nanjing Xi LuShanghai CentreSuite 806, Level 8 HotelP.O. Box 236Shanghai 200040, ChinaPhone: 86-21-6279-8926Fax: 86-21-6279-8936
WEBSITE
www.portmanusa.com
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