Atlanta Architect John C. Portman Jr. Passes at 93
Atlanta, Ga. -- John C. Portman, Jr. died December 29, 2017 at the age of 93. As an architect, real estate developer, entrepreneur, artist and altruist, Portman had a dramatic impact on Atlanta's success and growth as a major international city and similar impact on other major cities throughout the world. He is internationally recognized for significant urban mixed-use complexes wherein his understanding of people and their response to space translates into enhanced environments and award-winning architecture.
For Portman, design decisions were always rooted in the interpretation of basic human needs. Portman believed that architecture was created to serve life and people, and Portman recognized that all people, wherever they live, are more alike than different. From Embarcadero Center in San Francisco and Times Square in New York, Marina Square in Singapore and Shanghai Centre in China, he took people away from the congestion of urban life by creating spaces that are open and uplifting to the human spirit.