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‘Make it Something that Enhances Life’: The Architectural Philosophy of John C. Portman
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‘Make it Something that Enhances Life’: The Architectural Philosophy of John C. Portman

Redefining Urban Spaces: John C. Portman's Visionary Approach to Architecture

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Thomas Walker-Werth
Nov 25, 2024
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Whatever I do, it’s mine. —John C. Portman Jr.1

Few architects have had so profound an impact on a city as John C. Portman Jr. had on his hometown of Atlanta. In his fourteen-block redevelopment of the city’s downtown, he built two of the most spectacular hotels America has ever seen, revolutionizing hotel architecture in the process.

But Portman’s influen…

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