Folio, hardcover, near fine in edgeworn and taped white pictorial dj. 248 pp., color photographs after Timothy Portman & Michael Hursley & architectural plans & drawings. Text is in English and Italian. Plates are in black-and-white and color. Principal photography by Michael Portman and Timothy Hursley.

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Title: JOHN PORTMAN
Publisher: Washington: American Institute of Architects Press, Milan: l'Arcaedizioni, nd, 1990.
Publication Date: 1991
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1558350292
ISBN 13: 9781558350298
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Michael Portman and Timothy Hursley
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Book Type: Book

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An architect who designs for himself plans and constructs a house designed to physically embody his own vision of life and, at the same time, architecture. This is the real meaning behind Entelechy II, the beach house on Sea Island, Georgia, that John Portman has created for both himself and his family. This book traces an architectural adventure which has been-and still is-a spiritual journey.

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John Portman is an architect and artist whose influence has reshaped the skyline of cities internationally, particularly that of his hometown, Atlanta. His architectural firm was established in 1953, and the 800-room Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, which opened in 1967, introduced the world's first modern atrium hotel, a model which radically changed the industry. In the 1980s, Portman began painting and creating sculptures that are on view in his buildings and homes. In October 2009, an exhibition at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta will feature Portman's fine art as well as projects from throughout his career.

John Portman: Art and Architecture, including an essay by eminent architecture critic Paul Goldberger, will consider selected architectural and development projects, from early works in the 1950s and 1960s, including the Peachtree Center complex, to landmark hotels throughout the world, to vast mixed-use developments that sparked the rejuvenation of major cities (Embarcadero Center in San Francisco, Shanghai Centre in Shanghai, and Marina Square in Singapore), to exciting recent buildings in Korea and China.

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