{"253481":{"#nid":"253481","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Architect John Portman honored with Council for Quality Growth\u0027s Four Pillars Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003EAlumnus John Portman, one of the world\u0027s preeminant architects, was recently honored with a Four Pillar Award, given annually by the Council for Quality Growth to an honoree who has made significant contributions, both personally and professionally, to the metro Atlanta community. To honor Portman, the Council for Quality Growth put together a video news release from the Four Pillar event: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bit.ly\/1bu0L8P\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow nofollow\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/bit.ly\/1bu0L8P\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003EPortman is often credited with creating the Atlanta skyline, and he continues today to be an active member of the community and role model to students in the College of Architecture. In 2012 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Philosophy by Georgia Tech, an accolade only a handful of individuals have achieved. He was also awarded the Schutze Medal, the College of Architecture\u0027s highest honor, in 2012.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003EPortman received his architecture degree in 1950, and then served a three-year apprenticeship with Stevens \u0026amp; Wilkinson in Atlanta.\u0026nbsp;In 1953, he established his own two-person firm in downtown Atlanta, which merged three years later with the well-established practice of the late H. Griffith Edwards (also a Georgia Tech alumnus), who was a former professor of his at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;The firm was Edwards and Portman until Edwards\u2019 retirement in 1968, at which time the firm became John Portman \u0026amp; Associates.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;In 1966 he challenged traditional hotel design with the invention of an \u201copen atrium\u201d which transformed the industry and became the Portman signature in the design of the Westin, Marriott Marquis and Hyatt Regency hotels.\u0026nbsp; Portman continued to challenge urban design norms and created urban promenades in downtown Atlanta simultaneously revitalizing the city\u2019s downtown while creating pedestrian circulation and interaction above the streets. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;Today, John Portman \u0026amp; Associates is a major international architecture and engineering firm with offices in Atlanta and Shanghai. Portman\u2019s Shanghai office, John Portman \u0026amp; Associates International, was established in 1993 and was one of the first foreign architectural firms to work in China.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;His buildings in Atlanta include: the Westin, Marriott Marquis, and Hyatt Regency hotels; One Peachtree Center; Merchandise Mart, Gift Mart, and Apparel Mart; Decorative Arts Center; Inforum; Woodruff Physical Education Center and Dobbs Student Center at Emory University; and the Dana Fine Arts Building at Agnes Scott College. He designed his home in Atlanta Entelechy, and later the wonderful Entelechy II, on Sea Island.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;He has extensive projects across the world including the Embarcadero Center in San Francisco; Pavilion Hotel and Marina Square in Singapore; and the Shanghai Centre in China.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Council for Quality Growth\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Council for Quality Growth is a not-for-profit trade organization promoting balanced and responsible growth in the metro Atlanta region and state by:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPromoting long range planning and adequate delivery of government services\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EServing as a catalyst for consensus on growth issues\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EProviding a forum for discussion of responsible development, and economic or technical expertise as needed.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince its inception in 1985, the Council has worked as the development industry\u2019s voice, a clearinghouse for critical information on growth and development policy and a forum for education.\u0026nbsp; The Council advocates \u0026nbsp;for its members to ensure that governmental development policy is fair and conducive to balanced and responsible growth.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Through constructive leadership and active participation in resolving growth issues based on real-world experience, the Council is a knowledgeable and informed advocate for you.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Council\u2019s work on behalf of its members has a direct and profitable result on their bottom line.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Impact fees, development moratoriums, unrealistic code amendments\u2014it only takes one new regulatory layer and your project becomes unfeasible.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;The rate of return on your membership investment will prove to be immeasurable as our policy team affects positive change in the political and regulatory web you face daily.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJohn Portman, who was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Philosophy by Georgia Tech in December, 2012, was recently honored with the Council for Quality Growth\u0027s presitigious Four Pillars Award.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27814","created_gmt":"2013-11-11 15:19:12","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:18","author":"Lisa Herrmann","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-11-11T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-11-11T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"178031":{"id":"178031","type":"image","title":"John Portman","body":null,"created":"1449179039","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:43:59","changed":"1475894822","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:02","alt":"John Portman","file":{"fid":"195993","name":"gt_commencement-jp5.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gt_commencement-jp5.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gt_commencement-jp5.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":58168,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/gt_commencement-jp5.jpg?itok=ULHUJB2k"}}},"media_ids":["178031"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"79491","name":"Four Pillars"},{"id":"5884","name":"john portman"},{"id":"167177","name":"School of Architecture"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELisa Herrmann\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDirector of Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-385-0693\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.herrmann@coa.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}