Portman, John, 1924-2017
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Name (Latin)
Portman, John, 1924-2017
Other forms of name
Portman, John C., Jr. (John Calvin), 1924-2017
Portman, John Calvin
Portman, John
Date of birth
1924-12-04
Date of death
2017-12-29
Field of activity
Architecture
Real estate development
Occupation
Architects
Real estate developers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
architect
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MARC
Sources of Information
- Gretes, F. John C. Portman, Jr., 1985:p. 2 (b. Walhalla, S.C., 1924; educated at U.S. Naval Academy and Ga. Inst. of Technology)
- Info. from 678 field, converted 2012-10-20(architect)
- LC database, viewed Jan. 2, 2018(heading: Portman, John Calvin; usage: John Portman [predominant form], John C. Portman, Jr.)
- John Portman (prominent twentieth-century architect; established his early reputation in Atlanta; John Calvin Portman Jr. was born to Edna and John Portman on December 4, 1924, in Walhalla, South Carolina. He grew up in Atlanta and served in the Navy during World War II (1941-45) before graduating in 1950 with a degree in architecture from the Georgia Institute of Technology. In 1953 Portman opened an architectural firm in Atlanta, known today as John Portman and Associates; designed the Peachtree Center Office Building (1965), Hyatt Regency Hotel (1967), Polaris Restaurant (1967), and Midnight Sun Restaurant (1968) all in Atlanta. ( (New Georgia Encyclopedia WWW site, August 9, 2017:) )
- New York times WWW site, viewed Jan. 2, 2018(in obituary published Dec. 30, 2017: John Portman; b. John Calvin Portman Jr., Dec. 4, 1924, Walhalla, S.C.; grew up in Atlanta; d. Friday [Dec. 29, 2017], Atlanta, aged 93; architect and developer who revolutionized hotel designs with soaring futuristic atriums, built commercial towers that revitalized the downtowns of decaying postwar American cities, and transformed Asian skylines from Shanghai to Mumbai)
- OCLC, August 10, 2017(headings: Portman, John, Portman, John, 1924-, Portman, John Calvin, 1924-; usage: John Portman)
- Starbuck, J. C. John Portman, 1974.
- Starbuck, J. C.John Portman, 1974.
- Gretes, F. John C. Portman, Jr., 1985:p. 2 (b. Walhalla, S.C., 1924; educated as U.S. Naval Academy and Ga. Inst. of Technology)
- OCLC 27056097(hdg.: Portman, John, 1924-)