The Architect as Developer

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By John Portman, F.A.I.A., Principal of John Portman & Associates, Architects and Engineers, and of Portman Properties, Atlanta, and Jonathan Barnett, A.I.A., A.I.P., Architect and Úrban Planner, Professor of Architecture and Director of the Graduate Program in Úrban Design, the City College of New York Has any architect-anywhere-made more of an imprint on the úrban scene during the last ten years than John Portman of Atlanta? Starting with his revolutionary Atlanta Regency hotel, whose 23-story lobby attracted worldwide attention, he has created new kinds of úrban environments not only for hotels but in multimillion-dollar downtown developments for San Francisco, Detroit, Los Angeles, and his native Atlanta. Portman is not just an architect for these buildings; in many cases he is the real estate developer as well. His buildings are highly respected as architecture; at the same time he is able to beat the real estate developer at his own game. His projects succeed in the... Tovább

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By John Portman, F.A.I.A., Principal of John Portman & Associates, Architects and Engineers, and of Portman Properties, Atlanta, and Jonathan Barnett, A.I.A., A.I.P., Architect and Úrban Planner, Professor of Architecture and Director of the Graduate Program in Úrban Design, the City College of New York Has any architect-anywhere-made more of an imprint on the úrban scene during the last ten years than John Portman of Atlanta? Starting with his revolutionary Atlanta Regency hotel, whose 23-story lobby attracted worldwide attention, he has created new kinds of úrban environments not only for hotels but in multimillion-dollar downtown developments for San Francisco, Detroit, Los Angeles, and his native Atlanta. Portman is not just an architect for these buildings; in many cases he is the real estate developer as well. His buildings are highly respected as architecture; at the same time he is able to beat the real estate developer at his own game. His projects succeed in the marketplace and have set new standards for hotels, office buildings, merchandise márts, and city center designs. Portman and noted úrban designer and educator Jonathan Barnett have written this book to show the advantages of combining architectural design and real estate development into a single process, aimed at lasting value, not quick speculative profits. ARCHITECTS will see how Portman's integrated approach allows design decisions to be made with full understanding of their eífect on both project cost and marketability, and investment decisions with full knowledge of their architectural consequences. In this way, Portman is able to be not only his own client but his own patron as well. Vissza