| LC control no. | n 50023232 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Portman, John, 1924-2017 |
| Variant(s) | Portman, John C., Jr. (John Calvin), 1924-2017 |
| Birth date | 1924-12-04 |
| Death date | 2017-12-29 |
| Place of birth | Walhalla (S.C.) |
| Place of death | Atlanta (Ga.) |
| Field of activity | Architecture Real estate development |
| Affiliation | John Portman & Associates Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Profession or occupation | Architects Real estate developers |
| Found in | Starbuck, J. C. John Portman, 1974. 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) OCLC 27056097 (hdg.: Portman, John, 1924-) Info. from 678 field, converted 2012-10-20 (architect) New Georgia Encyclopedia WWW site, August 9, 2017: 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. <http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/john-portman-b-1924> OCLC, August 10, 2017 (headings: Portman, John, Portman, John, 1924-, Portman, John Calvin, 1924-; usage: John Portman) 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) LC database, viewed Jan. 2, 2018 (heading: Portman, John Calvin; usage: John Portman [predominant form], John C. Portman, Jr.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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