What is John C. Portman Jr.?
'''John Calvin Portman Jr.''' (December 4, 1924 – December 29, 2017) was an American [[neofuturistic]] [[architect]] and [[real estate developer]]. He was born in [[Walhalla, South Carolina|Walhalla]], [[South Carolina]]. He was known for popularizing hotels and office buildings with multi-storied interior [[atrium (architecture)|atria]]. Portman also had a large impact on the cityscape of his hometown of [[Atlanta]], with the [[Peachtree Center]], [[Hyatt Regency Atlanta|Hyatt]], [[Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel|Westin]], and [[Atlanta Marriott Marquis|Marriott]] hotels. Portman died on December 29, 2017 in Atlanta of [[heart failure]], aged 93.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-news/john-portman-renowned-architect-and-developer-dies/o5JTgyZenl5Qpr88Y4yR8M/?ecmp=socialflow_ajc | title=John Portman dies at 93 |date=December 30, 2017 |publisher=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |access-date=December 30, 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons category|John Portman, Jr.}} * [http://www.portmanusa.com/ Portmanusa.com: website of the Portman architectural firm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128075111/http://portmanusa.com/ |date=2011-01-28 }} * [http://www.portmanholdings.com/ Portmanholdings.com: website of the Portman real estate development firm] * [http://www.johnportmanfilm.com/ Johnportmanfilm.com: 'John Portman: A Life of Building'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221081658/http://www.johnportmanfilm.com/ |date=2017-12-21 }} — ''film about Portman's life and works, aired on PBS stations in June 2013''. {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Portman, John}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from heart failure]] [[Category:American architects]] [[Category:Real estate developers]] [[Category:People from South Carolina]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Atlanta]]