Title & Author:

John Portman : art and architecture / essays by Paul Goldberger, Robert M. Craig.

Publication:

Atlanta : High Museum of Art ; [Athens] : University of Georgia Press, [2009]
©2009

Description:

159 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans (some color) ; 32 cm

Notes:
Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Oct. 17, 2009-Jan. 17, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references.
Director's foreword / Michael E. Shapiro -- Curator's preface / Jeffrey D. Grove -- The architecture of John Portman / Paul Goldberger -- Architectural projects. Entelechy I ; Peachtree Center ; Hyatt Regency Atlanta ; TheWestin Peachtree Plaza Hotel ; Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel ; SunTrust Plaza ; Entelechy II ; Embarcadero Center ; Renaissance Center ; The Westin Bonaventure Hotel ; Marina Square ; Il Porto Vecchio ; Tomorrow Square ; Beijing Yintai Centre ; Zhe Jiang Fortune Finance Center ; Jin Hongqiao International Center ; Wenzhou Zhixin Plaza ; Songdo Landmark Master Plan and Incheon 151 Tower -- The paintings and sculpture of John Portman / Robert M. Craig -- Paintings, sculpture, and furniture -- Chronology of major projects.

Summary:

"John Portman is an architect and artist whose influence has reshaped the skyline of cities internationally, particularly that of his hometown, Atlanta. His architectural firm was established in 1953, and the 800-room Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, which opened in 1967, introduced the world's first modern atrium hotel, a model which radically changed the industry. In the 1980s, Portman began painting and creating sculptures that are on view in his buildings and homes. The October 2009 exhibition at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta features Portman's fine art as well as projects from throughout his career." "John Portman: Art and Architecture, including essays by eminent architecture critics Paul Goldberger and Robert M. Craig, considers selected architectural and development projects, from early works in the 1950s and 1960s, including the Peachtree Center complex, to landmark hotels throughout the world, to vast mixed-use developments that sparked the rejuvenation of major cities (Embarcadero Center in San Francisco, Shanghai Centre in Shanghai, and Marina Square in Singapore), to exciting recent buildings in Korea and China"-- Book jacket.

ISBN:

9781932543292 trade cloth
1932543295 trade cloth
9781932543308 trade paper
1932543309 trade paper

Subject:

Portman, John, 1924-2017 Exhibitions.
Portman, John, 1924-2017
Architects United States Exhibitions.
Architecture, Modern 20th century Exhibitions.
Architectes États-Unis Expositions.
Architecture 20e siècle Expositions.
Architects
Architecture, Modern
Architektur
Arkitektur.
Utställningar.
United States
Förenta staterna.

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
Exhibition publications.
Exhibition catalogs

Added entries:

Goldberger, Paul, writer of supplementary textual content.
Craig, Robert M. (Robert Michael), 1944- writer of supplementary textual content.
Portman, John, 1924-2017, illustrator.
Shapiro, Michael Edward, writer of foreword.
Grove, Jeffrey D., curator, writer of preface.
High Museum of Art, host institution.

Art and architecture

Holdings:

Location: Library main 282187
Call No.: BIB 219377
Status: Available