Who is John Portman?
This exhibition features architectural projects, furniture, paintings and sculpture by Atlanta-based architect and artist John Portman. The fifteen architectural projects included span five decades of national and international developments, including the Hyatt Regency Atlanta (1967), which is globally renowned as the first modern atrium hotel.
When did Portman and Edwards become Portman & Associates?
In 1956, he teamed up with H. Griffith Edwards to form Edwards & Portman Architects. When Edwards retired in 1968, the firm became John Portman & Associates.
What awards has Natalie Portman won?
In 1992 the Atlanta College of Art awarded Portman an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts. In 1994 he was elected National Academician at the National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, New York.
What is included in the Portman exhibition?
The exhibition also features furniture, paintings and sculpture by Mr. Portman—most of which have never before been publicly exhibited.