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Yinchuan – This mixed-use complex features parallelogram plan geometry with rounded corners, which serves to distinguish the project’s two elegant 984-foot (301-meter) tall towers.
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Portman Architects
CTBUH Member Level: Contributor
Member Since: 1983
Member Office:- Atlanta, United States
Field of Expertise:- Developer
- Architecture
- Urban Design
Buildings Involving Portman Architects
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About Portman Architects
PORTMAN is renowned for innovative, responsive design solutions that are sensitive to the local culture and the context in which they exist. Their architecture transcends national borders by striving for universal human appeal.
They believe in directing their energies toward an environmental architecture, born of human needs and responding to vital physical, social, and economic circumstances. Through the design of the built environment, they have the opportunity to positively impact the natural environment and enhance the quality of human life.
They use technology, innovative systems and materials as tools to achieve their design philosophy. Buildings should serve people, not the other way around. This strong belief in how design should evolve and relate to people on a human level has sustained them and provided the world with significant and memorable projects.
Portman Architects at CTBUH
CTBUH Atlanta Hosts “The Stitch” Panel Discussion
30 Oct 2017, Event Report – CTBUH Atlanta’s 2017 event, kindly sponsored and hosted by Jacobs, comprised a…
Tall Tales: Lessons Learned from Industry Leaders
16 Nov 2015, Event Report – CTBUH Atlanta held an event that offered perspectives on tall building issues…
Shanghai Arch Technical Tour Report
19 Sep 2014, Tour Report – The tour of the Shanghai Arch began with a brief look at the building’s exterior,…
Portman Architects at CTBUH
30 Oct 2017, Atlanta – Event Report
CTBUH Atlanta’s 2017 event, kindly sponsored and hosted by Jacobs, comprised a networking session and panel discussion focused on a new project, dubbed “The Stitch.”
16 Nov 2015, Atlanta – Event Report
CTBUH Atlanta held an event that offered perspectives on tall building issues relating to real estate design and development, wind engineering, and vertical transportation.
19 Sep 2014, Shanghai – Tour Report
The tour of the Shanghai Arch began with a brief look at the building’s exterior, followed by visiting the footbridge to the main entrance, the skygarden, and the Shanghai Arch Village.
19 Sep 2014, Shanghai – Tour Report
Delegates toured the 37th floor of Tomorrow Square, which takes advantage of the building’s 45-degree plan shift by offering views in at least eight directions.
14 Sep 2011, Chicago – CTBUH News
The Council is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to the Board of Trustees, Dennis Poon and Steve Watts, and one appointment to the Advisory Group, John D. Nipaver.
22 Oct 2009, Chicago – Awards Event
The CTBUH 8th Annual awards ceremony and dinner was held immediately after the afternoon Symposium in nearby S.R. Crown Hall.
CTBUH Board of Trustees, 2008 – 2011
Atlanta, United States
CTBUH Advisory Group, 2011 – 2013
Atlanta, United States
CTBUH City Representative, 2016 – 2018
Atlanta, United States
CTBUH Leaders at Portman Architects
CTBUH Board of Trustees, 2008 – 2011
Atlanta, United States
CTBUH Advisory Group, 2011 – 2013
Atlanta, United States
CTBUH City Representative, 2016 – 2018
Atlanta, United States
CTBUH Regional Representative, 2018 – Present
Atlanta, United States
John Portman
CTBUH Annual Conference, Presenter, 2012
CTBUH Resources Involving Portman Architects
Award Winners & Award of Excellence Recipients
The CTBUH Awards recognize projects and individuals that have made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of tall buildings and the urban environment, and that achieve sustainability at the highest and broadest level.
Winner
30 Years in China: An Architect/Developer’s Perspective
19 Sep 2012 –
CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai
John Portman, John Portman & Associates
Track 6: The Developer View Q & A
19 Sep 2012 –
2017 Australia Conference Interviews
Panel Questions & Answers
Interview: John Portman, 2009 Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement
22 Oct 2009 –
2009 Chicago Conference Interviews
John Portman, John Portman & Associates
30 Years in China: An Architect/Developer’s Perspective
Sep 2012 –
CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai
John Portman, John Portman & Associates
Videos
19 Sep 2012 – Presentation at CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai; John Portman, John Portman & Associates
The Portman Companies were one of the first foreign entities to establish business relations in China, and have since become recognized for quality building design and development not only in China but also throughout the world. In this presentation…
19 Sep 2012 – Presentation at 2017 Australia Conference Interviews; Panel Questions & Answers
Track 6 panelists including: Jerry Yin, SOHO; John C. Portman, III, John Portman & Associates; and Eugene Seah, Langdon & Seah Singapore take questions from delegates.
22 Oct 2009 – 2009 Chicago Conference Interviews; John Portman, John Portman & Associates
John Portman of John Portman & Associates is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2009 CTBUH Chicago Conference at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. John Portman is the 2009 Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement award. John speaks about his…
22 Oct 2009 – Presentation at CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference; John Portman, John Portman & Associates
John Portman is the recipient of the CTBUH 2009 Lynn S. Beedle lifetime achievement award, which will be conferred at the awards dinner during the conference. John’s work spans five decades and much of the globe, from the major regeneration projects…
Papers/Research
Sep 2012 – CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai; John Portman, John Portman & Associates
The Portman Companies were one of the first foreign entities to establish business relations in China, and have since become recognized for quality building design and development not only in China but also throughout the world.
Portman Architects Tall Building Facts
| 150m+ Buildings | 22 Completed • 3 Under Constr. |
| 300m+ Buildings | None • 3 Under Constr. |
| Average Building Age | 27 Years |
| Most Common Function | office, 14 Buildings |
| Most Common Material | Concrete, 15 Buildings |
All building-related facts are for 150m+ buildings currently in the database.
Tall Buildings Involving Portman Architects
| 1 | Guangxi Financial Investment Center | 2021 | 330 m | Nanning | |
| 2 | Greenland Center North Tower | 2020 | 301 m | Yinchuan | |
| 3 | Greenland Center South Tower | 2020 | 301 m | Yinchuan | |
| 4 | Tomorrow Square | 2003 | 285 m | Shanghai | |
| 5 | SunTrust Plaza | 1992 | 264 m | Atlanta | |
| 6 | Zhe Jiang Fortune Financial Center -… | 2011 | 258 m | Hangzhou | |
| 7 | Wenzhou Zhixin Plaza | 2016 | 255 m | Wenzhou | |
| 8 | Beijing Yintai Centre - Park Tower | 2008 | 250 m | Beijing | |
| 9 | Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Ce… | 1977 | 221 m | Detroit | |
| 10 | Westin Peachtree Plaza | 1976 | 220 m | Atlanta |
| Completed | Arch. Topped Out | Struct. Topped Out | Under Constr. |
| 1 | Hong Plaza Main Tower | - | 317 m | Jinan | |
| 2 | Greenland Wuxi 200 | - | 200 m | Wuxi | |
| 3 | Hyatt Regency Salt lake City | 2022 | 102 m | Salt Lake City | |
| 4 | Prince Bay Hotel | - | - | Shenzhen | |
| 5 | 712 West Peachtree | - | - | Atlanta |
| Proposed |
| 1 | Guangxi Financial Investment Center | 2021 | 330 m | Nanning | |
| 2 | Hong Plaza Main Tower | - | 317 m | Jinan | |
| 3 | Greenland Center North Tower | 2020 | 301 m | Yinchuan | |
| 4 | Greenland Center South Tower | 2020 | 301 m | Yinchuan | |
| 5 | Tomorrow Square | 2003 | 285 m | Shanghai | |
| 6 | SunTrust Plaza | 1992 | 264 m | Atlanta | |
| 7 | Zhe Jiang Fortune Financial Center -… | 2011 | 258 m | Hangzhou | |
| 8 | Wenzhou Zhixin Plaza | 2016 | 255 m | Wenzhou | |
| 9 | Beijing Yintai Centre - Park Tower | 2008 | 250 m | Beijing | |
| 10 | Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Ce… | 1977 | 221 m | Detroit |
| Completed | Arch. Topped Out | Under Constr. | Proposed |
The building list and facts show buildings involving Edwards and Portman, John Portman & Associates, Portman Architects, Portman Holdings