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John Portman
American
Architect
About the author
We must learn to understand humanity better so that we can create an environment that is more beneficial to people, more rewarding, more pleasant to experience.
John Portman,
American
Architect
#People
#Experience
#Humanity
#Environment
It is through accomplishment that man makes his contribution and contribution is life's greatest reward.
John Portman,
American
Architect
#Life
#Man
#Accomplishment
#Reward
Buildings should serve people, not the other way around.
John Portman,
American
Architect
#People
Architects in the past have tended to concentrate their attention on the building as a static object. I believe dynamics are more important: the dynamics of people, their interaction with spaces and environmental condition.
John Portman,
American
Architect
#People
#Building
#Past
#Attention
#Environmental