Friday, December 14, 2012
Approximately 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students will participate in Georgia Tech graduation ceremonies Friday night and Saturday morning at McCamish Pavilion.
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Friday, December 14, 2012
University System of Georgia Chancellor Henry “Hank” Huckaby will address Georgia Tech’s 244th undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, December 15, while the president of the National Academy of Sciences, Ralph Cicerone, is scheduled to address the master’s and Ph.D. ceremony on Friday night. Approximately 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students will participate in the ceremonies. Georgia Tech alumnus John Portman will receive an honorary doctor of philosophy degree for his achievements in pioneering the concept of architecture as a developer. Portman also is credited with successfully building both an architectural firm of international repute as well as a host of affiliated real estate development, financing and management …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Award established with intention of encouraging students to develop a holistic design approach that ties the big idea to the small detail
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The well-received documentary, “John Portman: A Life of Building,” recently was screened at the Atlanta Film Festival and on May 23 will air on Georgia Public Broadcasting. Forgoing a traditional narrator, “John Portman: A Life of Building” relies on interviews with architecture and art critics, business associates and Portman himself to tell the story of the remarkable career of the acclaimed Atlanta architect. In other Portman-related news, the 2012 Portman Prize Competition, established by John Portman & Associates (PORTMAN), has been awarded to Marion Filliatre, a first-year student in the Master of Architecture (M. Arch) program at Georgia Institute of Technology’s (Georgia Tech) School of Architecture. Filliatre received first place …
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Architect Peter Polites discusses his influences, including the Beatles, as he prepares a solo show of his paintings opening Oct. 4.
Peter Polites claims he’s not fun at parties, but judge for yourself. He was a folk singer in the '60s, he’s an accomplished architect and he has a solo exhibit of paintings opening Oct. 4 at the Millennium Gate Museum in Midtown Atlanta. That'll sustain a conversation through a few drinks and hors d’ouvres, right? His painting reached a new level, he said, while working as the architect for the $10 million Newington Cropsey Museum in New York. “I had the rare opportunity to closely study masterpieces by the Hudson River School painters, especially Jasper Cropsey,” Polites remarked in a release. Despite his architectural background, his paintings are entirely of natural subjects, stormy skies, beaches, and warm sunrises. WAVES: New …
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Monday, January 3, 2011
Council votes 9-5 to refer renaming of Cone and Harris streets back to a committee
After an emotional debate spanning several hours, the Atlanta City Council again tabled a vote on renaming downtown Cone and Harris streets in honor of two well-known, living Atlantans. The council voted 9-5 to refer back to a committee a proposal to rename Cone Street to Xernona Clayton Way, in honor of the media pioneer, and Harris Street to John C. Portman Boulevard, to acclaim the Atlanta skyline architect. Council member Kwanza Hall, who represents the much of downtown community where the streets are located, also introduced a new plan to impose a 6-month moratorium on any Atlanta street renaming (see attached letter). The city's utility committee will review both Hall's proposal and the renaming consideration 10 a.m. Tues., Jan. 11…
Shivtim
1:43 pm on Friday, December 14, 2012
Congrats to Portman, who has done more to harm the urban fabric of Atlanta than any other single person. more ›