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John Portman Quotes
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Architect Quotes
Category:
American Architect Quotes
Date of Birth:
December 4, 1924
Nationality:
American
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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

Buildings should serve people, not the other way around.
John Portman

It is through accomplishment that man makes his contribution and contribution is life's greatest reward.
John Portman

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



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