Buildings should serve people, not the other way around.
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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
Architects must build up a consistent design philosophy. Such a philosophy is the rudder for the boat it makes possible a continuing course in meaningful direction. I felt the need to develop a design philosophy, in which I could believe, one that would give direction to my architecture and withstand the test of time.
John Portman
Inspired by the project's unique blending of commercial and cultural interests, the goal was to create an iconic, yet pragmatic design.
John Portman
Architecture is not a private affair even a house must serve a whole family and its friends, and most buildings are used by everybody, people of all walks of life. If a building is to meet the needs of all the people, the architect must look for some common ground of understanding and experience.
John Portman
It is through accomplishment that man makes his contribution and contribution is life's greatest reward.
John Portman
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
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