Portman Architects

CTBUH Silver Member

Overview
Buildings
Initiatives

About

Member Since: 1983

Member Offices: Atlanta

Website: http://www.portmanarchitects.com/

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.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture

Membership details

Membership Level

Silver

Member Since

1983

Member Offices

Atlanta

Buildings

Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Hong Plaza Main Tower	Jinan	-	317 m / 1,040 ft
2	Tomorrow Square	Shanghai	2003	284.6 m / 934 ft
3	SunTrust Plaza	Atlanta	1992	264.3 m / 867 ft
4	Zhe Jiang Fortune Financial Center - Tower 1	Hangzhou	2011	258 m / 846 ft
5	Wenzhou Zhixin Plaza	Wenzhou	2016	255 m / 837 ft
6	Beijing Yintai Centre - Park Tower	Beijing	2008	250 m / 820 ft
7	Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center	Detroit	1977	221.5 m / 727 ft
8	Westin Peachtree Plaza	Atlanta	1976	220.4 m / 723 ft
9	Greenland Wuxi 200	Wuxi	-	200 m / 656 ft
10	Bund Center	Shanghai	2002	198.9 m / 653 ft

Portman Holdings

John Portman & Associates (2019)

Edwards and Portman

Subsidiary companies

Portman Holdings

Formerly Named

John Portman & Associates (2019)

Edwards and Portman

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Incheon Tower	Incheon	-	487 m / 1,598 ft
2	Sudirman Office & Ritz Carlton Hotel	Jakarta	-	427 m / 1,401 ft
3	Daewoo Center	Shanghai	-	420 m / 1,378 ft
4	Daily Cultural Center	Guangzhou	-	380 m / 1,247 ft
5	Guangxi Financial Investment Center	Nanning	-	330 m / 1,083 ft
6	Hong Plaza Main Tower	Jinan	-	317 m / 1,040 ft
7	Greenland Center North Tower	Yinchuan	-	301 m / 988 ft
8	Greenland Center South Tower	Yinchuan	-	301 m / 988 ft
9	Tomorrow Square	Shanghai	2003	285 m / 934 ft
10	SunTrust Plaza	Atlanta	1992	264 m / 867 ft
11	Il Porto Vecchio Tower	Genoa	-	260 m / 853 ft
12	Zhe Jiang Fortune Financial Center - Tower 1	Hangzhou	2011	258 m / 846 ft
13	Wenzhou Zhixin Plaza	Wenzhou	2016	255 m / 837 ft
14	Shi Liu Pu Block 8 Office Tower	Shanghai	-	250 m / 820 ft
15	Beijing Yintai Centre - Park Tower	Beijing	2008	250 m / 820 ft
16	Moscow Centre	Moscow	-	240 m / 787 ft
17	Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center	Detroit	1977	222 m / 727 ft
18	Westin Peachtree Plaza	Atlanta	1976	220 m / 723 ft
19	Greenland Wuxi 200	Wuxi	-	200 m / 656 ft
20	Bund Center	Shanghai	2002	199 m / 653 ft
21	Capital Square Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	1994	198 m / 650 ft
22	Wenzhou Zhixin Plaza Residential Tower	Wenzhou	2016	189 m / 620 ft
23	Zhe Jiang Fortune Financial Center - Tower 2	Hangzhou	2011	188 m / 617 ft
24	Beijing Yintai Centre - PICC Office Tower	Beijing	2008	186 m / 610 ft
24	Beijing Yintai Centre - Yintai Office Tower	Beijing	2008	186 m / 610 ft
26	New York Marriott Marquis Hotel	New York City	1985	175 m / 574 ft
27	Four Embarcadero Center	San Francisco	1984	174 m / 570 ft
28	One Embarcadero Center	San Francisco	1970	173 m / 569 ft
29	Marriott Marquis Hotel	Atlanta	1985	169 m / 554 ft
30	Portman Ritz-Carlton	Shanghai	1990	165 m / 541 ft
31	Renaissance Center 100 Tower	Detroit	1976	155 m / 509 ft
31	Renaissance Center 200 Tower	Detroit	1976	155 m / 509 ft
31	Renaissance Center 300 Tower	Detroit	1976	155 m / 509 ft
31	Renaissance Center 400 Tower	Detroit	1976	155 m / 509 ft
35	Shanghai Arch	Shanghai	2014	144 m / 471 ft
36	Three Embarcadero Center	San Francisco	1976	126 m / 413 ft
36	Two Embarcadero Center	San Francisco	1974	126 m / 413 ft
38	Embarcadero Center West	San Francisco	1989	123 m / 404 ft
39	Coda at Tech Square	Atlanta	2019	119 m / 390 ft
40	Westin Bonaventure Hotel	Los Angeles	1976	118 m / 388 ft
41	Hilton San Diego Bayfront	San Diego	2008	117 m / 385 ft
42	Harris Tower	Atlanta	1975	116 m / 382 ft
43	230 Peachtree Building	Atlanta	1965	116 m / 382 ft
44	Marquis I	Atlanta	1985	115 m / 378 ft
44	Marquis II	Atlanta	1986	115 m / 378 ft
46	Peachtree Center International Tower	Atlanta	1972	115 m / 376 ft
47	Shanghai Centre East Apartment	Shanghai	1990	112 m / 367 ft
47	Shanghai Centre West Apartment	Shanghai	1990	112 m / 367 ft
49	JW Marriott Shenzhen Bao'an	Shenzhen	2015	112 m / 367 ft
50	Pan Pacific Hotel	Singapore	1986	111 m / 364 ft
51	Riverwood 100 Tower	Vinings	1989	110 m / 362 ft
52	Hyatt Regency Atlanta	Atlanta	1967	104 m / 340 ft
53	Hyatt Regency Salt lake City	Salt Lake City	2022	102 m / 335 ft
54	Peachtree Center South	Atlanta	1969	101 m / 332 ft
55	Peachtree Center North	Atlanta	1967	101 m / 331 ft
56	Qianhai Haiyi Plaza Apartments	Shenzhen	2015	99 m / 325 ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 29 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,274 other buildings of the same residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
57	Anthem Technology Center	Atlanta	2020	95 m / 313 ft
58	Merchandise Mart	Atlanta	1961	91 m / 300 ft
59	The Westin Charlotte	Charlotte	2003	89 m / 293 ft
60	Le Meridien San Francisco	San Francisco	1988	83 m / 272 ft
61	Hyatt Regency San Francisco	San Francisco	1973	81 m / 265 ft
62	615 South College	Charlotte	2017	79 m / 260 ft
63	Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel	Schaumburg	2006	57 m / 187 ft
64	BRIC Phase 1	San Diego	2016	53 m / 173 ft
65	1020 Spring Street Residential Tower	Atlanta	2023	- m / - ft
66	1020 Spring Street Office Tower	Atlanta	-	- m / - ft
67	Prince Bay Hotel	Shenzhen	-	- m / - ft
68	1020 Spring Street Hotel Tower	Atlanta	-	- m / - ft
69	712 West Peachtree	Atlanta	-	- m / - ft
70	TVH Entelechy Residences 1	Chennai	-	- m / - ft
70	TVH Entelechy Residences 2	Chennai	-	- m / - ft
70	TVH Entelechy Residences 3	Chennai	-	- m / - ft
70	TVH Entelechy Residences 4	Chennai	-	- m / - ft

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Portman Architects

CTBUH Atlanta Hosts “The Stitch” Panel Discussion

30 October 2017

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.”

Tall Tales: Lessons Learned from Industry Leaders

16 November 2015

CTBUH Atlanta held an event that offered perspectives on tall building issues relating to real estate design and development, wind engineering, and vertical transportation.

Shanghai Arch Technical Tour Report

19 September 2014

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.

Tomorrow Square Technical Tour Report

19 September 2014

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.

CTBUH Makes New Leader Appointments

14 September 2011

The Council is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to the Board of Trustees, Dennis Poon and Steve Watts.

CTBUH 8th Annual Awards Executive Table Sponsor

22 October 2009

The CTBUH 8th Annual awards ceremony and dinner was held immediately after the afternoon Symposium in nearby S.R. Crown Hall.