Portman’s America & Other Speculations

Portman’s America & Other Speculations takes an unconventional and speculative approach towards the understanding and future potentials of the work of one of the world’s most creative, controversial, daring, and prolific architects, John Portman. Combining the talents of an architect, artist and developer, he was able to embark on a series of large-scale building projects – megastructures – that radically redefined the relationship of architecture to the city and its citizens.

Exhibition and Book

Book edited by Mohsen Mostafavi, published by Lars Müller Publishers and co-published by Harvard University Graduate School of Design

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Exhibition Tour:

• 20 september 2017: Launch
• 28 august – 25 octobre 2017: Exhibition at Frances Loeb Library

News coverage:

• Art Papers: Everything is connected, October, 2017
• Portman Architects: John Portman & Associates celebrates Portmans’ America book launch, September 22, 2017
• Surface: John Portmans’ America, June 19, 2017
• Architect Magazine: Portman Pictures, August 30, 2017
• Harvard University Graduate School of Design: Exhibitions – Portman’s America & Other Speculations
• The Architect’s Newspaper, A new book explores John Portman’s influence on American architecture with photos by Iwan Baan, May 2, 2017

Hardcover: 356 pages

Publisher: Lars Müller (June 25, 2017)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 3037785322

ISBN-13: 978-3037785324

Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 1 x 9.5 inches