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John Portman: A Life of Building

A portrait of the innovative and often-imitated architect John Portman, assessing his work and using dramatic time-lapse footage to show off his buildings at their best.

Film about the architect John Portman, capturing his approach in an intimate portrait that, by turn, assesses and appreciates his work, using dramatic time-lapse footage to show off his buildings at their best. Once a maverick who was nearly run out of the American Institute of Architects, Portman is now recognized as one of the most innovative and imitated architects ever. Over 45 years, his iconic urban statements and eye-popping interiors have risen in 60 cities on four continents to redefine cityscapes in America and skylines in China and the rest of Asia.

1 hour

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Mon 25 Mar 2013 22:25

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