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English Literature at Harvard University, later gaining an MA in architecture from the Graduate School of Design in 1965. He also has a PhD in Architectural History from University •College, Although not inventing the term London. postmodern, his 1977 book The Language of Postmodern Architecture is often regarded as having its use. •popularized Charles Jencks (b. 1939) is an American architect, landscape architect and architectural theorist. His books on the history and criticism of Modernism and Postmodernism

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PERSONAL •LIFE Born in Baltimore, he first studied

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•Charles Jencks is an author, architect, historian, critic, and occasional soothsayer. •He is synonymous with the concept of the Postmodern in architecture, as he was the first to extend those ideas into architectural discourse with his book The Language of Post-Modern Architecture. • His numerous books are a perpetual

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•Charles Jencks has become a leading figure in British landscape architecture.

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•Jencks' massive success as a writer and a historian comes not only from his brilliant mind, but also, his accessible writing style, which is a testament to his long-standing credo •His landscape work is inspired by of pluralism. fractals, genetics, chaos theory, waves and solutions. •In Edinburgh, Scotland, he designed the Landform at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. These themes are expanded in his own private garden, the Garden of Cosmic Speculation, Portrack House near •He is also a ar furniture designer and Dumfries. sculptor, completing the DNA

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•His late wife, Maggie Keswick Jencks was the founder of the Maggie's cancer caring centers, for which Jencks has designed gardens, and the author of a book on Chinese Gardens.

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The Iconic Building - The Power of Enigma, Frances Lincoln, London, 2005. The Garden of Cosmic Speculation, Frances Lincoln Limited, London, October 2003. The New Paradigm in Architecture, (seventh edition of The Language of Post-Modern Architecture), Yale University Press, London, New Haven, Le Corbusier and the Continual 2002. Revolution in Architecture, the Mona celli Press, 2000 Architecture 2000 and Beyond, (Critique & new predictions for 1971 book), Academy, Wiley, May 2000

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The Prince, The Architects and new wave Monarchy, Academy, London and Rizzoli, NY 1988. Post-Modernism, The New Classicism in Art and Architecture, Rizzoli, NY and Academy, London 1987; German edition, 1987, reprinted 1988.

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The Architecture of the Jumping Universe, Academy, London & NY, 1995. Second Edition Wiley, 1997. Heteropolis - Los Angeles, The Riots & Hetero-Architecture, Academy, London & NY, 1993 The New Moderns, Academy London, Rizzoli, NY 1990.

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What is Post-Modernism? St Martins Press, NY 1986, Academy, London 1986. Second Edition 1988. Third Edition 1989. Fourth Edition 1996. Towards A Symbolic Architecture, Rizzoli, NY; Academy, London 1985.

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Kings of Infinite Space, St. Martins Press, NY; Academy, London 1983 Abstract Representation, St. Martins Press, NY 1983, Architectural Design monograph, London 1983. Skyscrapers - Sky cities, Rizzoli, NY 1980, Academy, London 1980.

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Signs, Symbols and Architecture, edited with Richard Bunt and Geoffrey Broadbent, John Wiley, NY and London 1980. Late-Modern Architecture, Rizzoli, NY 1980, Academy, London 1980. Translated into German and Spanish. Bizarre Architecture, Rizzoli, NY 1979 and Academy, London 1979.

The Language of Post-Modern Architecture, Rizzoli, NY 1977, revised 1978, Third Ed. 1980, Fourth Ed. 1984, Fifth Ed. 1988, Sixth Ed. 1991, Academy Editions London 1977, 1978, 1980, Modern Movements in Architecture, Anchor 1984, 1991. Press, NY 1973.

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Examines the phenomenon of the icon in contemporary architecture and the meaning of signature buildings in today's world of hyper trendiness and celebrity. Recently, Charles Jencks came to New York City for a debate versus Peter Eisenman at Columbia University, titled “The New Iconic Building.”? Archinect editor John Jourden followed Jencks to New York to find out what ontemporary Architecture the implications of the

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Theoval remarkable Charles The spirals - one of them a building, twoHighlands of Jencks and his them landscaped Maggie's Centre mounds - together form the latest "Maggie's Centre", one of a burgeoning chain of support centres for people affected by cancer. The idea for these friendly, useful, non-clinical places came from the eponymous Maggie Keswick, Jencks' wife, as she herself was ontemporary fightingArchitecture cancer in the

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Ten years after she died, Maggie's Centres are a proven success. Each is different and some are extraordinary. Charles Jencks is a very rare beast indeed, a private individual whose private loss has turned him into a producer of fine architecture for the public good.

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John C. Portman, Jr. (born December 4, 1924) is an American architect/ real estate developer. A native of Walhalla, South Carolina, he graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1950 •Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, Georgia WORKS •Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, California •The Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia •Peachtree Center, Atlanta, Georgia •Marriott Marquis Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia •The New York Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York City, New York ontemporary Architecture

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•The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, downtown Los Angeles, California •Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan •Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, California •SunTrust Plaza, Atlanta, Georgia •Inforum, Atlanta, GA •Shanghai Centre, Shanghai, China •Award for Excellence for AWARDS Embarcadero Center - Urban Land Institute, 1984 •Silver Medal Award for Innovative Design - Atlanta Chapter, American Institute of Architects, 1980 •AIA Medal for Innovations in Hotel Design - National American Institute of Architects, 1978 ontemporary Architecture

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Recognized throughout the world for his innovative design, John Portman did not always follow traditional paths. Always eager to try new concepts. His impact is greatest on his hometown of Atlanta. Portman is best known for his urban mixed-use complexes wherein his understanding of people and their response to space translates into enhanced environments and awardwinning architecture. He supports the arts, he collects, and he, himself, is a painter and sculptor.

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Four major books have been written about Mr. Portman's work:

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•The Architect as Developer co-authored by Portman with Jonathan Barnett and published by McGraw Hill in 1976;

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•John Portman, published by L'Arcaedizioni in 1990; John Portman: •An Island on an Island, published by L'Arcaedizioni in 1997; •The Master Architect series IV, John Portman and Associates, by Images Publishing in 2002.

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Embarcadero Center The Embarcadero Center is a commercial complex of six towers (four office, two Hyatt hotels) and one office tower on a 9.8 acre (39,655 square meters) site that is located in the San Francisco's financial district close to the Embarcadero. The first office towerOne Embarcadero Center of this commercial complex was completed in 1971 and the last, an off-complex extension,- Embarcadero West, was completed in 1989. The complex contains over 4.8 million square feet (445,900 square meters) of office space employing 14,000 people.

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3-star Marriott Hotel and the 11th tallest skyscraper in Atlanta, Georgia

Marriott Marquis is its large atrium. It was the largest in the world upon its completion in 1985, at 470 feet (143 m) high. The atrium spans the entire height of the building and consists of two vertical chambers divided by elevator shafts and bridges. The record was later shattered by the Burj Al-Arab in Dubai. ontemporary Architecture

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The Marriott Marquis is a Marriott Marquis

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The blue and red structures near the top of the north face (visible in photo) is a John Portman "wildcard" element accentuating the concierge lounge within, which is open only to people on the uppermost floors.

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The Shanghai World Financial Shanghai World Financial Center Center is a super tall skyscraper that has been intermittently under construction in Shanghai, China. It is a mixed use skyscraper which will consist of office spaces, hotel rooms, conference rooms, observation decks and shops on the ground floors. The most distinctive feature in the design of the building is an aperture at the top. This aperture was originally meant to be a circular moon gate, but the intended design began facing protests from Chinese, including the mayor of Shanghai, who considered it too similar to the rising sun design ontemporary of the Japanese Architecture flag

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The two-level lobby is filled with many works of art, and sculpture and furniture designed by John Portman. ontemporary Architecture

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SunTrust Plaza SunTrust (originallyPlaza known as One Peachtree Center) is a skyscraper in downtown Atlanta. It is 871 feet (265 m) tall and has 60 stories of office space. Construction was finished in 1992 and it is currently the second-tallest building in Atlanta.

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Bonaventure Hotel is the largest hotel in Los Angeles, USA, It is 367 feet (112 meters) tall and has 35 floors. It was completed in 1977. The top floor boasts a revolving restaurant/observat ion level. It was designed and built by the Portman Cos., headed by John Portman the architect

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Westin Hotel The Bonaventure Westin

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The Renaissance Center, nicknamed the RenCen, is a group of seven interconnected skyscrapers in downtown Detroit, Michigan John Portman was the principal architect for the original design.

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Portman's design revolutionized city architecture, constructing the world's tallest skyscraper hotel at the time with the world's largest rooftop restaurant. Two additional 21-story office towers opened in 1981. This type of complex has been termed a 'city within a city' or a 'pseudo city'. ontemporary Architecture

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The first phase constructed a five-building rosette, with a 73-story hotel surrounded by four 39-story office towers. Portman designed the complex to have "interior spaces." This first phase officially opened in March 1977.

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•Ricardo Bofill (born December 5, 1939) is a Spanish architect of Jewish descent. •He was born in Barcelona and studied at the Architectural School in Barcelona, and later in Geneva. •Bofill is one of the main representatives of postmodernism in architecture. Works •Terminal 2 (2006), El Prat International Airport, Barcelona, Catalonia - Spain •The air traffic control tower ([1], hyperboloid structure, 2004), El Prat International Airport, Barcelona, Catalonia - Spain •Crystal Carlin (2001) Prague, Czech Republic

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•Corso (2000) Prague, Czech Republic Photo •Casablanca Twin Center (1998), Casablanca, Morocco •Le Capitole (1996), Montpellier, France •Volcans d'Auvergne A-71 highway service area (1990-1991), near Clermont-Ferrand, France •Interior of the Arsenal concert hall ( 1989), Metz, France. •Port Juvenal (1989), Montpellier, France •The Golden Number Plaza at Antigone (Place du Nombre d'Or) (1984), Montpeller (Montpellier), France •Antigone District (1978-2000), Montpellier, France

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•The Lake Arcades and the Viaduct ( 1982), Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France •The Spaces of Abraxas (1982), Marne La Vallée, France. •Bofills Båge (or "Pa Soder Crescent"), Stockholm, Sweden •Santuari de Meritxell 1976, Meritxell, Canillo - Andorra •Walden no 7 residential complex ( 1974), Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona, Catalonia - Spain •El Sargazo Apartments (1962), Castelldefels, Barcelona, Catalonia Spain

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Bofills Båge, is a residential building on Södermalm, Stockholm, at 59°18′51″N, 18°4′5″E. The structure also goes by the name of "Pa Soder Crescent." The building was designed by the Spanish architect The building complex is formed by the 1991 Ricardo Bofill and constructed between crescent-shaped building with a and 1992. diameter of 180 meters, along with a total of five smaller apartment buildings. The complex contains about 300 apartments, shops, offices and underground parking space. It forms part of a large urban redevelopment where the old southern railyard was converted into city blocks mainly with housing developments. The Crescent is flanked by Söder Torn, a residential highrise building designed by Henning Larsen ontemporary Architecture

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In the architects words, "The crescent façade is of simple, pure lines in accordance with traditional Nordic architecture. Thanks to this project, the technique of precast architectural concrete was introduced into Sweden for the first time."

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•The Casablanca Twin Centre is a complex of two Skyscrapers located at Casablanca, Morocco. The two structures, the West Tower and the East Tower have 28 floors each. •East Tower Fully habitable and used by Omnium nord Africain, selfsupported, from main entrance to rooftop; see World's tallest structures for other listings.

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Casablanca Twin Centre

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•It is known as El Prat, is the main airport to serve Barcelona, Spain. It is located 10 km away from the centre of Barcelona, in El Prat •de "Barcelona El Prat" Airport is Spain's second Llobregat. largest airport behind Madrid Barajas International Airport. Main hub for Vueling Airlines and Clickair, it is also a focus city for Spanair, Air Europa and •The airport mainly Iberia servesAirlines. domestic and European destinations, but some airlines such as Singapore Airlines and Delta Air Lines do offer destinations in Asia and the United States.

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