Archinect - News 2013-05-19T00:13:02-04:00 http://archinect.com/news/article/73175771/big-design-partners-propose-miami-beach-square-as-massive-convention-center-redevelopment BIG & Design Partners Propose Miami Beach Square as Massive Convention Center Redevelopment Alexander Walter 2013-05-14T19:09:00-04:00 >2013-05-14T19:50:23-04:00 <img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/zn/znfg6py4tlo1qzhz.jpg" width="514" height="305" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>BIG together with West 8, Fentress Architects, John Portman &amp; Associates (JPA), Revuelta Architecture International and developers Portman-CMC have unveiled the urban planning proposal Miami Beach Square, the centerpiece of a 52-acre Miami Beach Convention Center District development. Portman-CMC is one of two development teams currently in the race for the project.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html> http://archinect.com/news/article/24501394/john-portman-symphonic-architect John Portman, Symphonic Architect Archinect 2011-10-20T01:41:57-04:00 >2011-11-24T09:05:52-05:00 <img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/f7/f7e6aadeaf7352246acad60051e59241.jpg" width="514" height="300" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>Now 86 and still running his Atlanta-based firm, John Portman &amp; Associates, the architect is the focus of a new documentary, &ldquo;John Portman: A Life of Building,&rdquo; which premieres tomorrow at the Architecture &amp; Design Film Festival in Manhattan. Mr. Portman recently spoke with a reporter about his career.</p></em><br /><br /><p> And for more information about the film go to <a href="http://www.johnportmanfilm.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.johnportmanfilm.com</a></p>