Archinect - Features2024-12-22T10:55:31-05:00https://archinect.com/features/article/150193632/what-died-with-john-portman-and-syd-mead-america-s-last-urban-optimists
What Died with John Portman and Syd Mead, America's Last Urban Optimists? Colin Marshall2020-04-25T09:00:00-04:00>2022-04-07T10:46:07-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/54/54075b6a6bd5ac1d14562d60cc70990c.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Writer Colin Marshall takes a long look at the lasting aesthetic and architectural legacies of two of the late-20th Century’s most visionary designers: John Portman and Syd Mead. Part compare-and-contrast, part-homage, Marshall’s essay focuses on the outsize vision these two creatives projected into their work, and by extension, onto popular culture. </p>