2024-05-07T13:43:01-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150193632/what-died-with-john-portman-and-syd-mead-america-s-last-urban-optimists Colin Marshall 2020-04-25T09:00:00-04:00 >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&nbsp;Colin Marshall&nbsp;takes a long look at the lasting aesthetic and architectural legacies of two of the late-20th Century&rsquo;s most visionary designers: John Portman and Syd Mead. Part compare-and-contrast, part-homage, Marshall&rsquo;s essay focuses on the outsize vision these two creatives projected into their work, and by extension, onto popular culture.&nbsp;</p>