Editing John C. Portman Jr. (section)

==Criticism==
Portman was praised for his "cinematic"<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/03/how-1980s-atlanta-became-the-backdrop-for-the-future/388769/ |first=Kristi York |last=Wooten |title=How 1980s Atlanta Became the Backdrop for the Future |magazine=[[The Atlantic]] |date=March 30, 2015 |issn=1072-7825}}</ref> interiors artfully relating interior space and elements to the individual. In the 1960s and 1970s the placement of such buildings in America's decaying downtowns was considered salvation of the city centers, but some contemporary city planners are critical of such insular environments that "turn their back" on the city streets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1077&hl=y |title=John Portman |first=Robert M. |last=Craig |website=[[New Georgia Encyclopedia]] |access-date=January 7, 2018 |archive-date=March 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314152444/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/john-portman-b-1924 |url-status=dead }}</ref> For example, the [[New York Marriott Marquis]] with its 8-floor high lobby was praised as a "town square", but is now criticized by some for turning its back to [[Times Square]]. Nonetheless, at the time the hotel was built, due to the still-seedy character of Times Square, Portman's style of inwardly-oriented spaces made logical sense. Also, he did, in fact, design buildings (like [[San Francisco]]'s [[Embarcadero Center]]) that heavily emphasized pedestrian activity at street level.<ref>{{cite book |url={{Google books|lRPI11h-LzIC|page=153|plainurl=yes}} |first=James |last=Traub |author-link=James Traub |title=The Devil's Playground: A Century Of Pleasure And Profit In Times Square |publisher=[[Random House]] |year=2004 |page=153 |isbn=978-0375759789}}</ref>