John Portman Professions : Architect Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by John Portman Buildings should serve people, not the other way around. John Portman buildings architecture people way We must learn to understand humanity better so that we can create an environment that is more beneficial to people, more rewarding, more pleasant to experience. John Portman better experience humanity people It is through accomplishment that man makes his contribution and contribution is life's greatest reward. John Portman reward man accomplishment life Architects in the past have tended to concentrate their attention on the building as a static object. I believe dynamics are more important: the dynamics of people, their interaction with spaces and environmental condition. John Portman environmental architecture people Similar Authors Ben van Berkel architect Bruno Zevi architect Bruno Freschi architect Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin architect Arthur Erickson architect Arne Jacobsen architect All Authors