{"295391":{"#nid":"295391","#data":{"type":"news","title":"School of Architecture announces Portman Prize winners","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe 2014 Portman Prize, established by \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.portmanusa.com\/home.php\u0022\u003EJohn Portman \u0026amp; Associates\u003C\/a\u003E, has been awarded to Phebe Tam, a student in the Master of Architecture program in the School of Architecture.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMs. Tam was awarded top honors for her design, \u201cCastleberry Hill School of the Arts\u201d that puts emphasis on the quality of the learning\/teaching environment by means of daylighting, ventilation, acoustics, and thermal comfort. \u201cI believe in the power of space,\u201d said Ms. Tam. \u201cMy project is dedicated to simple geometry with great spatial experience; it is about light and transparency.\u201d Ms. Tam was born in Texas, raised in Hong Kong, and attended Baylor and Texas A\u0026amp;M prior to enrolling in Georgia Tech\u2019s M. Arch Program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPortman \u0026amp; Associates established this award in the year 2000 with the intention of encouraging graduate students to develop a holistic design approach that ties the big idea to the small detail. This year students were tasked with creating a design for a highly intelligent \u201chouse of learning.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs the first place winner, Ms. Tam received a cash prize and a paid summer internship with Portman. The second place winner, Mario Rodas, and third place winner, Melissa Doss, were also awarded cash prices for their outstanding design work, as were five Honorable Mentions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFrom its inception, the Portman prize has been about providing a link between the profession and the student,\u201d said Gordon Beckman, principal and design director at PORTMAN. \u201cIt has accomplished this and more; it benefits the profession by encouraging students\u2019 creativity and thought on a higher level.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Portman Prize is an annual competition within Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Architecture that brings some of the most distinguished architects from across the country to serve as jurors. This year architect Laurie Hawkinson of the NYC firm of Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects served as the visiting critic; and from Portman, Principal Gordon Beckman, AIA presented the award and Rob Halverson, AIA, NCARB, Senior Project Manager, sat on the jury.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We are grateful to John Portman \u0026amp; Associates for its sustained support of this visiting critic and design competition program,\u201d said George Johnston, chair of the School of Architecture. \u201cThe convergence of Portman\u2019s and the School\u0027s shared interest in advancing design quality by highlighting the art of architecture benefits the students, the profession and the community at large.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Portman Prize gives students an opportunity to gain significant recognition for their creative talents. It is our hope that this quest for recognition serves as an elixir or a catalyst for more inspired vision to achieve, excel and accomplish throughout their careers,\u201d said John C. (Jack) Portman, III, vice-chairman of Portman Holdings and John Portman \u0026amp; Associates. \u201cWe are proud that through our continued relationship with Georgia Tech, Portman is challenging future architects to think beyond their classroom and form their own visions for design.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn March 2014, Georgia Tech created the John Portman Dean\u2019s Chair \u2013 a move that recognizes one of the most prestigious levels of academic leadership and drives the College upward. The John Portman Dean\u2019s Chair greatly enhances the College\u2019s ability to attract and retain the very best academic leaders and provides the resources to meet pressing needs within the College and take advantage of emerging opportunities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor over a decade, Georgia Tech and Portman have partnered to advance the values of vision, creativity, and an entrepreneurial spirit, which are the fundamentals of Portman\u2019s human-centered design philosophy through the Portman Prize.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"School of Architecture announces Portman Prize winners"}],"uid":"27814","created_gmt":"2014-05-06 14:55:06","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:22","author":"Lisa Herrmann","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-05-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-05-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"295411":{"id":"295411","type":"image","title":"2014 Portman prize winners","body":null,"created":"1449244514","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:55:14","changed":"1475894995","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:55","alt":"2014 Portman prize winners","file":{"fid":"199382","name":"img_4975.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/img_4975_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/img_4975_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3210448,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/img_4975_0.jpg?itok=e-wYQV0c"}}},"media_ids":["295411"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"11496","name":"portman prize"},{"id":"167177","name":"School of Architecture"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELisa Herrmann\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDirector of Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Architecture\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-385-0693\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.herrmann@coa.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}