James F.

Porter, AIA Partner

Key Data
Jim Porter is a founding Partner of Altoon + Porter Architects LLP He has primary responsibility for . business and project management of the firms Asia business. He brings over 45 years of experience and is an expert in the design and planning of large mixed-use signature buildings, including institutional, commercial, office and historic preservation projects. In international practice, Jim has demonstrated continued success in managing numerous large-scale projects throughout the globe, particularly in Asia. Jim has lectured on design practice in the global marketplace at several venues for the AIA California Council, Urban Land Institute and the International Council of Shopping Centers.

Relevant Projects (cont.)

Sun Kingdom Town Center & Villas ChongQing, China Partner-in-Charge for a 36 hole golf community with over 400 residential villas, 30,000 sm of commercial retail, food & beverage, a 100 room hotel, and 2-90 room service apartment. Completed 2009. Far Eastern Department Store Taichung, Taiwan Partner-in-Charge for a 15 story, 150,000 sm department store in central Taichung, Taiwan. The main facade of translucent glass sail with LED screens and lighting provide a lively and dramatic nighttime faade. Currently under construction. Marina City Qingdao, China Partner-in-Charge for a 150,000 sm waterfront marketplace, adjacent to the 2008 Olympic Sailing venue. The project is a combination of open-air and enclosed with a collection of a 150 specialty stores, restaurants, bars, cinema, health club, and roof top food court overlooking Qingdao Bay. Completed 2010. YOHO Town New Territories, Hong Kong Partner-in-Charge for a new town center for a newly phased 240,000 sm mixed-use development in the Hong Kong New Territories including retail, entertainment, food and lifestyle uses with residential towers over retail. Waikiki Beach Walk Honolulu, Hawaii Partner-in-Charge for a new 100,000 s.f. 3-level lifestyle retail center and the renovation of five existing hotel towers and auxiliary facilities. Completed in 2007. Al Mamlaka at Kingdom Centre Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Partner-in-Charge for this innovative three-level atrium retail complex, which includes exclusive shopping areas for families as well as for women. Completed in 2001. Guangzhou FaFa Mall Guangzhou, China Partner-in-Charge for a 2.5 million square foot super regional shopping center with four distinctive precincts for different shopping and entertainment experiences. Currently under construction. Kowloon Station Development Master Plan Hong Kong Partner-in-Charge for the master planning of a 150,000 square meter mixed-use complex over MRTs airport express rail station. Warringah Mall Brookvale. Sydney, NSW, Australia Partner-in-Charge of the master planning phase for a $150 million renovation and expansion of an existing open-air and partially covered suburban regional shopping center.

Relevant Projects
Profession Architect Position Founding Partner Founded Altoon + Porter 1984 License Architect in California & 6 other states NCARB certified NABAR certified in China Professional History Charles Kober Associates, 1974-1984 Frank O. Gehry and Associates, 1971-1974 Parkin Architects-Engineers, 1970-1971 Architects Associated Long Beach, 1968-1970 Hugh Gibbs/Donald Gibbs, FAIA, 1967-1968 Professional Qualifications Bachelor of Architecture, University of Southern California, 1966 Professional Associations Member, The American Institute of Architects Member, Urban Land Institute Member, International Council of Shopping Centers Member, LA Headquarters City Association Board Member, LA Central City Association Member, LA Conservancy Civic Associations Active Member, USC Architectural Guild Board Member, USC Board of Fine Arts Councilors Former Board Member, L.A. Music Center Fraternity of Friends Member, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Founder, Music Center of Los Angeles Founder, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art Wuhan Shimao Carnival Center Caidian, Wuhan, China Partner-in-Charge for this approximately 500,000 sm mixed-use center. The project includes retail, hypermarket, cinema with Imax, hotel, restaurants and an indoor amusement park. Currently in Design Development. Nanjing Walsin C Nanjing CBD, China Phase I consists of a 300-room hotel, a 16-story office tower and 25,000 sm of retail and food and beverage in an open-air promenade format. Currently in construction. Nanjing Walsin AB Nanjing CBD, China Phase II of the Nanjing project is located at the center of the new CBD and consists of over 400,000 sm of commercial mixed-use including twin 220 meter tall office towers, a 5-star hotel, retail mall and a dedicated city park all connected to two subway lines. Currently in construction. Happy Valley Shopping Center Guangzhou, China Partner-in-Charge for an 85,000 sm, 8-story lifestyle retail mall, including a department store and cinema, located in Guangzhous new central business district. Currently under construction. Central World Bangkok, Thailand Partner-in-Charge for the renovation and expansion of an existing mall into a major 500,000 sm mixeduse, retail, entertainment and lifestyle center. A 7-story 350 meter long glass wall, with capability to project multiple LED images announcing the retail offer of the city, while looking over the Water Garden Plaza. The center also includes 350,000 sm of entertainment retail, cinemas, Bowling, Convention Center, a Hotel and Offices. Completed in 2007. Taman Anggrek Jakarta, Indonesia Partner-in-Charge of this 700,000 sm mixed-use project combining 2,900 condominium units in 8-36 story towers and retail on six levels. Includes a 1,200-seat food court, ice rink, cinema and community and dining facilities. Completed 1997.