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Photos: Building on his father's legacy

Jarel Portman is making his mark on Inman Park.

Jarel Portman is shaping Inman Park with the massive mixed-use project Inman Quarters on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, in Atlanta. His father is Atlanta architect John Portman, who shaped much of downtown Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Jarel Portman (left) shares a laugh with partner Bruce Fernald while touring their mixed-use project Inman Quarters on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, in Atlanta. His father is Atlanta architect John Portman, who shaped much of downtown Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Jarel Portman is shaping Inman Park with the massive mixed-use project Inman Quarters on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, in Atlanta. His father is Atlanta architect John Portman, who shaped much of downtown Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Jarel Portman (right) with partner Bruce Fernald, is shaping Inman Park with the massive mixed-use project Inman Quarters on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, in Atlanta. His father is Atlanta architect John Portman, who shaped much of downtown Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Jarel Portman at work in his office at JPX Works, LLC, on Northside Parkway reflected in wall mirrors on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Jarel Portman (left) shares a laugh with his business partner Bruce Fernald after recently hanging their business sign JPX Works, LLC, at their Northside Parkway offices on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Jarel Portman (right) confers with business partner Bruce Fernald in Fernald's office at their JPX Works, LLC, while working on a project on Northside Parkway on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Jarel Portman walks out the main entrance to the 300 building on Northside Parkway leaving his newly opened JPX Works, LLC business on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Jarel Portman at work in his office at JPX Works, LLC, on Northside Parkway on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Jarel Portman poses for a portrait with his wife Traylor Howard-Portman in the living room of their home on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Jarel Portman looks on while his wife Traylor Howard-Portman prepares dinner in the kitchen of their home on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Atlanta. A sculpture by his father John Portman sits on the countertop. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

An accomplished musician Jarel Portman plays some acoustic guitar to unwind getting home from a day of work on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

A collector of art Jarel Portman explains a piece titled Clear Country he picked up in Beijing that now hangs in his home on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

John Portman answers an email on his tablet preparing to leave his home to return for some evening work at his office on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Atlanta. One of many pieces of art he has collected during his business travels decorates the home. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Jarel Portman pauses before answering a question during an interview in his office at JPX Works, LLC, on Northside Parkway on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

041614 ATLANTA: This is a copy of a family photo of Jarel Portman showing his 5th grade class photos from The Lovett School copied on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Atlanta. handout photo

Jarel Portman with his father John Portman during a groundbreaking for the Incheon 151 Tower at Songdo Landmark City, Incheon, South Korea, in 2008. Family Photo

Jarel Portman with his mother Jan and father John Portman during a family trip to France in 1982. FAMILY PHOTO

Jarel Portman with his mother Jan during the opening of the Marriott Markey in New York in 1984. FAMILY PHOTO

Exterior of Entelechy. Copyright 2009 Michael Portman, The Portman Archives, LLC

Hyatt Regency Atlanta; 1989 Michael Portman, The Portman Archives, LLC

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Jarel Portman is shaping Inman Park with the massive mixed-use project Inman Quarters on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, in Atlanta. His father is Atlanta architect John Portman, who shaped much of downtown Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

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