Philip johnson

In the late 1940s architect Philip Johnson distilled the principles of modernism into a residence of radical simplicity

Exploring the reasons why we demolish buildings and how we can rethink design longevity and lifecycles

Philip Johnson and John Burgee AT&T Corporate Headquarters New York 1980

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Philip Johnson (1906-2005) weaves his signature design elements - including a play with scale, landscape, minimalism, and classical architectural details - in both his residential and commercial projects. Philip Johnson, Pictured with his Design Model of the AT&T Building (now the Sony Building) in Manhattan, Completed in 1984. Examples include: the exterior of the AT&T Building (shown above), the exterior of Johnson's Lake Pavilion (shown below) on the property of his home in New Canaan…

Image 1 of 6 from gallery of Iconic Architects Photoshopped "Giving the Finger" in Support of Frank Gehry. Philip Johnson . Image Courtesy of Supporting Frank Owen Gehry

Nikil Saval writes about the twentieth-century architect Philip Johnson, who is the subject of “The Man in the Glass House,” a new biography written by Mark Lamster.

Glass House interior Philip Johnson, architect 1949