The Glass House Philip Johnson

This tour includes a one mile walk on paths and grass.

The glass house philip johnson. Since its completion in 1949 the building and decor have not strayed from their original design. The glass house is a museum of architecture and art in new canaan connecticut located in an ensemble of buildings owned and designed by celebrated american architect philip johnson 1903 2005. Please note this tour is not available in december. I d always wondered what kind of person would live in the glass house and now i know.

Constant in his life was his aloof aristocratic persona. Both buildings were designed in 1945 48. The extended tour affords time to visit philip johnson s studio as well as the glass house painting gallery sculpture gallery outdoor sculpture and da monsta. Inspired by mies van der rohe s farnsworth house the glass house s exterior walls are made of glass with no interior walls a radical departure from houses of the time.

The glass house is one of the largest projects undertaken by the american architect philip johnson since this work began with a significant career as an architect and developer of the new architectural discourse has changed and even marked a significant understanding of the architecture of the twentieth century. Text description provided by the architects. Philip johnson s glass house built atop a dramatic hill on a rolling 47 acre estate in new canaan connecticut is a piece of architecture famous the world over not for what it includes but for. Inspired by mies van der rohe s farnsworth house the glass house by philip johnson with its perfect proportions and its simplicity is considered one.

Its owner and designer philip johnson had three careers each worthy of its own book. It was an important and influential. Philip johnson who lived in the glass house from 1949 until his death in 2005 conceived of it as half a composition completed by the brick house. Philip cortelyou johnson july 8 1906 january 25 2005 was an american architect best known for his works of modern architecture including the glass house in new canaan connecticut and his works of postmodern architecture particularly 550 madison avenue in new york designed for at t and 190 south la salle street in chicago.

Born to an upper middle class family he received a considerable inheritance in his youth. The glass house built between 1949 and 1995 by famed architect philip johnson in new canaan connecticut is one of the nation s greatest modern architectural landmarks. Johnson curated an exhibit of mies van der rohe work at the museum of modern art in 1947 featuring a model of the glass farnsworth house.