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Philip Johnson Glass House : Modern Connecticut Architecture
20th Century American Property: New Photos – home design by Philip Johnson Architect
21 Sep 2016
Philip Johnson Glass House Photos
New Photos of Philip Johnson’s Glass House
Photographs: Simon Garcia | arqfoto.com
Johnson House, New Canaan, Connecticut, USA

Date built: 1949

Design: Architect Philip Johnson

The Glass House was completed in 1949. It is a National Trust Historic Site on a 49-acre campus.

Inspired by architect Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House (Plano, IL, 1951), its exterior walls are made of glass, a radical departure from houses of the time.
The Glass House was the start of Philip Johnson’s fifty-year odyssey of architectural experimentation in forms, materials, and ideas, through the addition of other structures. These include the Brick House/Guest House, Pond Pavilion, Painting Gallery, Sculpture Gallery, Ghost House, Library/Study, Da Monsta, and the methodical sculpting of the surrounding landscape.

The campus serves as a catalyst for the preservation and interpretation of modern architecture, landscape and art.

Photos: Simon Garcia | arqfoto.com

11 Apr 2014
Philip Johnson Glass House Programs
Spring 2014 Programs at the Glass House
Glass House Presents
Glass House Presents is an ongoing series of public programs – including conversations, performances, and ga...