“Texture + Transparency” Takes Viewers on a Virtual Tour of the Glass House Complex
The series uses 3D laser scanning and motion-control photography to reveal new facets of the iconic estate.
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New Lighting from Workstead Takes Up Residence at the Glass House
The collection, called Archetype, makes its debut in an iconic Modernist home.
Let There Be Shade: A PoMo Church Looks to Gothic Architecture and Algorithms to Solve its Solar Problem
A renovation of the Phillip Johnson and John Burgee–designed Crystal Cathedral adds algorithmically-modeled shades to protect the congregation from the sun.
Just In: Snøhetta Unveils New Design Proposal for Philip Johnson’s AT&T Building
After its first design proposal for the now-landmarked Postmodern icon incited outcry from preservationists, the firm has revealed a pared-down revision, one that invites history and the public back in.
The Power and Paradox of Philip Johnson
Metropolis speaks with critic Mark Lamster about his recent biography of America’s original starchitect and the many contradictions he discovered along the way—from Johnson’s Nazi past, to his many reinventions.
The AT&T Building Is Officially New York City’s Youngest Landmark
Completed in 1984, the 37-story tower is considered a benchmark of Postmodernism as the first commercial skyscraper of that style.
Legendary Musicians Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto Reflect On Using Philip Johnson’s Glass House As An Instrument
The Oscar-winning composer and famed German electronic music producer released an album of the performance earlier this year.
VIDEO: Why the AT&T Building Matters
Robert A.M. Stern and Liz Waytkus, executive director of Docomomo US, discuss the importance of Philip Johnson's granite-clad skyscraper.
"Hands off My Johnson," Say Architects and Preservationists at AT&T Building Redesign Protest
Robert A. M. Stern was among those protesting outside Philip Johnson's Postmodern icon on Madison Avenue today.
Snøhetta Will Radically Remodel Philip Johnson's AT&T Building in NYC
The plan would replace the 1984 Postmodern icon's ground level stone facade with a new, glassy street front.
When Phyllis Lambert Painted Frank Lloyd Wright in the Plaza Hotel
Philip Johnson and Frank Lloyd Wright had a notoriously contentious relationship. Here's Phyllis Lambert's account (and painting) of their final encounter, before Wright's death in 1959.
MoMA's "How Should We Live?" Fails to Do Justice to Its Subject Matter
The Museum of Modern Art's latest exhibit revisits Modernism’s home remedies, but it misses the symptoms they were intended to treat.
Alfred H. Barr Jr. and Philip Johnson, Ambassadors of Modernism
In the 1930s, Alfred H. Barr Jr. and Philip Johnson became known as ambassadors of Modernism in North America, experimenting with Bauhaus concepts in both their work and their homes.
Roosevelt Island Bends to Market Pressure
The island's diverse community stands as a testament to a broader social coalition. New real-estate developments threaten to change that.
New York's Twilight Zone: Inside Roosevelt Island's Concrete Townscape
The first of a two-part series, the authors behind "Icon or Eyesore?" explore the Brutalist architecture of the city's strange island town.
The Glass House to Be Obscured by Mist for Art's Sake
To celebrate its 65th anniversary, the Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya will cloak Philip Johnson's famously transparent house in a thick shroud of fog.
What Exactly Makes a Building Memorable?
Architecture, if it’s any good, speaks to all of us
Philip Johnson on Power, Modern Architecture, and the Guggenheim Bilbao
Would the new Urban Glass House have made Philip Johnson cry?
Niels Diffrient: "Design Is Not Art Because Art Is Useless"
Niels Diffrient is a tinkerer, a fixer, and an ever-restless experimenter
