Philip Johnson

Author : Mark Lamster
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780316453493

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The Man in the Glass House by Mark Lamster Pdf

A "smoothly written and fair-minded" (Wall Street Journal) biography of architect Philip Johnson -- a finalist for the National Book Critic's Circle Award. When Philip Johnson died in 2005 at the age of 98, he was still one of the most recognizable and influential figures on the American cultural landscape. The first recipient of the Pritzker Prize and MoMA's founding architectural curator, Johnson made his mark as one of America's leading architects with his famous Glass House in New Caanan, CT, and his controversial AT&T Building in NYC, among many others in nearly every city in the country -- but his most natural role was as a consummate power broker and shaper of public opinion. Johnson introduced European modernism -- the sleek, glass-and-steel architecture that now dominates our cities -- to America, and mentored generations of architects, designers, and artists to follow. He defined the era of "starchitecture" with its flamboyant buildings and celebrity designers who esteemed aesthetics and style above all other concerns. But Johnson was also a man of deep paradoxes: he was a Nazi sympathizer, a designer of synagogues, an enfant terrible into his old age, a populist, and a snob. His clients ranged from the Rockefellers to televangelists to Donald Trump. Award-winning architectural critic and biographer Mark Lamster's The Man in the Glass House lifts the veil on Johnson's controversial and endlessly contradictory life to tell the story of a charming yet deeply flawed man. A rollercoaster tale of the perils of wealth, privilege, and ambition, this book probes the dynamics of American culture that made him so powerful, and tells the story of the built environment in modern America.

Author : Beatriz Colomina
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015079262971

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Philip Johnson by Beatriz Colomina Pdf

An illustrated collection of essays analyzing the work and cultural politics of the influential twentieth-century American architect Philip Johnson.

Author : Franz Schulze
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1996-06-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780226740584

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Philip Johnson by Franz Schulze Pdf

In this critically acclaimed biography, Franz Schulze probes the private and professional life of one of the most famous architects and architectural critics of the twentieth century. The only child of a wealthy Midwestern family, Philip Johnson was a millionaire by the time he graduated from Harvard, and in 1932 he helped stage the historic International Style exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. A patron of the arts and a political activists who flirted with the politics of Hitler, Huey Long, and Father Coughlin, he went on to create controversial and historical structures such as the Glass House, the Roofless Church, the AT & T Building, the Crystal Cathedral, and many more. Johnson's personal charms paired with his manipulative ploys—like his "borrowing" of designs—shine through in this biography. Drawing on Johnson's correspondence, personal photographs, and speeches, and on interviews with his friends and contemporaries, Schulze fills the biography with fascinating information on the architect's family, travels, friends and lovers, and his many buildings and spaces themselves. Franz Schulze is a professor of art at Lake Forest College. He is the author of Fantastic Images: Chicago Art since 1945, One Hundred Years of Chicago Architecture, and Mies van der Rohe: A Critical Biography.

Author : Franz Schulze
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Architects
ISBN : LCCN:94000291

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Philip Johnson : Life and Work by Franz Schulze Pdf

Author : Stover Jenkins,David Mohney,Philip Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110356032

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The Houses of Philip Johnson by Stover Jenkins,David Mohney,Philip Johnson Pdf

Until now, however, that house has not been looked at in the context of Johnson's many other house projects. This book, the first to comprehensively survey Johnson's residential work, not only brings to light a largely neglected side of Johnson's achievement, but freshly illuminates his entire career."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Maureen Cassidy-Geiger
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780847848362

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The Philip Johnson Glass House by Maureen Cassidy-Geiger Pdf

The first authoritative book on the history of the Glass House property—Philip Johnson’s fifty-year project of iconic modernist design, encompassing the remarkable buildings, landscape, and follies. From its completion in 1949 to the present day, Philip Johnson’s Glass House has drawn cognoscenti and the curious from around the world to New Canaan, Connecticut, to experience what might be the most photographed modernist residence in America. The property—an architectural playground on forty-seven acres with eleven Johnsonian follies dating from 1949 to 1995—is an icon of twentieth-century architectural and landscape design. The book chronicles how Philip Johnson and David Whitney, the architect and the plantsman, lived on the property for decades and used the landscape as an ever-changing canvas for their designs—the result of a unique synthesis of influences and ideas from across history and geography. New research reveals Johnson’s and Whitney’s interaction with the landscape and the evolution of the site from a five-acre parcel to a world-renowned gentlemanly estate for modern times. The Philip Johnson Glass House—beautifully illustrated with vintage and commissioned photography—will be a must-have for connoisseurs of architecture, landscape design, photography, and social history.

Author : Ian Volner
Publisher : Phaidon Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-29
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0714876828

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Philip Johnson by Ian Volner Pdf

A spectacular visual biography of one of the most celebrated architects and cultural icons of the twentieth century With his elegant suits and trademark round black glasses, Philip Johnson - a witty, wealthy, and well-connected architect - was for many years the most powerful figure in the society and politics of his profession. This impressively illustrated book traces his seven decades of larger-than-life influence, innovation, and controversy in the realm of architecture and beyond. Hundreds of images and documents, many published here for the first time, trace the remarkable life and career of a true legend.

Author : Frank D. Welch
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0292791348

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Philip Johnson & Texas by Frank D. Welch Pdf

"In this book, Frank Welch draws on interviews with Johnson, his professional colleagues, and the patrons who commissioned his buildings to discover why Johnson has done his best work in the Lone Star State. He opens with an overview of Johnson's formative years as an architect, leading up to his pivotal meeting with Dominique and John de Menil, who chose him to build their house in Houston in the late 1940s. Welch fully chronicles Johnson's long association with the de Menils and other wealthy Texans and the many commissions this produced, including the University of St. Thomas and Pennzoil Place in Houston, the Kennedy Memorial, Thanks-Giving Square, and the Cathedral of Hope in Dallas, the Amon Carter Museum and the Water Garden in Fort Worth, and the Art Museum of South Texas in Corpus Christi, as well as the numerous skyscrapers Johnson designed for Houston developer Gerald Hines, and several private residences."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Christian Bjone,The Images Publishing Group
Publisher : Images Publishing
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781864705249

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Philip Johnson and His Mischief by Christian Bjone,The Images Publishing Group Pdf

In the world of modern art, the idea of appropriation, or the conscious manipulation of the recognised world of another artist, has long been accepted as a legitimate strategy in criticism of the tradition of art authorship, challenging the context of viewing contemporary work and the manipulation of omnipresent media images. The world of art itself is fair game to be pillaged or mined in the production of new art, but there is almost no recognised equivalent aesthetic in architecture. Philip Johnson consistently dealt with the concept of appropriation and used it as a design strategy from the very beginning of his illustrious career. A singular taste-maker, Philip Johnson influenced art, architecture and design during the second half of the 20th century. Philip Johnson and His Mischief: Appropriation in Art and Architecture looks at the concept of appropriation and how Johnson’s style was influenced first by his mentor, Mies van der Rohe, and then by post-modern ideas and artists. This title serves to review Johnson’s body of work and show that, far from being a weakness, his use of appropriation was a major part of his innovative success.

Author : Hugh Howard
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-24
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781620403761

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Architecture's Odd Couple by Hugh Howard Pdf

In architectural terms, the twentieth century can be largely summed up with two names: Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson. Wright (1867–1959) began it with his romantic prairie style; Johnson (1906–2005) brought down the curtain with his spare postmodernist experiments. Between them, they built some of the most admired and discussed buildings in American history. Differing radically in their views on architecture, Wright and Johnson shared a restless creativity, enormous charisma, and an outspokenness that made each man irresistible to the media. Often publicly at odds, they were the twentieth century's flint and steel; their repeated encounters consistently set off sparks. Yet as acclaimed historian Hugh Howard shows, their rivalry was also a fruitful artistic conversation, one that yielded new directions for both men. It was not despite but rather because of their contentious--and not always admiring--relationship that they were able so powerfully to influence history. In Architecture's Odd Couple, Howard deftly traces the historical threads connecting the two men and offers readers a distinct perspective on the era they so enlivened with their designs. Featuring many of the structures that defined modern space--from Fallingwater to the Guggenheim, from the Glass House to the Seagram Building--this book presents an arresting portrait of modern architecture's odd couple and how they shaped the American landscape by shaping each other.

Author : Philip Johnson,Richard Payne,Hilary Lewis,Stephen Fox
Publisher : Hachette Digital, Inc.
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0821227882

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The Architecture of Philip Johnson by Philip Johnson,Richard Payne,Hilary Lewis,Stephen Fox Pdf

A comprehensive portrait of one of the last century's most influencial architects takes readers on a visual tour of his most spectacular achievements. 12,000 first printing.

Author : Birch Cooper,Jordan Hruska
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Architects
ISBN : 0984571728

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The Library of Philip Johnson by Birch Cooper,Jordan Hruska Pdf

Provides a look at the tastes and influences of architect Philip Johnson and includes a full inventory of Johnson's collection.

Author : Philip Johnson
Publisher : The Museum of Modern Art
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0870701177

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Philip Johnson and the Museum of Modern Art by Philip Johnson Pdf

This volume focuses on the architect Philip Johnson's long association with The Museum of Modern Art, with essays examining his roles as patron, as curator, and as the institution's unofficial architect from the late 1940s to the early 1970s.

Author : David A. Hanks
Publisher : The Monacelli Press, LLC
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781580934336

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Partners in Design by David A. Hanks Pdf

The 1920s and 1930s saw the birth of modernism in the United States, a new aesthetic, based on the principles of the Bauhaus in Germany: its merging of architecture with fine and applied arts; and rational, functional design devoid of ornament and without reference to historical styles. Alfred H. Barr Jr., the then 27-year-old founding director of the Museum of Modern Art, and 23-year-old Philip Johnson, director of its architecture department, were the visionary young proponents of the modern approach. Shortly after meeting at Wellesley College, where Barr taught art history, and as Johnson finished his studies in philosophy at Harvard, they set out on a path that would transform the museum world and change the course of design in America. The Museum of Modern Art opened just over a week after the stock market crash of 1929. In the depths of the Depression, using as their laboratories both MoMA and their own apartments in New York City, Barr and Johnson experimented with new ideas in museum ideology, extending the scope beyond painting and sculpture to include architecture, photography, graphic design, furniture, industrial design, and film; with exhibitions of ordinary, machine-made objects (including ball bearings and kitchenware) elevated to art by their elegant design; and with installations in dramatically lit galleries with smooth, white walls. Partners in Design, which accompanies an exhibition opening at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in April 2016, chronicles their collaboration, placing it in the larger context of the avant-garde in New York—1930s salons where they mingled with Julien Levy, the gallerist who brought Surrealism to the United States, and Lincoln Kirstein, co-founder of the New York City Ballet; their work to help Bauhaus artists like Josef and Anni Albers escape Nazi Germany—and the dissemination of their ideas across the United States through MoMA’s traveling exhibition program. Plentifully illustrated with icons of modernist design, MoMA installation views, and previously unpublished images of the Barr and Johnson apartments—domestic laboratories for modernism, and in Johnson’s case, designed and furnished by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe—this fascinating study sheds new light on the introduction and success in North America of a new kind of modernism, thanks to the combined efforts of two uniquely discerning and influential individuals.

Author : Allan Temko
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1013570367

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Eero Saarinen by Allan Temko Pdf

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