Philip Johnson's Glass House #2
by Carol M Highsmith
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Philip Johnson's Glass House #2
Artist
Carol M Highsmith
Medium
Photograph - Prints, Posters & Canvas
Description
The Glass House, designed by architect Philip Johnson, was a remarkable achievement when it was completed in 1949. It began an odyssey of architectural experimentation in forms, materials, and ideas through the addition of many new "pavilions" -- Guest House, Lake Pavilion, Painting Gallery, Sculpture Gallery, Ghost House, Studio, and Visitors Pavilion -- and the methodical sculpting of the surrounding landscape.
The 47-acre campus is an example of the successful preservation and interpretation of modern architecture, landscape, and art. 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.
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March 19th, 2014
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