Philip Johnson

Born: 1906 | Cleveland, Ohio

Died: 2005 | New Canaan, Connecticut

Practice: Johnson/Burgee Architects (1967)

Awards: AIA Gold Medal (1978), Pritzker Prize (1979)

Projects: 550 Madison Avenue, Crystal Cathedral, Glass House, IDS Tower, PPG Place


Glass House, New Canaan, Connecticut (1948-1949)

Glass House by Philip Johnson © Staib CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Rockefeller Guest House, New York, NY, USA (1950)

Rockefeller Guest House by Philip Johnson © Epicgenius CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Seagram Building, New York, New York (1956-1958)

Seagram Building by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe with Philip Johnson © Ken Ohyama CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TX, USA (1961)

Amon Carter Museum by Philip Johnson © Renelibrary CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

David H. Koch Theater, New York, NY, USA (1964)

David H. Koch Theater by Philip Johnson © Jay Suresh CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, Dallas, TX, USA (1970)

John F. Kennedy Memorial by Philip Johnson © PLBthetoonist CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Rothko Chapel, Houston, Texas (1971)

Rothko Chapel by Philip Johnson © WhisperToMe CC BY-SA 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons

IDS Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA (1972)

IDS Center by Philip Johnson © Michael Hicks CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, New York University, New York, NY, USA (1973)

NYU Bobst Library by Philip Johnson © Ajay Suresh CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Ft Worth Water Gardens, Ft Worth, TX, USA (1974)

Ft Worth Water Gardens by Philip Johnson © David R. Tribble CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Thanksgiving Square, Dallas, Texas (1976)

Thanksgiving Square by Philip Johnson photo by Carol M. Highsmith (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons

Pennzoil Place I & II, Houston, TX, USA (1976)

Pennzoil Place by Philip Johnson © Bobak Ha’Eri CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, CA, USA (1980)

Crystal Cathedral by Philip Johnson © Nepenthes CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

1-3 Post Oak Central, Houston, TX, USA (1975-1982)

Post Oak Central by Philip Johnson © WhisperToMe CC BY-SA 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Bank of America Center, Houston, TX, USA (1983)

Pennzoil Place & Bank of America Plaza by Philip Johnson © Agsftw CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

550 Madison Avenue, New York, New York (1978-1984)

550 Madison Avenue by Philip Johnson and John Burgee © David Shinbone CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (1984)

PPG Place by Philip Johnson © CC BY-SA 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons

University of Houston Hines College of Architecture, Houston, Texas (1983 – 1985)

Hines College by Philip Johnson © RJN2 CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Gerald D. Hines WaterWall, Houston, TX, USA (1985)

Hines Waterfall by Philip Johnson © Sitao Xiang CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Lipstick Building, New York, NY, USA (1986)

Lipstick Building by Philip Johnson © ajay Suresh CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

190 South La Salle Street, Chicago, IL, USA (1987)

190 South La Salle Street by Philip Johnson © Epicgenius CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Ally Detroit Center, Detroit, MI, USA (1993)

Ally Detroit Center by Philip Johnson © JJonahJackalope CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

University of St. Thomas Chapel of St Basil, Houston, Texas (1997)

Chapel of St Basil by Philip Johnson © Bobak Ha’Eri CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Urban Glass House, New York, NY, USA (2006)

Urban Glass House by Philip Johnson © Bangabandhu CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Other Notable Work from Phillip Johnson

MOMA Sculpture Garden, New York City, New York (1952 – 1953)