Philip Johnson

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Philip Johnson (1906-2005) was a prominent American architect. His best-known works are the Seagram Building (in collaboration with Mies van der Rohe), his own "Glass House," the AT&T Building (now the Sony building) in Manhattan, and the Crystal Cathedral near Los Angeles.

His style was creative, and he has about a dozen particularly famous works which include the so-called "Lipstick Building" in midtown Manhattan which has is a 34-story elliptical tower having a red granite-with-steel exterior (1986). It is a welcome relief to the tedious skyscrapers having sharp edges around it.

Three of Johnson's top 11 designs are places of worship, both Christian and non-denominational.

Museum of Modern Art

Johnson served as the influential head of the architecture department at the Museum of Modern Art, but a movement has attempted to cancel him there due to allegations of racism.[1]

See also

  • https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/moma-philip-johnson-fascist-views-legacy-1234587626/#!