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'''Philip Johnson''' (1906-2005) was a prominent [[United States|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 in [[Manhattan]], and the Crystal Cathedral near [[Los Angeles]].
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'''Philip Johnson''' (1906-2005) was a prominent [[United States|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]].
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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.
    
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[[Category:Architects]]
 
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