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By Jackie Craven, About.com Guide to Architecture since 1999

Remembering Philip Johnson

Wednesday January 26, 2005
AT&T Headquarters (SONY Building) - Photo courtesty the Pritzker Prize page Architect Philip Johnson, who died at age 98, defined modernism and transformed the urban landscape in the United States. Johnson is perhaps best known for the "Chippendale" topped AT&T Headquarters (now owned by SONY) in New York City and Robert Schuller's Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California. Johnson's other buildings include the Transco Tower (now known as the Williams Tower) in Houston, the Glass House in Connecticut, and (with Mies van der Rohe) the Seagram Building in New York. Johnson had his critics, however, and there was a decidedly dark side to his personality.

Learn More About Philip Johnson
• Philip Johnson Facts and Photos, from About.com
• Remembering Philip Johnson, from National Public Radio
• Philip Johnson Biography, from the Pritzker Prize Page
• Philip Johnson Obituary, from CNN and the Associated Press
• The Dark Side of Philip Johnson, from the New York Times (free login required)
• Philip Johnson's Contributions To Achitecture, commentary by 13 famous architects in New York magazine
• The Architecture of Philip Johnson, a comprehensive guide by Stephen Fox, Philip Johnson, and Richard Payne (book)

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