A tale of two houses: the all-glass masterworks by Philip Johnson and Mies van der Rohe are less connected than they seem.(perspective)

Residential Architect | April 1, 2005| | Copyright

With the death of Philip Johnson at 98, America has lost one of its most prominent architects. In Johnson's New York Times obituary Paul Goldberger wrote, "Mr. Johnson was known less for his individual buildings than for the sheer force of his presence on the architectural scene." Goldberger suggests, as did Johnson himself, that neither the architect's individual buildings nor the mercurial array of designs characterizing his career are of lasting significance. While Johnson has been praised as a champion of theoretical ideas in architecture, most critics have dismissed even ...

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