...PJ outlived his talent when he was born, unfortunately...
in all seriousness though, he is a great patron for architects, helping to start the careers of countless younglings with plum commissions...we need more PJ's in architecture!!!
Maybe not when he was born. He deserves scorn, of course, but it's more honest if you put aside your cynicism and give credit for the good.
His Glass House -- basically his beat-Mies-to-the-punch Farnsley knockoff -- is, by some accounts, actually better than Mies', both from the standpoint of better no-compromise resolution of the 'closed' functions and in terms of livability.
The houses over the following decade were great variations on a theme, especially the ones like the Wiley House with their steel and glass boxes balanced on massive closed stone boxes.
The mid-60's vertically-stretched classicism has some interesting moments as well.
After that, yeah, you can call him any name you want.
I dunno... Farnsworth was a freestanding, self-sufficient pavillion in the middle of freaking nowhere. Johnson's glass house relied on the introverted windowless love den across the lawn to actually render it inhabitable, and it is in the middle of an estate with lots of other buildings which he actually inhabits. At his best, PJ had the money to execute works that the talented folks whose ideas he appropriated didn't.
Also, don't forget his Huey Long and Nazi episodes.
Philip Johnson Still Kicking
Can you believe Philip Johnson is still kicking?
Alive and well
To bad He out lived his own talent.
Date of Birth:
Current Age: 07/08/1906
Wow how long can he last?
tomorrow...I'll take care of it.
i've heard him say "listen kids", to the others on the panel table who were hejduk, eisenmen and stern.
He will live to 100 just to spite us all, and because he would love to throw that party.
the oldest whore on planet Earth?... ;)
The guy is a monument for those who believe that connections trump talent and integrity.
i would love to be there for his 100th birthday party! just think how fun and surreal it would be!
...PJ outlived his talent when he was born, unfortunately...
in all seriousness though, he is a great patron for architects, helping to start the careers of countless younglings with plum commissions...we need more PJ's in architecture!!!
Maybe not when he was born. He deserves scorn, of course, but it's more honest if you put aside your cynicism and give credit for the good.
His Glass House -- basically his beat-Mies-to-the-punch Farnsley knockoff -- is, by some accounts, actually better than Mies', both from the standpoint of better no-compromise resolution of the 'closed' functions and in terms of livability.
The houses over the following decade were great variations on a theme, especially the ones like the Wiley House with their steel and glass boxes balanced on massive closed stone boxes.
The mid-60's vertically-stretched classicism has some interesting moments as well.
After that, yeah, you can call him any name you want.
I dunno... Farnsworth was a freestanding, self-sufficient pavillion in the middle of freaking nowhere. Johnson's glass house relied on the introverted windowless love den across the lawn to actually render it inhabitable, and it is in the middle of an estate with lots of other buildings which he actually inhabits. At his best, PJ had the money to execute works that the talented folks whose ideas he appropriated didn't.
Also, don't forget his Huey Long and Nazi episodes.
phillip johnson is the mr. burns of architecture
I love his work on the Six Flags commercials
haha good one liebermester!
He was great in those ads lielermester.
But is kinda of sad to see how far he has fallen.
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