Just North of Dallas' city center lies a lesser known mansion designed in 1964 by infamous architect Philip Johnson. With six bedrooms and seven full bathrooms, this 11,387 square foot home in Preston Hollow, known as Beck House, is the architect's largest home design.
At first glance, the building appears less like a residence than a museum, office or opera house design, as its design clearly leans on lessons learned from his design for The David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center (formerly The New York State Theater), which was completed in the same year, and other public building designs completed by his firm. The home is distinguished by several colonnades, a sprawling library and a palatial double-staircase in a gallery room.
According to the listing, the home sits on 7 acres which include "a media house, modernist cabana, pool and tennis court." The home is for sale at $19,500,000.
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Hmm. Surprised I haven't seen this one before.
Philip Johnson is a famous architect, NOT an infamous architect.
Being a Nazi sympathizer gains you infamy.
I'm getting some similar vibes as the Amon Carter Museum he designed in Ft. Worth ...
... bits and pieces anyway. Wonder how the two might be connected.
yes EA, also check out the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln, NEBRASKA! (go big red!):
https://sheldonartmuseum.org/a...
wow. this is marvelous.
Not feeling it. From the Google Earth street view it looks like one of those places where they store peoples ashes after cremation. The 'cabana' is nice but it looks like a copy of Mies van der Rohe's 1929 Barcelona Pavilion.
Whenever I see a good PJ project, I think of the anonymous intern who probably designed it.
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