Bibliograph

The man in the glass house, Philip Johnson, architect of the modern century, Mark Lamster

Type

Label

The man in the glass house, Philip Johnson, architect of the modern century, Mark Lamster

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-490) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The man in the glass house

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1059578638

Responsibility statement

Mark Lamster

Sub title

Philip Johnson, architect of the modern century

Summary

When Philip Johnson died in 2005 at the age of 98, he was still one of the most recognizable--and influential--figures on the American cultural landscape. The first recipient of the Pritzker Prize and MoMA's founding architectural curator, Johnson made his mark as one of America's leading architects with his famous Glass House in New Caanan, CT, and his controversial AT&T Building in NYC, among many others in nearly every city in the country--but his most natural role was as a consummate power broker and shaper of public opinion

Target audience

adult

Classification