Philip Johnson

(1906–2007) amerikansk arkitekt (1906–2005)

Philip Johnson (United States, 1906–2007) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Philip Johnson belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Philip Johnson was born in Cleveland and died in New Canaan. Philip Johnson trained at Harvard Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, and Hackley School. Wikidata associates Philip Johnson with postmodern architecture. Philip Johnson became a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The awards include Pritzker Architecture Prize, AIA Gold Medal, AIGA Medal, and National Medal of Arts.

The best-known works include ‘Crystal Cathedral’ and ‘Philip Johnson House’. The catalogue has 28 buildings by Philip Johnson. The dated buildings span the years 1887–1996. The buildings are in places such as Houston, Manhattan, Fort Worth, Atlanta, and San Francisco. They are in 4 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Philip Johnson belong to the styles ‘Postmodernism’, ‘Post-war modernism’, and ‘Historicism’.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Catherine Bauer Wurster trut, Carlo Scarpa, Aulis Blomstedt, Maja Melandsø, and Sune Lindström.