27 January 2005

"Enfant-Terrible" of American Architecture

Philip Johnson - Dead at 98
Architecture's Restless Intellect


Philip Johnson 1906-2005

Often considered the dean of American architects, Mr. Johnson was known less for his individual buildings than for the sheer force of his presence on the architectural scene, which he served as a combination godfather, gadfly, scholar, patron, critic, curator and cheerleader.

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