A particularly well-known and well-respected Connecticut modern house is the Philip Johnson Glass House. Designed by the architect Johnson and built on his 47-acre estate in New Canaan, the Glass House is considered a masterpiece in its use of floor-to-ceiling sheets of glass, set between black steel piers. The minimalist structure was planned in 1945 and finished in 1949. Johnson was inspired by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe‘s 1945 design for the Farnsworth House, located in Plano, Illinois, the construction of which was not completed until 1951. While the wealthy Johnson retained a residence in New York City, he would often retreat to his New Canaan estate, where the Glass House was only the first of several structures he would build on the property. After 1960, Johnson lived in company with his longtime companion, David Whitney, an art critic and curator, who helped with landscaping the grounds and collecting art for the estate. In 1986, Johnson had donated the Glass House to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, retaining a life estate lease. Johnson and Whitney died in 2005 and in 2007, the Glass House was opened to the public for tours. While there is an endowment for the property, maintenance and restoration costs for the various buildings remains high.
The Glass house and “The Brick House” should not be separate entries. They were designed and built as one composition and were always intended to be used as one. This is evidenced by the fact that the mechanical equipment for the glass structure is contained in the brick structure. The brick portion was always intended to be the guest sleeping quarters of the house.
Both Philip And David Died In 2005, Not 2005 & 2007.
They Died Within Months Of Each Other.
This Story Is Well Known Among Architecture Enthusiasts And Historians.
Sorry, I read it wrong!
where to find plans, sections and views of this house with the dimensions?