PHILIP
JOHNSON GLASS
HOUSE
NEW CANAAN,CT 1949
THE GLASS HOUSE GLASS BY AMERI CAN ARCHI TECT PHILIP JOHNS ON IS CONSI DERED TO BE ONE OF THE MASTE R PIECE’ S OF MODE RN ARCHI TECTUR E. THE HOUSE IS LOCAT ED WITHIN JOHNSON’S ESTATE IN NEW CANA AN CONN ECTICU T. PHILIP JOHNS ON IS CONSI DERED TO BE ONE OF THE PIONE ERS AND REVOL UTION IST THAT PROM OTED THE INTERN ATION AL STYLE, EVOLV ING FROM THE BAUHA US SCHOO L. THE HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1949 AS ONE OF THE FIRST WORK S OF JOHNS ON AS A GRADU ATE ARCHI TECT WITH GREAT INFLUE NCE FROM HIS FRIEND AND MENTO R WELL KNOW N GERMA N ARCHI TECT LUDWI G MIES VAN DER ROHE. JOHNS ON WHO HAD STUDY PHILOS OPHY AND HISTOR Y HAD A GREAT FASCIN ATION FOR SIMPLI CITY. HIS WORK S WERE APPRO ACH WITH A MINIM AL APTITU DE, BUT ALWAY S WITH A GREAT SENSIT IVITY FOR THE HUMA N EXPERI ENCE THROU GH MATER IALS, AND FORMS . THE GLASS HOUSE AS JOHNS ON DESCR IBE IT “HAS THE MOST INVALU ABLE WALLP APER ANY HOUSE COULD HAVE” . THE USE OF GLASS AND THE LACK OF PARTIT IONS PROM OTED THIS VISION OF JOHNS ON’S IDEA OF IMPLIE D SPACE S BY THE USE OF FURNIT URE. THE HOUSE CONSI ST OF ONE MAIN SPACE WITH MANY SPACE S WITHIN IT. THE USED OF A STEEL STRUC TURE PROVI DED THIS OPENE SS AND LIBERT Y WITHIN THE SPACE . THE GLASS HOUSE IS THE ULTIMA TE EXPRES SION THAT EMPLO YS THE IDEA THAT WITH THE RIGHT USED OF THE MINIM AL ESSENT IALS A LOT IS OBTAIN .
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