Philip Johnson
Philip Johnson
Philip Cortelyou Johnsonwas an influential American architect. He is especially known for his postmodern work from the 1980s and beyond, as well as his collaborations with John Burgee...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionArchitect
Date of Birth8 July 1906
CityCleveland, OH
CountryUnited States of America
Philip Johnson quotes about
country nice glasses
It is wonderful to be in the country in a glass house, because no matter what happens out there, you're nice and safe, you know, cuddled in your little bed, and there it is, raging storms, snowing - wonderful.
culture architecture
The future of architecture is culture.
mistake feelings realizing
There's no worse feeling than seeing my buildings and realizing the mistakes.
originals
I got everything from someone. Nobody can be original.
badass bad-ass space
All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space.
funny beach hate
I hate vacations. If you can build buildings, why sit on the beach?
water use things-to-do
The best thing to do with water is to use a lot of it.
objects picks
Pick very few objects and place them exactly.
tradition
I call myself a traditionalist, although I have fought against tradition all my life.
looks thrill earth
I like the thought that what we are to do on this earth is embellish it for its greater beauty, so that oncoming generations can look back to the shapes we leave here and get the same thrill that I get in looking back at theirs - at the Parthenon, at Chartres Cathedral.
cities people challenges
Maybe, just maybe, we shall at last come to care for the most important, most challenging, surely the most satisfying of all architectural creations: building cities for people to live in.
anything-goes delight form
So now the floodgates are open to the delight of pure form, whatever its origin. Anything goes.
thinking people made
I think the collectors have made an enormous contribution, not only to the market but to painters themselves... These people that buy, that set standards, make everyone else itch to emulate.
school growth responsible
American megalomania is largely responsible for the growth of the Skyscraper School.