PHILIP JOHNSON (1979)

 First Pritzker laureate

 Before 36, had been client, critic, author, historian, museum director, but not an
architect
 Designed a residence for himself in New Canaan, Connecticut for his master
degree thesis, the now famous Glass House (Modern)
 Coined the term "International School of Architecture" for an exhibition at MOMA
 Collaborated with Mies on what has been described as the continent's finest
high-rise building, the Seagram Building in New York
 Most controversial building of his career—the AT&T headquarters in New York
with its so-called "Chippendale" top (Postmodern)
 was gay, and has been called "the best-known openly gay architect in America

WORKS
1. GLASS HOUSE

 Johnson’s own residence

 "universally viewed as having been derived from" the Farnsworth House design
 an example of early use of industrial materials such as glass and steel in home
design
 The kitchen, dining and sleeping areas were all in one glass-enclosed room, the
exterior sides are charcoal-painted steel and glass
 views of the landscape are its "wallpaper" 
2. 550 Madison Avenue, New York (formerly Sony Tower; AT&T Building)

 former headquarters
of Sony Corporation of
America
 became immediately controversial
for its ornamental top (sometimes
mocked as "Chippendale")
 The effect the building had on the
public at large has been described
as legitimizing the postmodern
architecture movement on the
world stage
 7-storey arched entranceway
3. CRYSTAL CATHEDRAL, California

 was touted as "the largest glass building in the world" when it was completed in
1981
 the building is expected to be consecrated and formally renamed Christ
Cathedral, the seat of the Diocese of Orange on July 17, 2019
4. AMON CARTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, Texas

 collection is particularly focused on portrayals of the Old West by Frederic

Remington and Charles M. Russell, artworks depicting nineteenth-century
exploration and settlement of the North American continent, and masterworks
that are emblematic of major turning points in American art history
 spectacular view from the proposed museum’s building site on a gently sloping
hillside overlooking downtown Fort Worth
 Johnson placed the museum building as far up the hillside as possible in order to
maximize this panoramic view to the east.