Search results
Philip Johnson’s 190 South LaSalle brought Postmodernism to the heart of Chicago’s Loop. The historical references of its shape, color, design and ‘fit’ into its LaSalle Street environment make this an exclusively Chicago building.
Apr 17, 2023 · Located in Chicago’s Central Loop, the building was originally designed by John Burgee Architects with Philip Johnson in 1987. The postmodern lobby—which includes a 50-foot-tall, vaulted...
- Paula Pintos
The building's gabled roof pays homage to the demolished Masonic Temple Building by John Wellborn Root. A champion of modern architecture early in his career, Philip Johnson was profoundly influenced by, and also collaborated with, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
Dec 12, 2018 · In “The Man in the Glass House,” a new biography of Philip Johnson, we are asked to contemplate why the impresario of twentieth-century architecture descended into a morass of far-right...
- Nikil Saval
Architect Philip Johnson become a leader in this eclectic movement and designed many corporate office buildings. Unlike the abstract Neoclassical pediment crowning his most famous work, the AT&T Building (now Sony Tower) in New York City, the historical motif of Johnson and Burgee’s 190 South LaSalle Street Building was designed to be site ...
Beyond Chicago from the Air with Geoffrey Baer ... A post-modern skyscraper designed by Philip Johnson. ... Geo Coordinates. POINT (41.8798 41.8798) 190 South LaSalle ...
People also ask
When did Philip Johnson become a architect?
Which building did Philip Johnson design with Alan Ritchie?
Who was Philip Johnson?
How many works of Philip Johnson should architects visit?
He is best known for his works of modern architecture, including the Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut, and his works of postmodern architecture, particularly 550 Madison Avenue which was designed for AT&T, and 190 South La Salle Street in Chicago.
