Following an extensive restoration, the Brick House, the other half of the architect’s famous Glass House, is once again receiving visitors. The architect Philip Johnson covered the small guesthouse ...

Famed architect Philip Johnson's first-ever commissioned home—built just three years before his iconic Glass House project—is on the market for $1.9 million. Known as The Booth House, the home is in ...

The transparent material has long been a go-to for modern architects who want to make a statement. Surprisingly, it was as provocative in 2002 as it was in 1931. As a part of our 25th-anniversary ...

Designed by McLean Quinlan Architects, the Devon Passivhaus combines contemporary architecture with a rustic outdoor setting. The modern passive house uses a minimalist-yet-elegant brick wall as its ...

Designed as guest quarters, the Brick House was built adjacent to its famous glazed neighbor. Photo courtesy The Glass House Originally, the Brick House, completed in 1949 just months before the Glass ...

For years, glass curtain façades have been de rigueur for hot new condos. While they have not faded from view, more affordable and traditional-looking glass bricks are coming back in fashion.

‘‘Is it architecture?” Frank Lloyd Wright famously asked of Philip Johnson’s Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut. Seventy-five years later there’s no question. Today this midcentury minimalist ...

The freshly launched 2024 visitor season at Philip Johnson’s Glass House is a significant one. Not only does the National Trust for Historic Preservation–owned house museum’s namesake dwelling turn 75 ...