![]() ![]() Welch says Pennzoil Place exemplifies Johnson's elegance and playfulness.įrank Welch: It presented to the public both a very sober building, and it is very sober. That's the building with "the crack down the middle," as Johnson once joked. ![]() Bank of America Center- now Republic Bank Center - a modern day cathedral to commerce with its gothic influence, and Johnson's breakthrough work in Houston, Pennzoil Place, built in 1976. ![]() Projects there include the Williams (Transco) Tower and its accompanying water wall. Johnson once claimed that he did his best work in the city. Nathan Cone: Houston embraced Johnson more than any other city in Texas. No one spoke about it as eloquently as he did, and he was an advocate of practicing architecture as an art to his last days. He took architecture very seriously and the art of architecture very seriously. ![]() He was cosmopolitan, but he was also very self-effacing and he didn't take himself seriously at all. Frank Welch is the author of "Philip Johnson & Texas" and says Johnson was attracted to Texas because Texans liked him so much.įrank Welch: He was very charismatic. Kennedy Memorial in Dallas, the Carter Museum of Western Art in Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Water Gardens, Corpus Christi's Art Museum of South Texas, and several large projects in Houston. Johnson's major works in Texas include the John F. Patrons John and Dominique de Menil jump-started the great architect's career in the Lone Star State with their commissions to design not only their Houston home, but the University of Saint Thomas. Nathan Cone: Philip Johnson designed over 20 buildings and public spaces in Texas, more than any other place, even New York. TPR's Nathan Cone spoke to the author of a book about Johnson's work in the Lone Star State. “Large ideas are the most well-suited to this heroic space.Architect Philip Johnson died on January 25, 2005. “The space comes alive when it is the site of large public events,” Peters said. Now though, the architecture building, especially the atrium, has become a well-loved space, said Peters. Johnson and his partner, John Burgee, changed the dimensions and used many of their signature postmodern elements.”Īt the time it was created, the building was considered to be a much-needed addition to a campus that, while impressive, lacked flair in the design of its structures. “Ledoux’s design was never implemented, so this is the only iteration of his work,” Essinger said. The University’s Architecture, Design and Art Library Coordinator Catherine Essinger emphasized the historical importance of Johnson’s design inspiration. After an open design competition was proposed and then later scrapped, University officials chose renowned architect Philip Johnson to head the project. In 1982, the UH administration was eager to finalize a design for the architecture building. Ledoux’s concept for the city of Chaux, originally proposed in the late 18th century, never came to fruition, nor did his original design for the “House of Education.” However, the unique look would not be left to rest in the annals of history. “It had originally been designed to be the ‘House of Education’.” “ was a post-modern interpretation of a project Ledoux made for his unbuilt Ideal City of Chaux, France,” Peters said. ![]()
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