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Booth House (Bedford, New York)

The Booth House is a single-story modernist house in Bedford, New York. Built in 1946, the house was American architect Philip Johnson's first residential commission, and is a stylistic precursor to Johnson's better-known 1949 Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut. The house's concrete block and plate glass exterior is supported by steel beams and columns, and its interior features a large masonry fireplace. Its de…

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New York, New York, United States

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Philip Johnson

1906-2005 · New York, New York, United States

Role: lead architect

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Philip Cortelyou Johnson was an American architect who designed modern and postmodern architecture. Among his best-known designs are his modernist Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut; the postmodern 550 Madison Avenue in New York City, designed for AT&T; 190 South La Salle Street in Chicago; IDS Tower in downtown M…

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Philip Johnson

studio · New York, New York, United States

Role: designer

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