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Urban Glass House

Urban Glass House is a condominium building designed by American architect Philip Johnson in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Completed in 2006, it was Johnson's final project, as he did not live to see construction finished. The building's name is a reference to Johnson's earlier Glass House, located in New Canaan, Connecticut, although the urban building bears little resemblance to the…

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2006

Manhattan, Manhattan, United States

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Urban Glass House in Manhattan, United States

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Philip Johnson

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

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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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studio · New York, New York, United States

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