Philip Johnson
Philip Johnson
Philip Cortelyou Johnsonwas an influential American architect. He is especially known for his postmodern work from the 1980s and beyond, as well as his collaborations with John Burgee...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionArchitect
Date of Birth8 July 1906
CityCleveland, OH
CountryUnited States of America
reality law scary
Scientific naturalism is a story that reduces reality to physical particles and impersonal laws, [and] portrays life as a meaningless competition among organisms that exist only to survive and reproduce.
mean scary evolution
[Evolution] doesn't mean God-guided, gradual creation. It means unguided, purposeless change. The Darwinian theory doesn't say that God created slowly. It says that naturalistic evolution is the creator, and so God had nothing to do with it.
years people house
Some of the opera houses in Italy had to be burnt down because people could neither see nor hear. They gave up seeing years ago, but they did enjoy the music.
design wish cathedrals
I wish someone would ask me to design a cathedral.
gadflies chameleon
I'm a chameleon, so changeable. I see myself as a gadfly and a questioner.
art space design
Architecture is basically the design of interiors, the art of organizing interior space.
art building should
I wouldn't build a building if it wasn't of interest to me as a potential work of art. Why should I?
consistency mind lines
The first complete sentence out of my mouth was probably that line about consistency being the hobgoblin of small minds.
children frank havens
I haven't any wisdom - just a child like everybody else. I'm not as great as Frank Lloyd Wright.
thinking looks purpose
In my own work, I'd say I'm a classicist, but I look everywhere for my solutions. I don't study the toilet-living habits of my clients, although that's a popular approach. First, I think of every building in history that has been similar in purpose. Then I think of the functional program - that's a major part of the study.
Glibness will get your anywhere.
sleep nine bed
I get between nine and ten hours of sleep. Go to bed at 8:30 and get up at 6:00 or 6:30 if I oversleep.
beautiful purpose building
Purpose is not necessary to make a building beautiful.
fun years age
There's no such thing as old age. I'm no different now than I was 50 years ago. I'm just having more fun.