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BY MICHELLE MCNEELY
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t the age of 92, Philip Johnson is still
stirring up the world of architecture.
Famous for designing buildings such
as the Penzoil Place in Houston and the
AT&T building in New York, the renowned
architect will soon leave his mark on the
Texas A&M University campus.
Johnson, along with A&M students, will
design a new building for the College of Ar
chitecture.
Johnson came highly recommended by
A&M Regent, John Lindsey. Lindsey sug
gested Johnson would be the perfect can
didate to make the first conceptual sketch
of the new building.
This semester, two sections of design
students in the College of Architecture will
have the opportunity to design the initial
building from Johnson’s sketch, while
landscape students will have the opportu
nity to design the exterior spaces for the
new building.
Ward Wells, Executive Associate Dean
of the College of Architecture, said the ar
chitecture students will receive benefits
from the hands-on experience.
“The project allows for the development
of a number of different classes and disci
plines for the architecture students at Texas
A&M,” Wells said.
Julius Gribou, head of the architecture
department, said at the end of the semes
ter when students are finished with their
designs, Johnson will return to critique the
students’ work.
“Very few architecture students will
have an opportunity like this in their life-
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and even to be critiqued
by Johnson. The model was constructed by A&M students.
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by a world-renowned architect like Philip
Johnson,” Gribou said.
J. Thomas Regan, Dean of the College of
Architecture, said Texas A&M University is
very fortunate to be able take advantage of
Johnson’s prestige and knowledge.
“It is an amazing opportunity for stu
dents to learn how a world famous archi
tect develops his ideas and to receive com
ments back on their work.
“It is something that they will never for
get,” Regan said. “Throughout their long
careers, the students will always remem
ber this experience.”
Since the building process usually takes
four to five years, current students work
ing on the project will not occupy the
building. However, the design students will
ultimately have the chance to visit the
building as former students.
Wells said Johnson has already visited
the A&M campus twice this year to talk to
architecture students and faculty members.
“He is an extraordinary man,’’Wells
said. “He is sharp on his feet, quick with
wit and has a very strong will.”
Johnson graduated from Harvard in
1930 with a oegree in architectural history.
He became the founder and director of the
Department of Architecture and Design of
the Museum of Modern Art in New York,
the first museum in the United States to ex
plore architecture as an art form.
Johnson and colleague Henry-Rusell
Hitchcock’s exhibition,“The International
Style,” introduced American architects to
European design. The style dominated ar
chitecture for 50 years and continues to in
fluence architects today. Johnson returned
to Harvard in 1940 to receive a bachelor’s
degree in architecture in order to practice
on a formal basis.
Johnson’s projects, both large and small.
reflect his distinctive style and creativity.
Johnson’s designs include the 51-story IDS
Center in Minneapolis, the New York State
Theater and the Crystal Cathedral in Cali-
photo courtesy of the architecture dept.
Architect Philip Johnson, made the first concep
tual sketch of the new architecture building.
fornia. He is also famous for designing the
“Glass House,” a single room walled en
tirely in glass.
In an interview with Charlayne Gault of
Online Newshour, Johnson said architec
ture should move people.
“Anybody can build a building, putting
some doors into it, but how many times
have you been in a building that moves
you to tears the way Beethoven’s Eighth
does,” Johnson said. “You know what it
is like to hear a piece of music. It ought
to be like that when you’re looking at ar
chitecture.”
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