his own residence, the Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut

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The Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut is a landmark modernist residence renowned for its minimalist glass-and-steel design and its influential role in 20th-century American architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf International Style building
architectural landmark
historic house museum
house
modernist residence
alsoKnownAs Philip Johnson Glass House
Glass House
surface form: The Glass House
architect Philip Johnson
architecturalStyle International Style
Modernism
category Historic house museums in Connecticut
Houses in Fairfield County, Connecticut
Modernist architecture in the United States
National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut
complexIncludes landscape with additional pavilions and structures
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Fairfield County, Connecticut
surface form: Fairfield County
designFeature flat roof
floor-to-ceiling glass walls
minimalist glass-and-steel design
open-plan interior
rectangular pavilion form
era mid-20th century architecture
function museum
private residence (historical)
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
surface form: National Historic Landmark of the United States

listed on the National Register of Historic Places
heritageStatus National Historic Landmark
influenced 20th-century American residential architecture
modernist house design in the United States
inspiredBy Farnsworth House
surface form: Farnsworth House concept by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
location New Canaan, Connecticut
surface form: New Canaan, Connecticut, United States
material glass
steel
name Glass House
notableFor extensive use of transparent glass walls
influential role in American modernist architecture
integration of architecture and surrounding landscape
openToPublic yes
ownedBy Philip Johnson
surface form: Philip Johnson (historical period)
significance icon of 20th-century American architecture
important example of minimalist modernist architecture
state Connecticut
town New Canaan, Connecticut
surface form: New Canaan
usedAsResidenceBy Philip Johnson

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Philip Johnson designed his own residence, the Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut