Architectural Icon Philip Johnson Retires from Philip Johnson/Alan Ritchie Architects.NEW CANAAN New Canaan (kā`nən), town (1990 pop. 17,864), Fairfield co., SW Conn.; settled c.1700, inc. 1801. It is mainly a residential town and suburb of nearby New York City. Silvermine Guild Arts Center is located there. , Conn. -- Philip Johnson/Alan Ritchie Architects: --Philip Johnson, who turned 98 in July, announced he is withdrawing from the architectural practice of Philip Johnson/Alan Ritchie Architects (PJAR). The firm will continue to operate under the leadership of his long-time partner and collaborator, Alan Ritchie. Ritchie intends to integrate his own design capabilities with an experienced staff and young design talent to pursue Johnson's philosophy and design excellence for which the firm has long been respected. Twentieth Century architectural icon, Philip Johnson See Phillip Johnson for others with a similar name Philip Cortelyou Johnson (July 8, 1906– January 25, 2005) was an influential American architect. With his thick, round-framed glasses, Johnson was the most recognizable figure in American architecture for decades. , who recently turned 98, announced from his famous Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut New Canaan is a wealthy town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Stamford, on the Five Mile River. In 1900, 2,968 people lived in New Canaan, and in 1910, 3,667. The population was 19,395 at the 2000 census. , that he is withdrawing from architectural practice and from his firm, Philip Johnson/Alan Ritchie Architects. "I am leaving the firm in good hands to my partner of 10 years and design collaborator for over 27, Alan Ritchie, who will continue our quality and design excellence," Johnson said. "Alan is now representing me, and I am confident he will continue the legacy of Philip Johnson/Alan Ritchie Architects." "We will miss Philip, but we are fortunate the firm is stronger than ever," Alan Ritchie said. "Philip and I have created a firm steeped in Philip's design philosophy, and one that integrates influences from me, an experienced design staff, several who have worked with us for well over 10 years, and new design talent capable of exciting architecture." Known for his wit, flair for performance, creativity, and ability to integrate what is best in architecture, Philip Johnson is retiring after 60 years in practice. He continued to work in the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of office until last fall, reporting like clockwork clock·work n. A mechanism of geared wheels driven by a wound spring, as in a mechanical clock. Idiom: like clockwork With machinelike regularity and precision; perfectly: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and more recently maintaining a vocal presence from his home in New Canaan. "Philip has said he hopes to be remembered for his lifelong passions for architecture and art history and for his constant desire for change," Ritchie said. "The public, fellow architects, students of architecture, and architecture critics will, no doubt, sculpt sculpt v. sculpt·ed, sculpt·ing, sculpts v.tr. 1. To sculpture (an object). 2. To shape, mold, or fashion especially with artistry or precision: his epitaph epitaph, strictly, an inscription on a tomb; by extension, a statement, usually in verse, commemorating the dead. The earliest such inscriptions are those found on Egyptian sarcophagi. in frank and eloquent terms." The Philip Johnson/Alan Ritchie Architects (PJAR) website is www.pjar.com. |
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