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I like the thought that what we are to do on this earth is embellish it for its greater beauty, so that oncoming generations can look back to the shapes we leave here and get the same thrill that I get in looking back at theirs - at the Parthenon, at Chartres Cathedral.


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Author Bio


  • NamePhilip Johnson
  • DescriptionAmerican architect (1906–2005)
  • AliasesPhilip Cortelyou Johnson
  • BornJuly 8, 1906
  • DiedJanuary 25, 2005
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionArchitect
  • WorksCrystal Cathedral; Philip-Johnson-Haus
  • AwardsPritzker Architecture Prize; AIA Gold Medal