New Film: Conversations in Context featuring Beatriz Colomina + Felicity Scott, 2013 Tickets Available

New Film: Beatriz Colomina + Felicity Scott hosting Conversations in Context

The Glass House Conversations in Context program offers visitors the opportunity to join a leader in architecture, art, landscape, history or design for an evening tour of the Glass House campus followed by an intimate conversation and reception on the historic property. Stay tuned for 2013 Conversations in Context speaker line up!

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2013 Tickets On Sale Now!

Tickets for the 2013 Glass House tour season (May 2 – November 30, 2013) are available now

Enjoy the Pure Glass House, Site, Extended, or Focus Tours (Art, Landscape, or Architecture) with access to Philip Johnson’s architecture, fine art collection, and 49-acre curated country landscape.

Described as “the world’s coolest country home” by GQ Magazine, and just over an hour train ride from New York City, tickets to visit the Glass House are the perfect gift for the architecture, design or art enthusiast. Reserve today!

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Rendering of the proposed Cornell NYC Tech campus, Roosevelt Island, New York City. Credit: Kilograph 2012.

Join the Glass House Conversation

Join our online Glass House Conversation on campus design and urbanism hosted by city planner and urban designer, Raymond Gastil, going on now at glasshouseconversations.org!

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2013 Tickets Available + New Films with Michael Graves, Gary Hilderbrand + John Beardsley

2013 Tickets On Sale Now!

Tickets for the 2013
Glass House tour season
(May 2 – November 30, 2013)
are available now!

Enjoy the Pure Glass House, Site, Extended, or Focus Tours (Art, Landscape, or Architecture) with access to Philip Johnson’s architecture, fine art collection, and 49-acre curated country landscape.

Described as “the world’s coolest country home” by GQ Magazine, and just over an hour train ride from New York City, tickets to visit the Glass House are the perfect gift for the architecture, design or art enthusiast on your list.  Reserve today!

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New Films: Michael Graves, Gary Hilderbrand + John Beardsley hosting Conversations in Context

The Glass House Conversations in Context program offers visitors the opportunity to join a leader in architecture, art, landscape, history or design for an evening tour of the Glass House campus followed by an intimate conversation and reception on the historic property. Stay tuned for 2013 Conversations in Context speaker line up!

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Don’t miss the last chance to visit the Glass House this year! Tickets available now for tours running through December 9, 2012.
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To learn more about the Philip Johnson Glass House visit philipjohnsonglasshouse.org

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Tour Season Extended through December 9th

The Glass House tour season has been extended through Sunday, December 9th to make up for tours cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy.

Enjoy the rare chance to visit the site in winter and reserve today.
Tickets are available now!

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New Director + Glass House Conversations Film + Dine with Design Photos

New Director Welcome In late May, Glass House friends gathered at the Four Seasons Restaurant to welcome Director, Henry Urbach. The event was hosted by Frank Stella, Nadja Swarovski, John Bennett, Lisa Dennison/Sotheby’s and generously supported by Swarovski.View photos of the event and read Urbach’s vision for the Glass House to reemerge as a vibrant center for intellectual and cultural life.

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Dine with Design – Thank You!Thank you to all who participated in Dine with Design at the Glass House. Special thanks to the featured chefs and artisans and to our generous sponsors and media partners for their support.Click here to view photos from the event.

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New Film: Kenneth Frampton + Mark Wigley hosting Conversations in ContextThe Glass House Conversations in Context program offers visitors the opportunity to join a leader in architecture, art, landscape, history or design for an evening tour of the Glass House campus followed by an intimate conversation and reception on the historic property.

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Upcoming Conversations in Context 
July 19: Robert A.M. Stern, Dean, Yale School of Architecture, Founder and Senior Partner, Robert A.M. Stern Architects + Henry Urbach, Director, The Glass House (Sold out)
August 16: Michael Graves (Sold Out)
September 20: Gary Hilderbrand + John Beardsley
October 4: Beatriz Colomina + Felicity Scott
October 11: Michael Maharam + Paul Makovsky
November 8: Murray Moss + Francois de Menil

The Glass House is pleased to present Metropolis Magazine as a Conversations in Context 2012 media partner.

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Glass House Focus Tours
Select Mondays, 2:30pm
2-hour guided tour | $45 per person
Focus tours delve into specifics of the tour topic — Art, Architecture, or Landscape — including special access and alternate paths.
Art + Influence Focus Tours begin July 23
Architecture + History Focus Tours begin July 30
Landscape + Gardens Focus Tours begin October 1
Tickets to visit the Glass House during the 2012 season are
available now.

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Have you been to the Glass House?

Visit the Glass House this season to experience Philip Johnson’s architecture, art collection, and 47-acre curated landscape. Tickets are available now! Join a Site Tour. Participate in the Pure Glass House or Focus Tours. See Donald Judd’s newly restored piece, Untitled (1971).

 

“The world’s coolest country home.” -GQ Magazine

To learn more about the Philip Johnson Glass House visit philipjohnsonglasshouse.org

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Plein Air Afternoon & Fall Tours available through November

Plein Air Afternoons at the Glass House offer three hours of unstructured, unguided time on Philip Johnson’s 47-acre campus. Creative pursuits such as photography, painting, poetry are encouraged, as is simply strolling through Johnson’s canvas of modern architecture, landscape and art on your own.
November 16th is the last Plein Air this season – buy tickets now!

Tours of the Glass House run through November 30th – don’t miss seeing the Glass House with fall colors this year! 

Tours and Tickets available for the 2011 Glass House tour season (through November 30). To learn more about the Philip Johnson Glass House visit philipjohnsonglasshouse.org

Filed under: In the News, Tours + Programs, Glass House, Painting, Philip Johnson, Photography, Plein Air Afternoons, Poetry, Programs, strolling, Tours, Unguided, Unstructured

Message from the Director: Fall Foliage + New Tours at the Glass House

Sometimes, after a long drive on the Merritt Parkway (as beautiful as it is), I find myself cross and edgy from all the traffic.  I wonder why I do it.  But after only ten minutes walking on the Glass House grounds, I am once again calm and centered, glad to have arrived again at this beautiful location where the buzz of insects is more significant than any passing vehicles.  Lately, of course, the sounds of buzz saws have been prominent as New Canaan finishes the clean up after Hurricane Irene.  Although some neighbors were without power for up to a week due to the many downed trees and wires, our property regained power after four days.  We had a few trees damaged, but happily the Johnson/Whitney landscape plans and the constant vigilance of our groundskeeper ensured that no trees hit structures.  We were very lucky, but between damage and a week of cancelled tours, our annual breakeven budget took a hit of over $20,000 which we hope our generous admirers will help us regain.

September disappeared in a blur, although it was notable in the introduction of our new Pure Glass House tour, which is proving to be very popular.  Other highlights included a crush of Conversations in Context programs, including the always captivating Paul Goldberger, Tod Williams + Billie Tsien, and finally Gregg Paquarelli, Philip Nobel + Karen Stein.  Actually, they were all captivating!  Video from Paul Goldberger’s conversation has just been completed, with more coming soon.

October’s Conversations will be hosted by artist David Salle and architect Charles Renfro, beautifully reflecting the lives of David Whitney, curator and collector and Philip Johnson, architect and arbiter.  Another of our Plein Air Afternoons will be offered this month as well, intended for artists, photographers, writers or others who crave some extra unstructured time on the property.

For all you leaf peepers, there are still some weekday tour tickets available in October.   Personally I can hardly wait until the leaves begin to turn, changing this estate from a green oasis into a hot orange mecca—and by the way, changing Philip Johnson’s “expensive wallpaper” at the same time!

Rena Zurofsky

Interim Director, Philip Johnson Glass House

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Just Released: Glass House Tours Available Saturday September 17!

Photo by Eirik Johnson

Looking for something to do this weekend?
Come see the Philip Johnson Glass House!
Tours now available for the afternoon of Saturday, September 17th.

Philip Johnson Glass House Tours
Saturday, September 17, 2011:

Extended Tour
12:00pm »
1:30pm »
2:30pm »

Modern Friends Tour
3:00pm »

For more info on tickets and tours please visit our website at philipjohnsonglasshouse.org
Photo: Emily Leibin

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Tours Resume as Scheduled Tomorrow, September 2, 2011

Tours of the Glass House will resume as scheduled tomorrow, September 2, 2011.  The Visitor Center will also re-open at this time. Please call 203.594.9884 or email glasshouse@nthp.org with any questions or concerns.

http://philipjohnsonglasshouse.org/

Filed under: In the News, Hurricane Irene, Tours, Weather Advisory

Glass House Tours on Thursday, Sept. 1 Have Been Cancelled

Advisory for August 27 – September 1, 2011

UPDATE: Due to power outages and travel difficulties associated with Hurricane Irene, the Glass House Visitor Center will be closed until further notice and Glass House tours on Thursday, September 1 have been cancelled.  We will re-open the site for tours as quickly and safely as possible.  Please note a daily update will appear on our website at http://philipjohnsonglasshouse.org/, and all visitors will receive an email regarding the cancellation of tours one day prior to your scheduled visit.  Visitors with tickets for tours on Wednesday, August 31 thru Friday, September 2 may reschedule for later in the season at no additional charge. Please email glasshouse@nthp.org with any questions or concerns.

Filed under: In the News, Tours + Programs, Hurricane Irene, Tours, Weather Advisory