Learning from the Glass House

Susan S. Szenasy and Belinda Lanks report on a two day retreat at Philip Johnson’s Glass House: A Day at the Glass House July 13, 2009 – Metropolis

A small cadre of design professionals came together last Wednesday at Philip Johnson’s Glass House to discuss the thornier issues of Modern preservation….Among the compelling questions raised were: What steps should be taken to ensure the survival of important postwar structures, and how can architects find new lessons in those buildings while respectfully moving beyond them?

-Tanya