{"product_id":"glass-house-9781580931861","title":"Glass House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Glass House, designed by celebrated architect Philip Johnson as a personal retreat, is an icon of modern architecture. This volume features a specially commissioned suite of photographs, taken throughout the four seasons, by renowned architectural photographer Michael Moran\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA crystalline box set in a serene New England landscape, the house is now owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which will open it to visitors in April 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohnson used his property near New Canaan, Connecticut, as an architectural laboratory, adding nine additional structures over a forty-year period. Among them are the Ghost House, a chain-link tribute to Frank Gehry, and the witty, bright red Gate House. Glass House is a unique presentation of the Glass House complex in words and photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompiled by eminent critic Toshio Nakamura under the sponsorship of YKK AP Inc., the volume features a specially commissioned suite of photographs, taken throughout the four seasons, by renowned architectural photographer Michael Moran, including cross-processed images and images taken with infrared film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe deluxe graphic presentation, with distinctive paper stocks and foldout pages reproducing Johnson's original drawings, was conceived by designer Michael Rock of 2x4.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Monacelli Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781580931861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 13.14h x 9.78w x 0.82d","brand":"Philip Johnson,Toshio Nakamura","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52051761103029,"sku":"9781580931861","price":80.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b13a415f-16fa-4130-90ae-8ca17664cc92.jpg?v=1764047836","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/glass-house-9781580931861","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}