简介：PhilipJohnsonhasalwaysbeenontheforefrontofstylisticchange,andhispropertyinNewCanaan,Connecticut,isakindoflaboratorywhereJohnsonishisownbestclient.Itwastherethathebuiltthefamous“GlassHouse”hestillresidesin.Thisbuildinghasnowalls(thelandscapebecame“expensivewallpaper”);anaccompanyingguesthouse,bycontrast,hasnowindows,thoughitislightandsensuousinside.Wevisitthese,aswellasthegallerywhichhousesJohnson’sextensivecollectionofcontemporaryartonitsrevolvingwalls. “Mylatestfolly”,saysJohnson,“istobuildbuildingswithoutstraightlines…It’sthefirsttimeI’vehadabuildingIcan’tdrawandhavetodesignpartiallyasitgoesup.”Thisnewstructureisatthecoreofthevideo,andwegettoseethesculpturalbuildingfromitsinitialstagestocompletion.ThevideodepictsJohnsonatworkandtheimportanceofthearchitecturalact,theactualconstruction,andhowthebuildingsinteractwiththeirenvironment,inthiscasetheautumnleavesorsnowofNewCanaan.…