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    Philip Johnson was awarded the Pritzker Prize for the second time in 1981. He is known for works of Modern architecture like the Glass House in Connecticut and postmodern works like 550 Madison Avenue in New York City. The Glass House, built in 1949, was Johnson's own residence designed to resemble Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House.

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    Philip Johnson was awarded the Pritzker Prize for the second time in 1981. He is known for works of Modern architecture like the Glass House in Connecticut and postmodern works like 550 Madison Avenue in New York City. The Glass House, built in 1949, was Johnson's own residence designed to resemble Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House.

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    Philip Johnson was awarded the Pritzker Prize for the second time in 1981. He is known for works of Modern architecture like the Glass House in Connecticut and postmodern works like 550 Madison Avenue in New York City. The Glass House, built in 1949, was Johnson's own residence designed to resemble Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House.

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    The passage discusses the careers and works of Philip Johnson and Luis Barragán, both of whom were awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Johnson was awarded the first prize in 1979 for his works blending modern and postmodern architecture, while Barragán influenced architects through his dramatic use of light and emphasis on emotional architecture.

    Philip Johnson was awarded the first Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1979 for his works blending modern and postmodern architecture.

    Luis Barragán influenced contemporary architects through visual and conceptual aspects, striving for an 'emotional architecture' and combining raw materials with dramatic use of light.

    PRITZKER PRIZE

    WINNERS AND
    THEIR WORKS
    1979
    Philip Johnson (united states)
    American architect, best known for his works of Modern architecture,
    including the Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut, and his works of
    postmodern architecture, particularly 550 Madison Avenue (Formerly the
    AT&T Building and then the Sony Building), designed with John Burgee. In
    1978 he was awarded an American Institute of Architects Gold Medal and
    in 1979 the first Pritzker Architecture Prize.

    Glass house (1949)


    The Glass House or Johnson house, is a historic
    house museum at 798-856 Ponus Ridge Road in New
    Canaan, Connecticut. Built in 1949, it was designed by
    Philip Johnson as his own residence, and "universally
    viewed as having been derived from" the Farnsworth
    House design, according to Alice T. Friedman.
    It was designated a National Historic Landmark in
    1997. It is now owned by the National Trust for Historic
    Preservation.
    1980
    Luis Barragán (Luis Ramiro Barragán Morfín)(Mexico)
    A Mexican architect and engineer. His work has influenced contemporary
    architects through visual and conceptual aspects.
    Barragán won the Pritzker Prize, the highest award in architecture, in 1980
    and his personal home, the Luis Barragán House and Studio, was declared a
    UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004.
    Barragán visited Le Corbusier and became influenced by European
    modernism. Nonetheless, according to Andrés Casillas (who worked with
    Barragán), he eventually became entirely convinced that the house should not
    be "a machine for living." Opposed to functionalism, Barragán strove for an
    "emotional architecture" claiming that "any work of architecture which does
    not express serenity is a mistake." Barragán always used raw materials such as
    stone or wood. He combined them with an original and dramatic use of light,
    both natural and artificial; his preference for hidden light sources gives his
    interiors a particularly subtle and lyrical atmosphere.

    Torres de Satélite (1957)


    The project was originally planned to be composed of seven towers,
    with the tallest one reaching a height of 200 meters (about 650 feet),[citation
    needed] but a budget reduction forced the design to be composed of only
    five towers, with the tallest measuring 52 meters (170 feet) and the shortest 30
    meters (98 feet).
    Thus, in the first days of March 1958, the Satélite Towers were inaugurated as the symbol of the
    newborn and modern Ciudad Satélite.
    1981
    Philip Johnson (united states)
    American architect, best known for his works of Modern architecture,
    including the Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut, and his works of
    postmodern architecture, particularly 550 Madison Avenue (Formerly the
    AT&T Building and then the Sony Building), designed with John Burgee. In
    1978 he was awarded an American Institute of Architects Gold Medal and
    in 1979 the first Pritzker Architecture Prize.

    Glass house (1949)


    The Glass House or Johnson house, is a historic
    house museum at 798-856 Ponus Ridge Road in New
    Canaan, Connecticut. Built in 1949, it was designed by
    Philip Johnson as his own residence, and "universally
    viewed as having been derived from" the Farnsworth
    House design, according to Alice T. Friedman.
    It was designated a National Historic Landmark in
    1997. It is now owned by the National Trust for Historic
    Preservation.

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