Phillip Johnson:
Diary of an eccentric Architect  
Documentary (55 min.)

Philip Johnson is arguably America’s most renowned living architect. Revered and reviled, he is credited for making careers and criticized for being a chameleon. His variously styled buildings punctuate the skyline of nearly every American city, however, the greatest commission of his life has been his own. His status as a world class architect was established with the completion of hiss Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut in 1949. At the time, the New York Times reported throngs of onlookers creating traffic jams on Ponus Ridge Road. Since them, his estate has served as a laboratory for his constantly evolving architectural ideas, a sort of diary by an eccentric architect. The film profiles the architect in his most carefully constructed environment. In his 91^st year, he is an endearing combination of contemplative, wise and irreverent. Johnson takes the viewer on a personal trip through each of the eight structures he has placed in an obsessively manicured 40-acre landscape; the Glass House, Guest House, Pavilion…As he discusses the history and design influences of each building, his idiosyncrasies and creative process are intimately revealed.