{"product_id":"glass-house-9781580931861b","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","brand":"Monacelli Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42870988669008,"sku":"9781580931861B","price":56.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781580931861-l.jpg?v=1785865831","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/en-ca\/products\/glass-house-9781580931861b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}