The future of architecture is culture. Philip Johnson architectureculturefuture Change image and share on social
There's no worse feeling than seeing my buildings and realizing the mistakes. Philip Johnson badlybuildingfelt Change image and share on social
I get between nine and ten hours of sleep. Go to bed at 8:30 and get up at 6:00 or 6:30 if I oversleep. Philip Johnson bedhouroversleep Change image and share on social
All architects want to live beyond their deaths. Philip Johnson architectdeathlive Change image and share on social
Doing a house is so much harder than doing a skyscraper. Philip Johnson hardhouseskyscraper Change image and share on social
If architects weren't arrogant, they wouldn't be architects. I don't know a modest good architect. Philip Johnson architectarrogantgood Change image and share on social
I call myself a traditionalist, although I have fought against tradition all my life. Philip Johnson callfightlife Change image and share on social
There's only one reason for my whole life, and that's art. Nothing else counts; nothing else gives me pleasure; nothing else gives me satisfaction. Philip Johnson artcountlife Change image and share on social
To me, the drive for monumentality is as inbred as the desire for food and sex, regardless of how we denigrate it. Monuments differ in different periods. Each age has its own. Philip Johnson agedenigratedesire Change image and share on social