Philip Johnson
American, 1906-2005
Proposed William Granger Ryan Fine Arts Center
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Philip Johnson
American, 1906-20051992
Proposed William Granger Ryan Fine Arts Center
Philip Johnson American, 1906-2005 →20th Centurymodelwood
Date
1992
Medium
Wood model
Dimensions
12.4 × 32.7 × 24.1 cm (4 7/8 × 12 7/8 × 9 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Seton Hill University through the Hyatt Foundation
Each of the museums seen here proposes a complex of independent units rather than concentrating all of its resources into one building. Reflecting the fragmented and complex agendas of these institutions, diverse elements are scattered throughout the sites in a cultural complex that functions like a city. In the case of Tadao Ando’s Villa Museum, the project is as much a part of the landscape as it is an exhibition space. For the Ryan Fine Arts Center, Philip Johnson proposed a strategy that allows for a more porous relationship between the college’s fine arts programs and other parts of the campus community.
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