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Glass House Study Tours – Spring 2016

Glass House + Breuer House Friday, May 6, 2016, 10:30am – 4:00pm
Visit two important examples of mid-century residential architecture on a one-day study tour of Philip Johnson’s Glass House in New Canaan, CT and the Breuer House on the grounds of Kykuit + the Pocantico Center in Tarrytown, NY. Tickets include lunch at the Pocantico Center.

Philip Johnson’s Manhattan Saturday, May 21, 2016, 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Visit several important examples of architecture designed by Philip Johnson on a half day walking tour of mid-town Manhattan. The tour, which will be led by noted Johnson scholar Hilary Lewis, will include the MoMA Sculpture Garden, exterior of the Rockefeller Guest House, AT&T (now Sony) Building, Lipstick Building, Seagram Building, and the Four Seasons Restaurant.

Gardens + Landscape Thursday, May 26, 2016, 10:30am – 1:00pm
Experience the gardens and landscape of the Glass House on a half day study tour led by noted scholar Maureen Cassidy-Geiger in celebration of the publication of her new book The Philip Johnson Glass House: An Architect in the Garden. Tickets for this program will include a complimentary signed copy of the book An Architect in the Garden.

Glass House + Grace Farms Saturday, June 4, 2016, 10:00am – 3:00pm
Visit two significant achievements in architecture on a one-day study tour of Philip Johnson’s Glass House and the newly opened River Building, designed by SANAA, on the grounds of Grace Farms in New Canaan, CT. Tickets include transportation between sites and lunch at Grace Farms.

The Glass House, 199 Elm Street, New Canaan, CT 06840