Philip Johnson's Glass House

Among Johnson’s main inspirations for the Glass House were the plans for the Farnsworth House, a weekend residence van der Rohe designed for a wealthy client in Plano, Ill. Though work did not begin on the Farnsworth House until six months after the Glass House was completed, van der Rohe had begun developing ideas for the house years earlier through drawings that Johnson saw and admired.

• Splendor in the Glass