Philip Johnson's Quotes

Architecture is basically the design of interiors, the art of organizing interior space.

Philip Johnson

I like the thought that what we are to do on this earth is embellish it for its greater beauty, so that oncoming generations can look back to the shapes we leave here and get the same thrill that I get in looking back at theirs - at the Parthenon, at Chartres Cathedral.

Philip Johnson

All architects want to live beyond their deaths.

Philip Johnson

The future of architecture is culture.

Philip Johnson

Don't build a glass house if you're worried about saving money on heating.

Philip Johnson

I haven't any wisdom - just a child like everybody else. I'm not as great as Frank Lloyd Wright.

Philip Johnson

All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space.

Philip Johnson

Architecture is the art of how to waste space.

Philip Johnson

I wish someone would ask me to design a cathedral.

Philip Johnson