NEW YORK - From the austere "Glass House" home he crafted in the woods of Connecticut to the Chippendale-topped AT&T Building that complicated New York City's skyline, master architect Philip Johnson reshaped architecture as many times as he redefined his own style.
In an extensive career that saw him move from museum curator to designer of opulent corporate headquarters, Johnson distinguished himself as one of the nation's most versatile architects.
Johnson, whose trademark black-framed owl-shaped glasses made him as recognizable as his often controversial designs, died Tuesday at his landmark home in New Canann, Conn., according to Joel S. Ehrenkranz, his lawyer, and John Elderfield, a curator at the Museum of Modern Art. He was 98.
"The world has lost a towering force who defined the art and practice of architecture in the 20th century," said architect Daniel Libeskind, the master planner for the new World Trade Center.
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