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John Burgee is an American architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
 important in Postmodern architecture
Postmodern architecture

Postmodern architecture was an international style whose first examples are generally cited as being from the 1950s, and which continues to influence present-day architecture....
. 1956 graduate of University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a private Roman Catholic Church University located in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. It was founded by Father Edward Sorin, Congregation of Holy Cross, who was also the school's first president....
, USA, School of Architecture. Burgee's honors also include the Reynolds Prize in Architecture. Burgee served on Notre Dame's Board of Trustees from 1988 until April when he was named trustee emeritus. He also has served on the School of Architecture's Advisory Council since 1982. In 2004, he received the Orlando T. Maione Award for distinguished contributions to the School of Architecture

968, Burgee and the late architect Philip Johnson
Philip Johnson

Philip Cortelyou Johnson was an influential American architect. With his thick, round-framed glasses, Johnson was the most recognizable figure in American architecture for decades....
 established Johnson/Burgee Architects in Manhattan.

Their collaborations include:

"Johnson-Burgee firm moved in 1986 into the elliptical skyscraper at 885 Third Avenue, between 53rd and 54th Streets.






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John Burgee is an American architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
 important in Postmodern architecture
Postmodern architecture

Postmodern architecture was an international style whose first examples are generally cited as being from the 1950s, and which continues to influence present-day architecture....
. 1956 graduate of University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a private Roman Catholic Church University located in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. It was founded by Father Edward Sorin, Congregation of Holy Cross, who was also the school's first president....
, USA, School of Architecture. Burgee's honors also include the Reynolds Prize in Architecture. Burgee served on Notre Dame's Board of Trustees from 1988 until April when he was named trustee emeritus. He also has served on the School of Architecture's Advisory Council since 1982. In 2004, he received the Orlando T. Maione Award for distinguished contributions to the School of Architecture

Johnson/Burgee Architects

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In 1968, Burgee and the late architect Philip Johnson
Philip Johnson

Philip Cortelyou Johnson was an influential American architect. With his thick, round-framed glasses, Johnson was the most recognizable figure in American architecture for decades....
 established Johnson/Burgee Architects in Manhattan.

Their collaborations include:
  • AEGON Center
    AEGON Center

    The AEGON Center is a skyscraper in Downtown Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky and located at 400 West Market Street. The 35-story, high structure was designed by architect John Burgee with Philip Johnson and was completed in 1993 at the cost of $100 million ....
    , Louisville
    Downtown Louisville

    Downtown Louisville is the largest central business district in the state of Kentucky and the urban hub of the Louisville, Kentucky Metropolitan Area....
    , Kentucky
    Kentucky

    The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States....
  • AT&T Building
    AT&T Building

    AT&T Building may refer to:*AT&T Building *AT&T 220 Building - Indianapolis, Indiana*AT&T Building *Sony Building ...
    , New York City
    New York City

    The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
  • Bank of America Center, Houston, Texas
    Houston, Texas

    Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States of America and the largest city within the state of Texas. As of the 2007 U.S. Census estimate, the city has a population of 2.2 million within an area of 600 square miles ....
  • Comerica Tower
    Comerica Tower

    One Detroit Center is a skyscraper in downtown Detroit, Michigan, Michigan. Rising 619 feet , the 43-story tower is the tallest office building in Michigan, and the second tallest overall in the state behind the central hotel tower of the Renaissance Center, located a few blocks away....
    , Detroit, Michigan
    Detroit, Michigan

    Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States of the United States....
  • Crystal Cathedral
    Crystal Cathedral

    The Crystal Cathedral is a Protestant Christian megachurch in the city of Garden Grove, California, in Orange County, California, United States....
    , Garden Grove, California
    Garden Grove, California

    Garden Grove is a city located in northern Orange County, California, California, United States. In 2004, the city's population was 170,000. California State Route 22, also known as the Garden Grove Freeway, passes through the city running east-west....
  • Fort Worth Water Gardens
    Fort Worth Water Gardens

    Water Gardens, built in 1974, is located on the south end of downtown Fort Worth, Texas between Houston and Commerce Streets next to the Fort Worth Convention Center....
  • One Atlantic Center (IBM Building), Atlanta, Georgia
    Atlanta, Georgia

    Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
  • IDS Center
    IDS Center

    The IDS Center is the tallest building in Minneapolis and the state of Minnesota at 792 feet . Opened in 1974 as the IDS Centre, it stood 775 feet 6 inches , though a 16-foot garage for window washing equipment was added at a later date....
    , Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota. The city lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, Minnesota, the state's Capital ....
  • Lipstick Building
    Lipstick Building

    The Lipstick Building is a 453 foot tall skyscraper located at 885 Third Avenue , between East 53rd Street and 54th Street , across from the Citigroup Center in Manhattan, New York City, United States....
    , New York, New York
  • Pennzoil
    Pennzoil

    Pennzoil is an oil company originally founded in Oil City, Pennsylvania. In 1963, South Penn Oil merged with Zapata Corporation to become Pennzoil....
     Place Houston, Texas
    Houston, Texas

    Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States of America and the largest city within the state of Texas. As of the 2007 U.S. Census estimate, the city has a population of 2.2 million within an area of 600 square miles ....
  • PPG Place
    PPG Place

    PPG Place is a complex in downtown Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania consisting of six buildings within three city blocks and five and a half acres....
    , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Pittsburgh is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania with a population of 312,819. The population of the seven-county metropolitan area is 2,462,571....
  • Puerta de Europa
    Puerta de Europa

    The Puerta de Europa towers are two twin office buildings in Madrid.They were designed by the American architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee, built by Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas and commissioned in 1996 in architecture by the Kuwait Investment Authority ....
    , Madrid
    Madrid

    Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a...
    , Spain
    Spain

    Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
  • Transco Tower (now Williams Tower
    Williams Tower

    The Williams Tower is a skyscraper located in the Uptown Houston of Houston, Texas. It was designed by architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee, in association with Houston-based Morris-Aubry Architects, and erected in 1983....
    ), Houston, Texas
    Houston, Texas

    Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States of America and the largest city within the state of Texas. As of the 2007 U.S. Census estimate, the city has a population of 2.2 million within an area of 600 square miles ....
  • Tycon Center
    Tycon Center

    Tycon Center is a development in Vienna, VA, owned at the time of its inception by James T. Lewis Properties . It is also known as Tycon Towers 1....
    , Fairfax County, Virginia
    Fairfax County, Virginia

    Fairfax County is a County in Northern Virginia Virginia, in the United States. , the estimated population of the county is 1,077,000, making it by far the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the most populous jurisdiction in the Washington Metropolitan Area....
  • 191 Peachtree Tower
    191 Peachtree Tower

    191 Peachtree Tower is the fourth tallest skyscraper in Atlanta, Georgia. Standing in at 770 feet and 50 stories, it is also among the tallest 200 buildings in the world....
    , Atlanta, Georgia
    Atlanta, Georgia

    Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
  • 500 Boylston Street
    500 Boylston Street

    500 Boylston Street is a 1989 Post-Modern building located in the Back Bay section of Boston and part of the city's High Spine. It sits next to the landmark Trinity Church, Boston....
    , Boston, Massachusetts
    Boston, Massachusetts

    Boston is the State capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the economic and cultural center of the region, and is sometimes regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England." Boston city proper had a 2007 est...


"Johnson-Burgee firm moved in 1986 into the elliptical skyscraper at 885 Third Avenue, between 53rd and 54th Streets. Popularly known as the Lipstick Building
Lipstick Building

The Lipstick Building is a 453 foot tall skyscraper located at 885 Third Avenue , between East 53rd Street and 54th Street , across from the Citigroup Center in Manhattan, New York City, United States....
, it had been designed by the partners together. In 1984 they made their long term associate of 15 years, Raj Ahuja as their third partner. But the partnership arrangement was not to last long beyond the move: Mr. Burgee, eager to occupy center stage, negotiated a more limited role for Mr. Johnson as a design Consultant in 1986 and asked Raj Ahuja to leave the firm in 1988 end and in 1991 exercised the prerogative he had as the firm's chief executive and eased Mr. Johnson out altogether."

"It proved an unwise decision: the firm, crippled by an arbitration."'

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