Architect
Philip Johnson
American architect of the Glass House and the first Pritzker Prize winner, who moved through every style of the century.
Philip Cortelyou Johnson was an American architect who designed modern and postmodern architecture. Among his best-known designs are his modernist Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut; the postmodern 550 Madison Avenue in New York City, designed for AT&T; 190 South La Salle Street in Chicago; IDS Tower in downtown Minneapolis; the Sculpture Garden of New York City's Museum of Modern Art; the postmodern Williams Tower in Houston, Texas; and the Pre-Columbian Pavilion at Dumbarton Oaks. His January 2005 obituary in The New York Times described his works as being "widely considered among the architectural masterpieces of the 20th century".
- Born
- 1906-07-08, Cleveland, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 2007-01-25, New Canaan, USAA Thursday, aged 100
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1906-07-08, Cleveland, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 15°35′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 19°16′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 11°07′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 21°22′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 17°44′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 25°12′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 14°54′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 6°07′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 10°20′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 22°47′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2007-01-25, New Canaan, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 5°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 2°04′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 17°34′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 26°57′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 6°30′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 12°55′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 22°55′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 12°33′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 18°58′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 27°52′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Philip Johnson was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
