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John Burgee

John Burgee (born August 28, 1933) is an American architect noted for his contributions to Postmodern architecture. He was a partner of Philip Johnson from 1967[1] to 1991, creating together the partnership firm Johnson/Burgee Architects. Their landmark collaborations included Pennzoil Place in Houston and the AT&T World Headquarters in New York. Burgee eased Johnson out of the firm in 1991, and when it subsequently went bankrupt, Burgee's design career was essentially over.[1] Burgee is retired, and resides in California.[2]

John Burgee

(1933-08-28) August 28, 1933

Chicago, U.S.

University of Notre Dame

Architect

Sony Building (New York)

Life and career[edit]

Burgee graduated from the School of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame in 1956, and served on the university's Board of Trustees from 1988 until 2006, when he was named trustee emeritus, and on the School of Architecture's Advisory Council from 1982. He also served on the boards of the Architectural League of New York, Lenox Hill Hospital, Columbia University's Master of Sciences Program in Real Estate Development, the Parsons School of Design, and the Friends of the Upper East Side Historic District, and was the co-chairman of the Architectural Committee of the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Centennial Commission. For the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies, Burgee was president and chairman.[3]

1969 – Master plan for in the East River, New York City [4]

Roosevelt Island

1973 – (now Seneca Niagara Casino), Niagara Falls, New York

Niagara Falls Convention Center

1973 – (reconstruction), Manhattan, New York City[5]

49th Street BMT Subway Station

1974 – Morningside House (Reception Building and Administration and Medical Services Building), The Bronx, New York City

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1974 – , Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth Water Gardens

1974 – Neuberger Museum of Art, , Purchase, New York

SUNY Purchase

1974 – , Bombay, India[7]

Air India Building

1975 – , Houston, Texas

Pennzoil Place

1976 – Reconstruction of the interior of , Manhattan, New York City[8]

Avery Fisher Hall

1977 – , South Bend, Indiana

Century Center (South Bend)

1980 – 1001 (apartment building), Manhattan, New York City[9]

Fifth Avenue

1981 – , Block 84, Houston, Texas

Bank of America Center

1983 – (formerly Transco Tower), Houston, Texas

Williams Tower

1984 – , Pittsburgh

PPG Place

1984 – , Manhattan, New York City[10]

Sony Building

1982 – 33 Maiden Lane, Manhattan, New York City

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1983 – "", 885 Third Avenue, Manhattan, New York City[12]

Lipstick Building

1986 – , Dallas, Texas

The Crescent (Dallas)

1986 – , Fairfax County, Virginia

Tycon Center

1987 – , Chicago, Ill.; Burgee's first skyscraper in Chicago, where he was born[13]

190 South LaSalle Street

1987 – , Dallas, Texas

Comerica Bank Tower

1984 – (IBM Building), Atlanta

One Atlantic Center

1983 – , Boston

500 Boylston Street

1989 – , Madrid, Spain

Gate of Europe

1989 – , Manhattan, New York City[14]

Museum of Television and Radio

1990 – , Atlanta

191 Peachtree Tower

1991 – , Detroit (Ally Detroit Center)

One Detroit Center

1991 – , Melbourne, Australia

101 Collins Street

1993 – , Louisville, Kentucky

400 West Market

John Burgee and Philip Johnson established Johnson/Burgee in Manhattan in 1968, with Burgee as the firm's CEO, and they collaborated on many designs. In 1984, Raj Ahuja, who had been an associate with the firm for 15 years, was made a full partner. Two years later, they moved into the Lipstick Building at 885 Third Avenue, between 53rd and 54th Streets, which the firm had designed. That same year, Burgee negotiated a lesser role in the partnership for Johnson, as a design consultant, and in 1988 he asked Ahuja to leave. Completing the transformation of the firm, in 1991 Johnson left altogether, at Burgee's behest. Shortly thereafter, the firm went into bankruptcy because of an arbitration connected to Ahuja's leaving, and Burgee's career was dealt a serious blow.[1][2]


Their collaborations include:

1978: AIA Award for

Pennzoil Place

1983: Honorary Doctorate in Engineering, University of Notre Dame

1984: Chicago Architecture Award, Illinois Council of the AIA (first recipient)

2004: Orlando T. Maione Award for distinguished contributions to the Notre Dame School of Architecture

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Lang, Jon T. Concise History of Modern Architecture: in India. , August 1, 2002. ISBN 8178240173, 9788178240176.

Orient Blackswan

; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7.

White, Norval

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