2009
Power of Place | Laurie Beckelman, Beckelman+Capalino, LLC
Procession & Seduction | Fritz Haeg, Artist, author Edible Estates: Attack on the Front Lawn
Breaking the Rules | Jeff Gordinier, author X Saves the World; Editor-at-Large, Details
Trophy l Michael Bierut, Pentagram
Transparency l Cliff Pearson, Architectural Record
Citizen Designer l Maruice Cox, National Endowment for the Arts
2008
Solution or Sacrilege | Jean Gardner, Parsons and Susan Szenasy, Metropolis magazine
Design + Civic Leadership | Charles Granquist, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Attention, Attention Span | Paul Holdengraber, New York Public Library
Toward a 21st Century Renaissance | Roger Mandle, Qatar Museums Authority
Simplicity | John Maeda, Rhode Island School of Design
Legacies | Claudine Brown, The Nathan Cummings Foundation
The Philip Johnson Glass House has been described as "the longest running salon in America," as great minds in architecture, art and design gathered in New Canaan, CT at the invitation of Philip Johnson and David Whitney. These conversations are legendary as we recognize their enormous influence on our culture in the second half of the 20th century.
Glass House Conversations continue this important legacy through a series of invitational dialogues bringing together thought leaders from across society for conversations that explore important issues and new ideas. A culinary component of each Conversation, shaped and presented by Nils Noren and his team from the French Culinary Institute, was created to reflect the sense of adventure found in each dialogue. To experience each Conversation, we invite you to explore photographs, participant biographies, reflections and the menus from each day.
The Glass House would like to thank Oldcastle Glass for providing leadership support for the launch of this program as the exclusive sponsor of Glass House Conversations. 