The Glass House's Badly Needed Repairs and the Fundraising Efforts to Help Provide Them

Three years ago, Philip Johnson‘s Glass House opened to the public to much fanfare, and between celebrity tours, pop-up shops and high-profile conferences, that enthusiasm has continued. Unfortunately, while the buzz has helped keep the famous architect’s prized series of buildings in the public eye, the passage of time hasn’t been so kind. Bloomberg reports that several of the 13 buildings within the compound are in dire need of repair, in particular the Brick House, which Johnson used when he wanted to escape the transparency of his more iconic all-glass buildings and where “he could feel comfortable with his homosexuality.”