Watch the new The Brick House Restoration Project video and learn about the process of preserving this historic landmark.

The video includes interviews with:

Paul Goldberger, Architecture critic and author, chair of the Advisory Council for The Glass House
Mark Stoner, Senior Director of Preservation Architecture, Graham Gund Architect for the National Trust for Historic Preservation
Brendan Tobin, Senior Manager of Buildings and Grounds, The Glass House
Mari Carpenter, Senior Director of Collections, The National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Mickey Riad, Creative Director, Fortuny

“This is one of the most amazing pieces of property there is. One of the great pieces of 20^th century architecture. I think it’s critical that the Brick House is open again. It was a huge gap in the experience of the Glass House without it during the years it was closed. Johnson really intended them to be seen, it’s a duality. Every house, every piece of property (even the most average little cottage) has a mix of public and private aspects to it. What Johnson was trying to do here tried to  take that idea and exaggerate it into these two separate buildings. One was totally public and open and transparent, and other totally private and closed as a way of making people think about those distinctions that every house actually has. You only saw half of that. You didn’t get the full equation you only had The Glass House. But the Brick House as the counterpoint. You didn’t get the point/counterpoint relationship until you could go into the Brick House and really see that they were meant to be together. That the Glass House was never supposed to stand alone. It always had its opposite number. Just like the Brick House was certainly not meant to stand alone either. “ – Paul Goldberger, Architecture critic and author, chair of the advisory council of The Glass House.

The Glass House, a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, announced the completed restoration of the historic Brick House originally designed by Philip Johnson in 1949. The Brick House, constructed just months before The Glass House, was an integral part of the architect’s original plan for the site, offering two essential halves to a single composition. Closed to the public since 2008 due to ongoing damage from water infiltration, its closing left half of the property’s core architectural story untold. The National Trust has invested $1.8 million to restore, renovate and conserve the Brick House and its collections. The restoration of The Brick House, as part of this National Historic Landmark has been completed in time for the 75th anniversary of The Glass House.