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

Life and career 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.

Johnson/Burgee Architects

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. 1973 – Niagara Falls Convention Center (now Seneca Niagara Casino), Niagara Falls, New York 1973 – 49th Street BMT Subway Station (reconstruction), Manhattan, New York City 1974 – Morningside House (Reception Building and Administration and Medical Services Building), The Bronx, New York City 1974 – Fort Worth Water Gardens, Fort Worth, Texas 1974 – Neuberger Museum of Art, SUNY Purchase, Purchase, New York 1974 – Air India Building, Bombay, India 1975 – Pennzoil Place, Houston, Texas 1976 – Reconstruction of the interior of Avery Fisher Hall, Manhattan, New York City 1977 – Century Center (South Bend), South Bend, Indiana 1980 – 1001 Fifth Avenue (apartment building), Manhattan, New York City 1981 – Bank of America Center, Block 84, Houston, Texas 1983 – Williams Tower (formerly Transco Tower), Houston, Texas 1984 – PPG Place, Pittsburgh 1984 – Sony Building, Manhattan, New York City 1982 – 33 Maiden Lane, Manhattan, New York City 1983 – "Lipstick Building", 885 Third Avenue, Manhattan, New York City 1986 – The Crescent (Dallas), Dallas, Texas 1986 – Tycon Center, Fairfax County, Virginia 1987 – 190 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Ill.; Burgee's first skyscraper in Chicago, where he was born 1987 – Comerica Bank Tower, Dallas, Texas 1984 – One Atlantic Center (IBM Building), Atlanta 1983 – 500 Boylston Street, Boston 1989 – Gate of Europe, Madrid, Spain 1989 – Museum of Television and Radio, Manhattan, New York City 1990 – 191 Peachtree Tower, Atlanta 1991 – One Detroit Center, Detroit (Ally Detroit Center) 1991 – 101 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia 1993 – 400 West Market, Louisville, Kentucky

Awards and honors 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