When architect Philip Johnson passed away in 2005 his New Canaan, Connecticut property became, by prior agreement, a part of the National Trust. The Glass House, in which Johnson lived and died, and the other structures on his 47-acres are now open to the public. Completed in 1949, the modern Glass House is complemented and supported by the Brick House which holds the mechanical systems for the clear, minimalist structure. Visitors are compelled to consider the carefully planned landscape and their own part in the transparency and reflection of the architect’s own home. Tours are already sold out for 2007, but tickets are being sold for next year. (sources: AP, Connecticut Post, Stamford Advocate, Washington Post)