Johnson/Burgee Architects
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Johnson/Burgee Architects was a prominent American architectural firm known for its influential postmodern skyscraper designs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Johnson/Burgee Architects canonical | 11 |
| John Burgee Architects with Philip Johnson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1515587 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johnson/Burgee Architects Context triple: [Comerica Bank Tower, architectureFirm, Johnson/Burgee Architects]
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A.
Diamond and Schmitt Architects
Diamond and Schmitt Architects is a Canadian architecture firm known for designing major institutional and cultural buildings, including prominent university and research facilities.
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B.
Marks Barfield Architects
Marks Barfield Architects is a British architectural practice best known for designing the iconic London Eye observation wheel in London.
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C.
Brown and Storey Architects
Brown and Storey Architects is a Canadian architectural firm known for innovative urban design projects in Toronto, including prominent public spaces.
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D.
Scharfstein Architects
Scharfstein Architects is an architectural firm known for its role in designing the Red Bull Arena soccer stadium in Harrison, New Jersey.
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E.
Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects
Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects is an architectural firm best known for designing Australia’s Parliament House in Canberra, a landmark of contemporary civic architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johnson/Burgee Architects Target entity description: Johnson/Burgee Architects was a prominent American architectural firm known for its influential postmodern skyscraper designs.
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A.
Diamond and Schmitt Architects
Diamond and Schmitt Architects is a Canadian architecture firm known for designing major institutional and cultural buildings, including prominent university and research facilities.
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B.
Marks Barfield Architects
Marks Barfield Architects is a British architectural practice best known for designing the iconic London Eye observation wheel in London.
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C.
Brown and Storey Architects
Brown and Storey Architects is a Canadian architectural firm known for innovative urban design projects in Toronto, including prominent public spaces.
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D.
Scharfstein Architects
Scharfstein Architects is an architectural firm known for its role in designing the Red Bull Arena soccer stadium in Harrison, New Jersey.
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E.
Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects
Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects is an architectural firm best known for designing Australia’s Parliament House in Canberra, a landmark of contemporary civic architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
ⓘ
architectural firm ⓘ |
| activeIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| architect |
John Burgee
ⓘ
Philip Johnson ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
corporate postmodernism
ⓘ
postmodern skyscrapers ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designed |
AT&T Building, New York City
ⓘ
linked to:
AT&T Building
Bank of America Center, Houston ⓘ
linked to:
Transco Tower, Houston
IDS Center, Minneapolis ⓘ Lipstick Building, New York City ⓘ
linked to:
Lipstick Building
Momentum Place, Dallas ⓘ
linked to:
Momentum Place
One Detroit Center, Detroit ⓘ
linked to:
One Detroit Center
PPG Place, Pittsburgh ⓘ
linked to:
PPG Place
Puerta de Europa towers, Madrid ⓘ RepublicBank Center, Houston ⓘ Tata Theatre renovation, Mumbai ⓘ The Crescent, Dallas ⓘ Transco Tower, Houston ⓘ Wells Fargo Center, Denver ⓘ |
| field | architecture ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
John Burgee
ⓘ
Philip Johnson ⓘ |
| genre |
commercial architecture
ⓘ
corporate headquarters ⓘ |
| hasPartner |
John Burgee
ⓘ
Philip Johnson ⓘ |
| industry | architecture and design ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
historicism
ⓘ
modern architecture ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| notableFor |
postmodern architecture
ⓘ
skyscraper design ⓘ |
| notablePeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
AT&T Building, New York City
ⓘ
linked to:
AT&T Building
Lipstick Building, New York City ⓘ
linked to:
Lipstick Building
PPG Place, Pittsburgh ⓘ
linked to:
PPG Place
|
| operatedIn |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| reputation | prominent postmodern skyscraper firm ⓘ |
| style | Postmodernism ⓘ |
| usedDesignElements |
classical references
ⓘ
distinctive silhouettes ⓘ ornamented crowns on skyscrapers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Johnson/Burgee Architects Description of subject: Johnson/Burgee Architects was a prominent American architectural firm known for its influential postmodern skyscraper designs.
Referenced by (12)
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