1930 – Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois
Architect: Graham, Anderson, Probst and White
When opened in 1930,
1946 – Wishnick Hall / Chemistry Building, IIT, Chicago, USA
Architect: Mies van der Rohe
Originally used as the Chemistry Building,
1951 – 860-880 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois
Architect: Mies van der Rohe
Deceptively simple in appearance,
1951 – Farnsworth House, Plano, Illinois, USA
Architect: Mies van der Rohe
Designed and built from 1946 to 1951,
1952 – Chapel of Saint Saviour / Robert F. Carr Chapel, IIT, Chicago, USA
Architect: Mies van der Rohe
The chapel is Mies’s only building designed for religious services.
1956 – 900-910 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Architect: Mies van der Rohe
A further development of his work at 860-880 Lake Shore Drive (immediately next door),
1956 – Crown Hall, IIT, Chicago, USA
Architect: Mies van der Rohe
Widely regarded as one of the most architecturally significant buildings of the 20th Century,
1957 – Chicago Sun Times, Illinois
Architect: Naess & Murphy
Because of its prime riverside location,
1962 – Marina City, Chicago, Illinois
Architect: Bertrand Goldberg
Sitting on a three-acre site, Marina City is referred to as “the city within a city,”
1969 – John Hancock Center, Chicago, Illinois
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Today, the John Hancock Center in Chicago,
