1946 – Wishnick Hall / Chemistry Building, IIT, Chicago, USA
Architect: Mies van der Rohe
Originally used as the Chemistry Building,
Originally used as the Chemistry Building,
Deceptively simple in appearance,
Designed and built from 1946 to 1951,
The chapel is Mies’s only building designed for religious services.
A further development of his work at 860-880 Lake Shore Drive (immediately next door),
Widely regarded as one of the most architecturally significant buildings of the 20th Century,
Because of its prime riverside location,
Sitting on a three-acre site,
Today,
This is Mies’