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, USA
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, USA
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Today, the John Hancock Center in Chicago,
1971 – AMA Plaza / IBM Building, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Architect: Mies van der Rohe
This is Mies’ last American building and his largest,
1973 – Aon Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Architect: Edward Durell Stone & Associates
The Aon Center (formerly the Amoco Building,
1973 – Elysées Condominiums, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Architect: Solomon, Cordwell, Buenz and Associates
The tower is a large slab resting on inverted triangular piers,
