1929 – Barcelona Pavilion, Barcelona
One of the classic designs of International Modernism, technically this building should be called the German Pavilion in Barcelona,
One of the classic designs of International Modernism, technically this building should be called the German Pavilion in Barcelona,
In 1938, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe began his 20-year tenure as director of IIT’s School of Architecture (1938-1959). The university was on the verge of building a brand new campus,
Originally used as the Chemistry Building, Wishnick Hall is currently undergoing redevelopment as an advanced IT centre.
Deceptively simple in appearance, these twin apartment towers set the standard by which all subsequent glass-and-steel highrises are judged.
Designed and built from 1946 to 1951, Farnsworth House is considered an icon of international style architecture in America.
The chapel is Mies’s only building designed for religious services. Unique among the single-story pavilions on campus,
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,
Generally recognized as the finest example of skyscrapers in the International Style.
The design idiom of Mies van der Rohe is familiar to all from its adoption by the corporate world and its many ‘copies’