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The Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Collection, 1929–1969 (bulk 1948–1960) includes correspondence, articles, and materials related to his association with the Illinois Institute of Technology. The Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Metropolitan Structures Collection, 1961–1969, includes scrapbooks and photographs documenting Chicago projects.
The German architect Mies van der Rohe was in charge of the project on behalf of the city, and selected the architects, budgeted and coordinated their entries, prepared the site, and oversaw construction. Le Corbusier was awarded the two prime sites, facing the city, and by far the largest budget.
Buildings and structures by German—American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Pages in category "Ludwig Mies van der Rohe buildings" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
One of the 20th century's most influential architects, Mies van der Rohe, collaborated with the legendary developer Herbert Greenwald to these towers in Newark among other projects, such as the 860–880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments in Chicago, the Seagram Building in New York City, and Lafayette Park, Detroit. Upon Greenwald's death in a 1959 ...
Mies van der Rohe Society raised more than $1 million to restore the chapel by the end of the summer in 2013. [8] [2] Donna Robertson, Dean of Architecture at the time, assisted in the restoration project, which began in 2008. Restoration was set for "roof replacement, repairs and replacement of exterior glass and steel, reconstruction of ...
The Seagram Building is a skyscraper at 375 Park Avenue, between 52nd and 53rd Streets, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.Designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe along with Philip Johnson, Ely Jacques Kahn, and Robert Allan Jacobs, the high-rise tower is 515 feet (157 m) tall with 38 stories.
The Edith Farnsworth House, formerly the Farnsworth House, [6] is a historical house designed and constructed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe between 1945 and 1951. The house was constructed as a one-room weekend retreat in a rural setting in Plano, Illinois, about 60 miles (96 km) southwest of Chicago's downtown.
The Mies van der Rohe Foundation is a non-profit public entity created with the aim of reconstructing the German Pavilion that the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and designer Lilly Reich created for the Barcelona International Exposition (1929). [1] The temporary pavilion was demolished in 1930 after the exposition finished.