1930 – Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois
When opened in 1930, the Merchandise Mart or the Mart, was the largest building in the world with 4,000,000 square feet (372,000 m2) of floor space.
When opened in 1930, the Merchandise Mart or the Mart, was the largest building in the world with 4,000,000 square feet (372,000 m2) of floor space.
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,
Because of its prime riverside location, the land beneath the oddly shaped, seven-story structure has long been coveted by developers pained by the profits uncaptured.
Sitting on a three-acre site, Marina City is referred to as “the city within a city,”