1951 – 860-880 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois
Deceptively simple in appearance, these twin apartment towers set the standard by which all subsequent glass-and-steel highrises are judged.
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,”
Today, the John Hancock Center in Chicago, Illinois, is affectionately known as “Big John,”
This is Mies’ last American building and his largest, faced with dark aluminum and bronze-tinted glass.The original plan called for a U-shaped building,
The Aon Center (formerly the Amoco Building, Standard Oil Building or “Big Stan”
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