Mies Van Der Rohe Chicago University

Mies van der rohe chicago university Born in aachen germany mies emigrated to chicago illinois in 1938.

Mies van der rohe chicago university. Ludwig mies van der rohe heavily influenced chicago s architecture we have more mies building than any other city. University of chicago press inc. Photo tom rossiter spare steel frame. The architecture that was chosen for the south side of.

Ludwig mies van der rohe 1886 1969 was considered one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture. The university commissioned ludwig mies van der rohe one of the most eminent midcentury modernist architects to construct the school of social service administration. A critical biography new and revised edition franz schulze and edward windhorst is published by university of chicago press. Isbn 978 848 478 0397 schulze franz 1985.

Mies plan for the iit campus was one of the largest projects he ever conceived and he developed it for twenty years. Ssa was designed by one of chicago s most celebrated architects ludwig mies van der rohe. Mies van der rohe. It was completed in 1965 during a period when the university was expanding.

The book mies van der rohe. Hedrich blessing in 1938 the armour institute of technology a modest technical training school on chicago s near south side engaged german born architect ludwig mies van der rohe 1886 1969 as the director of the department of architecture. That same year he became director of the.