Mies van der Rohe

• Modern Snapshot: Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House

  Radiant floor heat never felt so good. I had finally made the pilgrimage to Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House on read more >

  November 27, 2019

• Condo by Mies van der Rohe – $110K

  Several years ago,  I wrote about Mies van der Rohe’s Highfield House in Baltimore, which was added to the National read more >

  December 6, 2015

• Event: Modernizing Mies’ MLK Library

  If you want to see what initial plans look like for possible changes to Mies van der Rohe’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, the read more >

  May 28, 2015

• Mies’ Highfield House in Baltimore Marks 50 Years

  Mies van der Rohe’s Highfield House in Baltimore this weekend marked 50 years since it opened its doors to residents. Seems like the read more >

  October 27, 2014

• Finalists to Present MLK Library Ideas

  Happy Martin Luther King Day. I thought it was appropriate to give an update on the expected renovation and modernization of Mies van der Rohe’s read more >

  January 19, 2014

• Event: Building Museum Explores ‘Miesian’ Architecture

  The National Building Museum’s Architecture 101 series will explore “Miesien” architecture on July 20. Kevin Herrington, professor of art & architectural history at the Illinois Institute read more >

  July 15, 2013

• Modern Snapshot: Mies’ Crown Hall at IIT

  1961 bust of Mies by Hugo Weber.
  I saw this tweet posted yesterday: (CREATION/DESTRUCTION – S. R. Crown Hall’s interior during finals week at Illinois Institute read more >

  December 6, 2011

• The Future of Mies’ MLK Library

  Interesting post from DCist about the debate over the composition of a panel that is looking into what should be done with the read more >

  November 16, 2011