Showing posts with label Mies van der Rohe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mies van der Rohe. Show all posts
Sunday, September 23, 2018

Bobbing for Mies - Robert Venturi at IIT

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I n the fall of 2005, Pritzker Prize-winning architect Robert Venturi came to modernist shrine Crown Hall to out Mies van der Rohe as a clo...
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Monday, August 24, 2015

The White and the Black: Mies's Federal Plaza overrun with Dîner en Blanc

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I knew what was up the moment I saw them at the Fullerton L stop.  Young people, elegant dress, all in white, carrying food, wine and flower...
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Saturday, March 21, 2015

Mie's New Friends: Ju Ming sculpture lands at IBM Plaza

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click images for larger view No wonder those businessmen look a bit tired.  It's taken the better part of two years for them to get ...
Sunday, August 24, 2014

Up on the Rooftop - Night and Art at Marina City with Luftwerk, soon to light Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House

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click images for larger view Saturday night marked another showing of the work of Luftwerk light sculptors Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gal...
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Only til Saturday for Luftwerk campaign to light up Mies' Farnsworth House, which Town Hall meetings this week will discuss saving

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[ UPDATE 6/2/14:  The Kickstarter campaign's goal was met and the project is on.] You have only until May 31 to contribute to a Ki...
Tuesday, May 06, 2014

Battle of the Bling Rages between Two Iconic Chicago Towers

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The contenders: Trump Tower, left; IBM Building (AMA Plaza), right “Less is more” is taking a bit of a beating right now on a two-block...
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