Mies Van Der Rohe Chicago Tower

Lake shore drive along lake michigan in the streeterville neighborhood of chicago illinois construction began in 1949 and the project was completed in 1951.

Mies van der rohe chicago tower. 330 north wabash formerly ibm plaza also known as ibm building and now renamed ama plaza is a skyscraper in downtown chicago illinois united states at 330 n. The towers were added to the national register of historic places on august 28 1980 and were designated as chicago landmarks on june 10 1996. Completed in 1973 in chicago united states. The chicago architecture center will take over space inside a riverfront building by modernist architect ludwig mies van der rohe set to open summer 2018.

Ludwig mies van der rohe heavily influenced chicago s architecture we have more mies building than any other city. Mies van der rohe. Completed four years after architect mies van der rohe s passing the ibm building became one of the cities most prestigious addresses. A small bust of the architect by sculptor marino marini is displayed in the lobby.

Mies left germany in 1938 and joined the illinois institute of technology in chicago as director of the department. 860 880 lake shore drive is a twin pair of glass and steel apartment towers on n. Mies van der rohe society 10 w. Wabash avenue designed by famed architect ludwig mies van der rohe who died in 1969 before construction began.

The functional and stylistic characteristics of the second chicago school are exemplified by new residential apartment towers which started to appear during the late 1940s and new commercial office buildings which appeared during the mid 1950s. Mies van der rohe society 10 w. The mies society is a membership organization devoted to strengthening architect ludwig mies van der rohe s legacy by preserving his buildings on the illinois tech campus and promoting engagement with and fresh interpretations of his design principles in chicago and beyond. In 1938 he arrived in chicago after leaving the bauhaus school in germany.