Mies Van Der Rohe Farnsworth House Plano Illinois United States 1929

The farnsworth house in plano illinois has been a key site for architecture pilgrims for years since its creation by mies van der rohe in 1945 and completion in 1951 for dr edith farnsworth.

Mies van der rohe farnsworth house plano illinois united states 1929. Ludwig mies van der rohe an influential modernist architect was known for using the expression god is in the details nowhere is his drive for perfection more visible than the farnsworth house. Farnsworth house pioneering steel and glass house in plano illinois u s designed by ludwig mies van der rohe and completed in 1951. Edith farnsworth from 1949 1951 is one of the world s most widely recognized and studied structures constructed in the 20th century. The farnsworth house is one of the most famous projects of the architect ludwig mies van der rohe.

Now the national trust for historic preservation which includes the. Mies was known as a pioneer of the international style and as the last director of the famous bauhaus school of art and design. Designed and built between 1945 and 1951 as a weekend house with the block of services at the center. The farnsworth house mies van der rohe 13 may 2010.

It is located in a once rural setting 80 kilometers west southwest of chicago near the fox river south of the town of plano. Its clean lines arresting simplicity and minimalist perfection has inspired architects designers and artists for generations. The farnsworth house was designed and constructed by ludwig mies van der rohe between 1945 and 1951. Edith farnsworth who wished to have at her disposal a second home in which she could spend part of the year in a relaxing and solitary environment.

Mies van der rohe s transparency and formal rigor meet in a forest near plano illinois the background against which the white and slender structure of the house stands out. This mies van der rohe designed masterpiece is a pilgrimage site for architects and designers world wide and is considered one of the most important modern assets in the united states. Farnsworth house one of the most representative works of mies american period was designed between 1945 and 1950 as a weekend house for edith farnsworth a highly educated and influential woman from chicago. The farnsworth house is located in plano illinois just outside of chicago.

The structure s modern classicism epitomizes the international style of architecture and mies s dictum less is more it is set on the floodplain of the fox river and is one of only three houses built by mies in the united states. The farnsworth house designed and built in the international style by architect ludwig mies van der rohe for dr.