Glass and steel Mies van der Rohe townhouse awes The Lafayette Park townhouses show the glass-curtain architecture Mies pioneered in the 1920s, when steel technology ended the need for wood or brick.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was one of the most prominent architects in Europe in the 1920s and 1930s, famed for his iconic steel and leather Barcelona chairs that can be found in fashionable living r… ...

In May, the innovative glass house marks 20 years open to the public. Putting Edith Farnsworth side by side with Mies van der Rohe in the story has been a major change in that time.

In 2004, months after orchestrating the audacious $7.5 million bid to purchase and preserve Mies van der Rohe’s famed Farnsworth House, David Bahlman, who served as president of Landmarks ...

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe viewed the Farnsworth House as the embodiment of his aesthetic, at a cost to its practicality and habitability, according to Alex Beam’s new book, “Broken Glass.” ...

When the Tribune covered Mies van der Rohe's appointment at the Armour Institute in the fall of 1938, which would later be merged with the Lewis Institute in 1940 to create the Illinois Institute ...

Explore the Concept of the Endless House at The MoMA, Work by Frank Gehry, Mies van der Rohe, Diller + Scofidio AFineLyne Jan 26, 2016 January 26 2016 5 min read Share ...