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mies van der rohe buildings before completion in '55. 900/901 lake shore drive, chicago. Chicago History Museum, Crazy House, Lake Shore Drive, Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, Tall Buildings, Chicago History, Lake Shore, Chicago Photos, Chicago Architecture

These are incredibly intelligent buildings, some of the most intelligent buildings in the world. — Brigitte Peterhans, architect & resident Few buildings in the world reflect the iconic nature of a city like 900 910 N Lake Shore embodies Chicago. Designed by German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and built out of concrete, glass, […]

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Miles Van Der Rohe, Photo Ville, Lake Shore Drive Chicago, International Style Architecture, Modernist Architecture, Lake Shore Drive, Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, Lake Shore, Architecture Building Design

Mies van der Rohe's famous apartments on Lake Shore Drive redefined midcentury highrise living for the postwar generation. The highrise blocks rise 26 stories from a triangular site on the shores of Lake Michigan, rotated at 90 degrees to each other such that they purposefully slip past each other in plan, providing a serene plaza on the ground, and views both to the lake and back to the city, above. There is a weightlessness to walking on the travertine plaza - the towers hover above the…

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