Ludwig Mies van der Rohe - S.R. Crown Hall - Chicago, Illinois - Master Architects - International Style on Waymarking.com

S.R. Crown Hall completed in 1956, houses the College of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology, which was headed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe at the time of the building's construction. Crown Hall features a clear span of 220 by 120 feet accomplished by the use of exposed exterior plate steel trusses from which the roof hangs. The building is thin steel and glass faced enhancing the transparency of the building. The building is listed as National Historic Landmark due to its national significance, from the statement of significance is the following:

"S.R. Crown Hall (1950-56), located on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, is a critically important monument in postwar construction. The building epitomizes "Miesian" modern architecture as well as the International Style, which has long been accepted as one of the 20th Century's most important and widely distributed architectural styles. Crown Hall has national significance because of its close personal and professional association with Mies van der Rohe, whose architecture and educational philosophy have had, and continue to have, a profound effect on the course of American architecture."

Architect: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Building Type: Other Date Built: 1950 to 1956 City building is located in: Chicago, Illinois

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