Illinois Institute of Technology Main Campus (Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, Il) : General view of open space with Crown Hall in background and the Paul V. Galvin Library (by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 1962) at left

Creator:

Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 1939-

Published/Created:

Chicago, Illinois, United States
ca. 1942-1968

Date Depicted:

10/1/1995
1900 AD - 1949 AD

Materials:

brick
glass
steel

Notes:

Mies settled in Chicago, Illinois where he was appointed as head of the architecture school at Chicago's Armour Institute of Technology (later renamed Illinois Institute of Technology - IIT). One of his conditions for taking this position was that he would be commissioned to design the new buildings of the campus. "The Main Campus of Illinois Institute of Technology is an outstanding example of the work of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969), architect and educator and one of the 20th century's most influential architects. His design of the Main Campus...helped set a new aesthetic standard for modern architecture. In 1976, the American Institute of Architects designated the campus as one of the 200 most important works of architecture in the country. S.R. Crown Hall, which houses IIT's College of Architecture, was granted national Historic Landmark status in 2001. Other Mies buildings on the Main Campus include Perlstein Hall, Alumni Memorial Hall, Wishnick Hall, Siegel Hall, Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel of St. Savior, The Commons, and three IIT residence halls: Bailey Hall, Carman Hall, and Cunningham Hall.

Topics:

Architecture -- United States -- 20th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

International Style
Modern
Modernist

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

1A1-MVR-II-A5

Genre:

architecture (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architectural exteriors; contemporary (1960 to present) construction buildings; schools (buildings); universities quad

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Base Collection

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
10/1/1995

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10090881

PID:

digcoll:1822738