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Mar 1, 2009 - Dec 31, 2011
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Bronzeville
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McCormick Tribune Campus Center |
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History Buffs
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's influence reaches every skyline in the world and is seen in every open-plan interior space. He inspired the most prominent architects of our time and continues that influence today. Nothing better expresses Mies' philosophy than the campus of Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), which contains his masterpiece, S. R. Crown Hall. A modern icon and National Historic Landmark, Time magazine called Crown Hall "one of the world's most influential, inspiring and astonishing structures."
Campus buildings by architectural stars Rem Koolhaas and Helmut Jahn, as well as a renewed interest in modernism, have led thousands of visitors to campus each year to experience this living museum of modern architecture, a recent addition to the National Register of Historic Places.
IIT's Mies van der Rohe Society offers architectural tours that tell the story of Mies and IIT. Join us for a docent-led or self-guided audio tour - available Monday through Sunday, except major holidays
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Dates:
Mar 1, 2009 - Dec 31, 2011
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Hours:
Docent-led tours daily, 10 am and 1 pm; Self-guided audio tours daily, 10 am - 3 pm.
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Location:
McCormick Tribune Campus Center
3201 S. State St.
Chicago, IL 60616
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Admission:
$5
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Website:
For additional information please
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http://www.mies.iit.edu
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Accessibility:
- Accessible wheelchair entrance(s)
- Accessible washroom(s)
- For more accessibility information please call 312.567.5025
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Public
Transportation:
El: Green Line to IIT/Bronzeville; Red Line to Sox/35th. Bus: 29. For travel information, visit www.transitchicago.com.
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