Ellington Meets Mies: Celebrating Mies' 122nd Birthday
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Over 300 people had a swinging time celebrating Mies' 122nd Birthday, featuring The Duke Ellington Orchestra.
Special thanks to that evening's sponsors: Harris Bank, Avant Gardens, David Woodhouse Architects LLC, The Elements Group and IIT's College of Architecture.
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West is East is West
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 The opening night reception on June 15, featured Swiss wine, a trombone quartet, & lecture by Avi Lothan, FAIA.
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Architectural Discoveries Tour of Washington D.C.
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 Members of the Mies van der Rohe Society attended an Architectural
Discoveries Tour of Washington D.C. on May 4-5. The tour included visits to
the National Building Museum, Mies'-designed Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Library, Slayton House, the Embassy of Finland, the Air Force Memorial, and
Hollin Hills residential community. Members also visited the Corcoran
Gallery of Art to see the exhibit "Modernism: Designing a New World
1914-1939".
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Mies Birthday Party
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 Mies 121st Birthday Party proved to be a big success. With over one hundred and five new members and a more than two hundred and fifty Mies loving souls in attendance, the night proved to be enjoyable for all. Franz Schultz and Edward Windhorst provided the audience with an interesting review of Mies, Dr. Farnsworth and their Farnsworth House law suit.
Guests included College of Architecture students and facility, who provided entertainment for all with some impromptu student swing dancing and participation in the Mies bean bag toss. Other guests shared tales from their time with Mies while others reconnected with old friends.
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Renovated Crown Hall
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Crown Hall Restoration Gallery
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SMASH BASH Image Gallery
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Chicago Skyline Panorama
View an *interactive presentation of Mies' influence onChicago's
skyline -- his own buildings and those created by his colleagues,
students and protegees.
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Mies' 118th Birthday Party
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