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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 the 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.”
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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
These 90-minute tours showcase the Mies-designed campus, including:
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- S. R. Crown Hall
- Carr Memorial Chapel
- Mies’ notorious design details, such as floating staircases and exposed corners
- The Alfred Caldwell landscape plan
- The Rem Koolhaas-designed campus center
- The student residence by Helmut Jahn
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Tours leave from the Campus Information Center in the McCormick Tribune Campus Center, 3201 S. State Street. Fee: $5 per person (cash, check or credit card). |
Audio tours
Self-guided audio tours are available from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. iPods are available for rental, and require identification be left for the duration of the rental. Reservations are welcome, but not required.
Docent-led tours
Student docents lead campus tours at 10 a.m. and again at 1 p.m. Monday – Sunday. Reservations are welcome, but not required, unless you have a group of ten or more.
Group Tours
Docent-led tours are available for groups of 10 and over; reservations are required. We request reservations are made at least one week in advance.
For more information or to make a reservation, please call 312.567.5014 or email tours@iit.edu.
Tour Credits
iPods were donated by OnDeckTech—24/7 Apple/Mac Help, Training & Consulting for Home and Business. For more information, visit www.ondecktech.com or call 1.888.663.3250 or 312.224.8260 (Chicago area).
Sandpail Productions is the producer of the self-guided audio tour. Sandpail Productions specializes in the creation of educational and documentary programs, as video, audio tours and multimedia. For more information, visit www.sandpail.com or call 818.505.1650.
The Mies Society also would like to thank Kevin Harrington, Donna Robertson and Dirk Lohan for their assistance and support of the tour program.
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