Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins.
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
S.R. Crown hall is famous for not only being one of Mie's famous works, but the building that teaches students the Mies van der Rohe's philosophies and architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology.
Architecture series S. R. Crown Hall
Facts about S. R. Crown Hall
Location..........Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Architect.........Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Building type.....Educational Classroom
Materials.........Steel and Glass
Style.............Modern
Date..............1950 to 1956
Floor area........26,400 square feet (2452.6 m2)
This piece was entered in Eurobricks architecture contest, and shown at Brickworld 2012.
Very visually pleasing and completely recognizable. The clean surfaces around the incorporation of the thin steel beams is very well done. I look forward to learning in this historic building in the fall!