Key Illinois Building
Farnsworth House, Plano
1950
Mies van der Rohe, Architect

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Illinois Building
A challenege for this world-famous house is how to protect the building from floods. The Fox River is close by and the lawns above which this Modern home 'floats' are increasingly prone to flooding.
Illinois Building - Latest Design
WIU Theater, Macomb
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

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WIU Theater
The new Western Illinois University Performing Arts Center is located on the Macomb, Illinois campus. The building comprises two brick-clad wings connected by a two-story, glass-walled gallery. The building will contain a 250-seat theater with thrust stage, a 150-seat studio theater and a 1,400-seat proscenium theater.
Major Illinois Projects
We've selected what we feel are the key examples of Illinois Buildings, USA. We aim to include projects that are either of top quality or interesting, or ideally both.
We cover completed buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and architecture competitions across the state. The focus is on contemporary Illinois buildings but information on traditional buildings is also welcome.
Illinois Architecture, alphabetical:
860-880 Lake Shore Apartments, Chicago
1948-51
Mies van der Rohe, Architect
Chicago Federal Center, Chicago
1974
Mies van der Rohe, Architect
Chicago O'Hare International Airport - Part Redevelopment
2000-04
Murphy/Jahn Architects
Crown Hall + IIT Masterplan, Chicago
1940-
Mies van der Rohe, Architect
Illinois Building
Farnsworth House, Plano
1950
Mies van der Rohe, Architect
Fordham Spire, Chicago
2006-10
Santiago Calatrava Architects
The Ford House, Aurora, Illinois
1947
Bruce Goff Architect
Frank Lloyd Wright Residence, 951 Chicago Avenue, Oak Park
1889
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frederick C. Robie House, Chicago
1906
Frank Lloyd Wright
HALO Headquarters, Niles
1998-2000
Murphy/Jahn Architects
IBM Building, Chicago
1971
Mies van der Rohe, Architect
Illinois Holocaust Museum
2009
Tigerman McCurry Architects

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Illinois Holocaust Museum
Inland Steel Building, Chicago
1958
Skidmore Owings Merrill Architects
Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation Synagogue, Evanston
2008
ross barney architects

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Jewish Synagogue
John Deere Headquarters, Moline
1964
Eero Saarinen
McCormick Tribune Campus Center - IIT
2003
Rem Koolhaas Architects / OMA
Millennium Park Music Pavilion and Great Lawn
-
Gehry Partners
Museum of Bond Vehicles and Espionage, Momence
Gensler, architects

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Bond Museum Illinois
Robie House, 5757 Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago
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Frank Lloyd Wright
Sears Tower, Wacker Drive, Chicago
1973
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Chicago building
The Sporting Club at Illinois Center
1987-90
Kisho Kurokawa
Unity Church, 875 Lake Street, Oak Park
1904
Frank Lloyd Wright
University of Chicago Hospitals - New Pavilion
2010
Rafael Vinoly Architects

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Ward W. Willets House, Highland Park
1901
Frank Lloyd Wright
William H. Winslow House, River Forest
1893
Frank Lloyd Wright
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