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Farnsworth House, Illinois : Architecture Information + Photos

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Farnsworth House Plano Key American Building Farnsworth House, Plano, Illinois 1950 Mies van der Rohe, Architect Farnsworth House image © gm+ad architects "an icon of 20th century modern architecture" "The Farnsworth House is one of the most significant of Mies van der Rohe's works, equal in importance to such canonical monuments as the Barcelona Pavilion". Farnsworth House Move Director of the Farnsworth House, Whitney French, is considering 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. According to Fred Bernstein writing for archnewsnow.com the Farnsworth House has been "flooded at least four times (three of them in the last 13 years). The most recent flood, in September 2008, caused at least $500,000 in damage, mostly to interior woodwork". Mies van der Rohe building - photographs © gm+ad architects Currently when floods occur the Farnsworth House contents are protected but the building itself is left prone. So proposals to move the Farnsworth permanently, or to provide discreet protection such as pop-up glass walls around the perimeter, are being discussed. Farnsworth House Address: 14520 River Road, Plano, Illinois, United states of America Date: 1950 Location: 60 miles from Chicago Directions: head southwest from Chicago Client: home built for Dr. Edith Farnsworth Edith sold the Farnsworth House in 1972 to Lord Palumbo from England Mies van der Rohe building - images © gm+ad architects American Buildings Farnsworth House architect: Mies van der Rohe

Illinois Buildings by the Farnsworth House architect

860-880 Lake Shore Apartments, Chicago
1948-51

photo : William Zbaren
860-880 Lake Shore Drive

Chicago Federal Center, Chicago
1974

Crown Hall + IIT Masterplan, Chicago
1940-

IBM Building, Chicago
1971

Key Buildings by Mies van der Rohe

Barcelona Pavilion

photo © architect adrian welch

National Gallery Berlin

photo © architect adrian welch

Modern House



Chicago Buildings

photo courtesy of Jan Klerks

Farnsworth House - Building Link

A Modern home, with simple rectilinear styling sitting aloof from the landscape - just like the Farnsworth House - is Johnson House, New Canaan - 1949 by Modern architect Philip Johnson : Connecticut Architecture

Farnsworth House : Illinois Building

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