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- Page 1 Farnsworth House ™ Plano, Illinois, USA Booklet available on: Livret disponible sur: Architecture.LEGO.com Folleto disponible en:...
- Page 2 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies (March 27, 1886 – August 17, 1969) was an architect and designer. Mies has long been considered one of the most important architects of the 20th century. In Europe, before World War II, Mies emerged as one of the most innovative leaders of the Modern Movement, producing visionary projects and executing a number of small but critically significant buildings.
- Page 3 “skin and bones” architecture. He sought kind of education that would become known as the Second School to create free and open spaces, enclosed within a structural order with of Chicago, with works such as Farnsworth House , the Seagram minimal presence.
- Page 4 Farnsworth House ™...
- Page 5 One of Mies’ most famous aphorisms was “less is more”. For many, the outdoor architectural shelter simultaneously independent of and architecture of Farnsworth House represents the ultimate refinement intertwined with the nature around it. The simple elongated cubic form of his minimalist beliefs.
- Page 7 The essential characteristics of the house are immediately apparent. beyond the column supports, creating cantilevers. The house seems The extensive use of clear floor-to-ceiling glass opens the interior to its to float weightlessly above the ground it occupies. A third floating natural surroundings to an extreme degree.
- Page 8 Other complaints included the costs of heating the house luxurious – travertine fl oors, primavera paneling and silk curtains – and and constantly rusting pillars. the detailing minimal and meticulous. For some critics, Farnsworth House represents the disconnect between ™ On its completion, Farnsworth House received accolades in the Modernist architecture and the reality of its users’...
- Page 9 The National Trust provides leadership, education, advocacy and resources to people and organizations across the country working to preserve the nation’s heritage. The NTHP owns and manages Farnsworth House ™ as one of its 29 National Trust Historic Sites, and has been instrumental in coordinating the careful restoration of the building after it was badly damaged by flooding in 2008.
- Page 10 Facts about Farnsworth House ™ Location: ....... Plano, Kendall County, Illinois, USA Style: ........ Modern Architect: ....... Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Date: ........ From 1945 to 1951 Building type:..... House. One-room weekend retreat Floor area:....1,585-square feet (140 m...
- Page 19 It has often been remarked that Mies raised the house above the ground in an attempt to raise it above the water during fl oods. But also, the eff ect of the raised fl oor has another, completely dramatic, eff ect of heightening the transparency created by the fl...
- Page 31 There is a sense of high refi nement in every detail of the house. The entire frame was sandblasted smooth and then painted with a perfect white veneer instead of being left rough.
- Page 49 All of the materials used are of the highest quality, from the travertine slabs to the primavera veneer used in the central core.
- Page 61 I would have to start with the smallest cross section I could ® The LEGO brick is not initially thought of as a material typically used make the vertical exterior columns. After several attempts combining in creating art or used as an artist’s medium. I quickly discovered the...
- Page 62 References Text credits: National Trust for Historic Preservation ® Photo credits: Farnsworth House ™ a National Trust Historic Site Chigaco History Museum Hans Peter Schaefer John Hill Tigerhill Studio Customer Service Kundenservice Service Consommateurs Servicio Al Consumidor www.lego.com/service or dial...
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