S.R. Crown Hall
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Pace Architects and C.F. Murphy Associates, associated architects; Dahl Stedman Company, general contractor; Krueck+Sexton, renovation 1950-56 (renovated 2005)
3360 South State Street
Although planning began for the new home for the College of Architecture and Institute of Design, began in the early 1950s, construction on the building didn't begin until December, 1954. S.R. Crown Hall was designated a Chicago Landmark in 1997, and a National Historic Landmark in 2001.
Formerly/Also Known As: Crown Hall
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S.R. Crown Hall: Rolf Achilles, Guide to the Campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago: Mies Centennial Project, 1986), 14.
Crown Hall: Sara Hart, "The Perils of Restoring "Less Is More"," Architectural Record 194 ( January 2006): 149.
Architect, etc.:
Achilles, Guide to the Campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology, 14.
Hart, "The Perils of Restoring "Less Is More"," 149.
Date:
Achilles, Guide to the Campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology, 14.
Hart, "The Perils of Restoring "Less Is More"," 149.
S.R. Crown Hall: Rolf Achilles, Guide to the Campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago: Mies Centennial Project, 1986), 14.
Crown Hall: Sara Hart, "The Perils of Restoring "Less Is More"," Architectural Record 194 ( January 2006): 149.
Architect, etc.:
Achilles, Guide to the Campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology, 14.
Hart, "The Perils of Restoring "Less Is More"," 149.
Date:
Achilles, Guide to the Campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology, 14.
Hart, "The Perils of Restoring "Less Is More"," 149.
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