Mies van der Rohe Society

Saturday, July 21, 2012, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Build a masterpiece within a masterpiece. Pint-sized architects and their helpers are invited to build a city of LEGO creations within Mies' masterpiece, S. R. Crown Hall. We'll provide the bricks, and the rest is up to you. This event is ...

LAFAYETTE PARK: THE SETTLEMENT SHAPE an exhibition in S. R. Crown Hall June 7 to July 27, 2012 Mondays through Fridays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Detroit's Lafayette Park was the first urban renewal project in the United States and remains a model of efficient community-minded living. It was ...

Crown Hall will host two talks centered on this summer's exhibition, "Lafayette Park: The Settlement Shape." OPENING PARTY THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2012 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. "A Bustle in the Hedgerow--Urban Living in the Prairie Landscape," a talk by Noah Resnick, an Illinois Institute of Technology alumnus and associate professor ...

In an effort to celebrate and preserve Mies van der Rohe's legacy, five designers have created original silkscreen posters. These limited-editions made by Rick Valicenti, Plural, Mike McQuade, Alex Fuller and Sonnenzimmer are available now. For a gift of $55, of which $37 is tax ...