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S. R. Crown Hall

Civic, Commercial and Institutional Buildings

Home of the architecture school Mies led for two decades, built to his own description as the clearest expression of his philosophy: a single glazed room raised half a level above grade, its entire roof suspended so that no column stands inside the space it covers. Mies called it, of everything he built, "the clearest structure we have done, the best to express our philosophy."

Facts
Year Created
1956 1
Location
Illinois Institute of Technology campus, Chicago, Illinois, United States 1
Architectural Style
International Style modernism, structural expressionism 1
Structural System
A column-free 120 by 220 foot hall: the roof hangs from four exposed steel plate girders carried above the roofline on eight exterior columns, so no interior support interrupts the floor. 1
Primary Material
Steel and glass 1
Building Type
Academic building (college of architecture) 1
Commissioned By
Illinois Institute of Technology, built with a gift from the Crown family in memory of Sol R. Crown 1
Current Use
IIT College of Architecture building; designated a National Historic Landmark in 2001 1
Visitor Access
Open during university hours; public tours available 1
Classification
Genre
Architecture 1
Connections

Created By

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Artists
Source Wikipedia
Additional Source S. R. Crown Hall (Wikipedia)S. R. Crown Hall article

In Form

Architecture, Art Forms
Source Gardner's Art Through the AgesFred S. Kleiner (after Helen Gardner)

In Genre

Architecture, Art Forms

In Movement

International Style, Movements
Source Wikipedia
Additional Source S. R. Crown Hall (Wikipedia)S. R. Crown Hall article
Modernism, Movements
Source Wikipedia
Additional Source S. R. Crown Hall (Wikipedia)S. R. Crown Hall article
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United States

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Sources
1. Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationGenre reference
Quote, Genre reference
Home of the architecture school Mies led for two decades, built to his own description as the clearest expression of his philosophy: a single glazed room raised half a level above grade, its entire roof suspended so that no column stands inside the space it covers.
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S. R. Crown Hall (Wikipedia)
  • S. R. Crown Hall article
  • In Group: Schools, Libraries and Research Institutes, Lead
    Crown Hall is a building on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Gardner's Art Through the Ages
Fred S. Kleiner (after Helen Gardner), Cengage LearningIn Form: Architecture, chapters on architectural history across periods
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