Skip to Content
Closed today, next open tomorrow. Closed today, next open tomorrow.

  • Mon 11–5
  • Tue–Wed Closed
  • Thu 11–8
  • Fri–Sun 11–5
  • The first hour of every day, 10–11 a.m., is reserved for member-only viewing.

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, Library and Administration Building Proposal

An elevation drawing of a strikingly horizontal building with an almost entirely glass facade and passersby in the foreground.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Image actions

  • An elevation drawing of a strikingly horizontal building with an almost entirely glass facade and passersby in the foreground.

Date:

c. 1944

Artist:

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
American, born Germany, 1886-1969

About this artwork

The unbuilt Library and Administration Building is often considered one of Mies’s most significant designs for IIT. In addition to proposed technical innovations in steel construction, the building features a complex program for library stacks and open offices. Mies intended this design to emphasize individual functions and the whole building as parallel yet unified experiences of space.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Architecture and Design

Artist

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (Architect)

Title

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, Library and Administration Building Proposal

Place

Illinois Institute of Technology (Building address)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Designed 1939–1949

Medium

Charcoal, graphite, and yellow pencil on tracing paper

Dimensions

72 × 106.7 cm (28 × 42 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the Auxiliary Board of The Art Institute of Chicago

Reference Number

1987.46

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Extended information about this artwork

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.

Share

Sign up for our enewsletter to receive updates.
Learn more

Image actions

Share

Suggested Terms