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Illinois Institute of Technology. Mies van der Rohe Society

 Organization

Biography

The Mies van der Rohe Society was launched Nov. 19, 2002 by Illinois Institute of Technology and dedicated to the renewal and preservation of Illinois Tech's historic campus. The Society is designed to raise funds for the renovation of the university's Mies-designed academic buildings beginning with S.R. Crown Hall, Wishnick Hall, and Carr Chapel. Justine Jentes served as the Society's founding director until June 2013.

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Mies van der Rohe Society collection, 2004-2010

 Collection
Identifier: 032.04.01
Description of the Collection

Flyers, invites and other publicity material for events hosted or organized by the Mies van der Rohe Society, including lectures, tours, exhibits, and receptions.

Dates: 2004-2010

Mies van der Rohe Society interviews, 2002-2005

 Collection
Identifier: 032.04.06
Description of the Collection Transcripts of two interviews conducted under the auspices of The Mies van der Rohe Society at Illinois Institute of Technology. Dirk Lohan, IIT Trustee and grandson of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, was interviewed by Betsy Hughes and Phil Rozen of IIT and Christopher Robling of Jayne Thompson and Associates. Lohan comments on Mies, modernism, IIT's master plans (Mies' plan of the 1940s and Lohan's plan of the 1990s), McCormick Tribune Campus Center designed by Rem Koolhaas and State Street...
Dates: 2002-2005

Mies van der Rohe Society membership collection, 2002-2007

 Collection
Identifier: 032.04.02
Description of the Collection

Mies van der Rohe membership brochures and renewel forms for 2002-2006.

Dates: 2002-2007

Mies van der Rohe Society press collection, 2001-2009

 Collection
Identifier: 032.04.05
Description of the Collection

Mentions of Mies van der Rohe Society events and members in various news publications. Contains the following folders:

Dates: 2001-2009

Mies van der Rohe Society videos, 2011

 Collection
Identifier: 032.04.08
Description of the Collection

Video recordings of architecture lectures and performances from 2011 which were supported by the Mies van der Rohe Society.

Dates: 2011

Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel of St. Savior, IIT

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.01
Description of the Collection

Presentation-style book apparently prepared and published by the Mies van der Rohe Society of IIT under the title "Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel of St. Savior, IIT," for presentation to donors supportive of the chapel's restoration. Contains ten pages of color photographs of the chapel's interior a brief history of the chapel. The final page reads "Thank you from the Mies van der Rohe Society and the IIT Community."

Dates: 2010

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Subject
Architecture 3
Architecture -- Illinois -- Chicago 3
College buildings 3
Video recordings 2
Aerialists 1

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