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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:

Allen Porter papers, 2005-2007

 Collection
Identifier: 008.05.05
Description of the Collection

Materials related to Allen Porter's recollections of the early years of the Institute of Design, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, and Porter's career as a designer.

Dates: 2005-2007

Crombie Taylor, Aaron Siskind, and the Adler and Sullivan Project video, 2008

 Collection
Identifier: 006.02.15
Description of the Collection DVD of the roundtable discussion held on June 14, 2008 in Crown Hall, regarding Crombie Taylor, Aaron Siskind, and the Adler and Sullivan Project. Speakers were Jeffrey Plank, Alvin Loginsky, and Len Gittleman. The roundtable was held in connection with the 2008 exhibit "Crombie Taylor, Aaron Siskind, and the Adler and Sullivan Project" curated by John Vinci and Jeffrey Plank, which recreated the 1954 Institute of Design exhibit by students of Aaron Siskind who, in 1952, undertook a...
Dates: 2008

Innovation in Dance & Design: Hubbard Street in S. R. Crown Hall, January 25-27, 2008

 Collection
Identifier: 006.02.16
Description of the Collection

DVD, titled: "Innovation in Dance & Design: Hubbard Street in S. R. Crown Hall, January 25-27, 2008." Produced by the Mies van der Rohe Society and the College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology.

Dates: 2008

Knowledge Box 2 collection, 2009-2012

 Collection
Identifier: 032.04.09
Description of the Collection Materials related to the construction and exhibition of Knowledge Box 2. The collection includes the architectural model of Knowledge Box 2, construction documentation in manuscript and digital formats (including CAD drawings), the digital audio file used for the 2009 recreated program, and the 35mm slides projected in the Knowledge Box 2 along with a key to the slide projection sequence. The collection also includes documentary information (publicity, press coverage,...
Dates: 2009-2012; Majority of material found in 2009

Lohan Master Plan collection, 1996-2003

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.10
Description of the Collection

Office files from Mies van der Rohe Society related to the Lohan Master Plan and related activities.

Dates: 1996-2003

Mies is More - Learning from Mies video, 2005

 Collection
Identifier: 006.06.15
Description of the Collection

Video tape of the 2005 Mies van der Rohe lecture "Mies is More - Learning from Mies" delivered by 1991 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate Robert Venturi, Nov. 9, 2005 in S. R. Crown Hall at Illinois Institute of Technology in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Crown Hall.

Dates: 2005

Mies News

 Collection
Identifier: 032.04.03
Description of the Collection The collection contains issues of Mies News, a quarterly newsletter for Mies Society members. The collection holds the following issues: Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Winter 2011, newsletter 2004. The topics covered by the 2007-2011 issues are listed below. Fall 2007. "Revisiting Caldwell"; "Spertus Museum Tour/Reception"; Hubbard Street Dance Company; opening of "West is East is...
Dates: 2004-2011

Mies News collection, 2005-2010

 Collection
Identifier: 006.04.07
Description of the Collection

Mies News, being a quarterly newsletter to members of the Mies van der Rohe Society of Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago). Mies News was launched with the Summer 2005 issue. Holdings include: Summer 2005, Fall 2005, Summer 2006, Fall 2006, Winter 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010.

Dates: 2005-2010

Mies van der Rohe Society apparel, 2006

 Collection
Identifier: 032.04.07
Description of the Collection

Items as follows: Black t-shirt with graphic design in white on front, forming image of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Introduced ca. summer 2006. White bracelet "What Would Mies Do?" Introduced ca. summer 2006.

Dates: circa 2006

Mies van der Rohe Society collection, 1951-2011

 Collection
Identifier: 032.04.04
Description of the Collection

This collection contains the research material, folders of materials on Ludwig Mies van der Rohe collected on behalf of the Mies Society.

Dates: 1951-2011

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

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