Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, Typical Building, Two Perspective Sketches
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
1940–1941
- Medium
- Graphite on tablet paper
- Dimensions
- 15.2 × 21.2 cm (6 × 8 in.)
- Genre
- design sketch
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
buildingsperspectivegraphiteillinois institute of technologyarchitecturearchitectural drawingillinoisdesign sketchChicago20th Centurypaper (fiber product)drawing
About
An important aspect of Mies’s design for IIT is the way that he used standard building types to create a unified image and experience on the campus. Here, sketches for the “typical” building show how a small set of ideal architectural forms could be modified to create individual building programs for classrooms, laboratories, and residential spaces.
