Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House, on the banks of the Fox River in Plano Credit: Deanna Isaacs For the past couple months the National Trust for Historic Preservation has been conducting a ...

At Mies van der Rohe‘s Farnsworth House–built on a flood plain in Plano, Illinois–preservationists are desperate to ensure that future floods don’t wash away one of the most famous ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The 1951 Farnsworth House in Plano, Ill., a classic of Modernist ...

New book revisits Mies van der Rohe’s groundbreaking Farnsworth House The 270-page coffee table book also brings to the fore Dr. Edith Farnsworth, the wealthy kidney specialist who commissioned ...

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Wanting to raise money to maintain two modernist landmarks—Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois, and Philip Johnson’s Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut ...

Get a glimpse inside the Mies van der Rohe’s celebrated Farnsworth House in Plano during special Moonlight Tours. These exclusive tours start at dusk and last about 90 minutes.

In May, the innovative glass house marks 20 years open to the public. Putting Edith Farnsworth side by side with Mies van der Rohe in the story has been a major change in that time.

A film detailing the story behind the house is coming. Edith Farnsworth will be played by Maggie Gyllenhaal and van der Rohe will be played by Jeff Bridges.

Flooding from heavy rain is once again threatening Mies van der Rohe’s iconic 1951 Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois, its executive director reports. Floodwaters from the Fox River inundated ...

Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House Is Getting Temporarily Redecorated. Thanks to an effort to look more closely at the female force of nature who originally owned it. By Madeleine Luckel.

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