When is it ok to demolish a Mies?
The decision to knock down a a Mies van der Rohe designed 'hut' on the Illinois Institute of Technology Campus in Chicago has predictably caused distress among Mies fans. But there are a few dissident voices out there applauding the decision...The powers that be in Chicago have sanctioned the demolition of Mies' tiny building, called the test cell as it was rumoured to be the entrance to an underground explosives test space, to make way for an SOM-designed $11.7 ...
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