When is it ok to demolish a Mies?

By Anna Winston2009-12-01T18:06:00

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 ...

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