Farnsworth House: Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe: Architecture in Detail

By Maritz Vandenberg

Many houses compete for the title of most important design of the 20th century - Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House is often regarded amongst them. An elegant, single-storey, uninterrupted glass enclosure, it is situated alongside the Fox River 50 miles west of Chicago, raised clear of the ground, above flood level, on eight steel stanchions.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714831522
• ISBN13: 9780714831527
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 0.5" x 10.3"
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary