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Mies Van Der Rohe: Lake Shore Drive Apartments

AUTHOR: Werner Blaser
ISBN: 3764360909

SHORT DESCRIPTION: At number 860 Lake Shore Drive, in a prime location beside Lake Michigan, Mies van der Rohe built two apartment towers in 1948-50. The steel and glass towers, standing perpendicular to each other, have skeletal frames and are 26 storeys high. The...

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Mies Van Der Rohe: Lake Shore Drive Apartments
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by Werner Blaser

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Am 860 Lake Shore Drive, in bester Lage direkt am Michigan See, entstand 1948–50 ein zweiteiliges Wohnhochhaus von Mies van der Rohe. Die 26-geschossigen Skelettbauten aus Stahl und Glas sind im rechten Winkel zueinander angeordnet und bestehen aus stockwerkshohen Glasflächen. Die „Lake Shore Drive Apartments” gehören zu den ersten Wohnhochhäusern der Moderne und markieren mit ihrer Wohnfunktion einen wichtigen Schritt in der Geschichte der Architektur. Wie in Band 1 der „Mies-Klassiker” wird die Entwicklung dieses Hochhauses, anhand informativer Texte und reichen Fotomaterials von Werner Blaser, über eine längere Zeitspanne dokumentiert. Ein Essay des Bewohners Masami Takayama vermittelt einen Eindruck der Wohnsituation, Textbeiträge von Mies runden dieses Buch ab.


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         Book Review

Mies Van Der Rohe: Lake Shore Drive Apartments
- Book Reviews,
by Werner Blaser

Mies Van Der Rohe: Lake Shore Drive Apartments

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At number 860 Lake Shore Drive, in a prime location beside Lake Michigan, Mies van der Rohe built two apartment towers in 1948-50. The steel and glass towers, standing perpendicular to each other, have skeletal frames and are 26 stories high. The exterior consists of floor-to-ceiling windows. The Lake Shore Drive Apartments are amongst the first modern residential skyscrapers and are as such an important landmark in the history of architecture.Similar to the publication on Farnsworth House, this volume documents the development of these skyscrapers over a long period of time with informative texts by Werner Blaser and copious photographs. Texts from Mies van der Rohe himself and an essay by a resident, Masami Takayama, conveying impressions of what it is like to live there, complete this publication.



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