Modernism architecture in Chicago
Discover 7 places in Chicago shaped by Modernism architecture, with photos, the architects behind them, and where to find each one.
Modernism strips away ornament and lets function shape the building in glass, steel, and concrete. It broke through in the 1920s and dominated construction after World War II. More about modernism
Modernism in Chicago
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860-880 North Lake Shore Drive
1951 · Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
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330 North Wabash
1972 · Mies van der Rohe
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Carr Memorial Chapel
1952 · Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
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Inland Steel Building
1958 · Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
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Farnsworth House
1951 · Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
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S.R. Crown Hall
1956 · Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
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