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Farnsworth House Flooded

Now is a Good Time to Visit (and Rescue!) the Most Stunningly Beautiful Modernist House in Illinois

Edward Lifson | Posted 11.15.2008 | Chicago

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Edward Lifson

Structure is the essence of architecture, good architecture is based on nature, and here it is beautifully abstracted. Autumn is a good time to see-- and save-- the Farnsworth House.

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Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Be A Modern Architect . . .

Edward Lifson | Posted 10.18.2008 | Chicago

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Edward Lifson

Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House is still flooded and they're desperately seeking funds to restore and reopen this masterpiece.

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Farnsworth House: Saving A Masterpiece

The Skyline | Blair Kamin | Posted 10.17.2008 | Chicago

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What to do with Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House, the lovely one-story pavilion of steel and glass that the neighboring--but not very neighborly--...

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Flood Waters Start To Recede: What Now?

Posted 10.16.2008 | Chicago

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DES PLAINES (AP) - Gov. Rod Blagojevich has declared seven Illinois counties state disaster areas. The governor visited an American Red Cross shelter...

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