860–880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments
860–880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments, Glass and steel residential towers in Streeterville, Chicago, United States
The 860-880 Lake Shore Drive complex consists of two identical 26-story towers with floor-to-ceiling windows and exposed steel structural elements.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe designed these towers in 1949, introducing the International Style architecture movement to residential buildings in North America.
The buildings transformed residential architecture by demonstrating that high-rise apartment living could incorporate modernist principles of open space and transparency.
The complex contains 388 units spread across two towers, with direct access to Lake Michigan beaches and Lincoln Park recreational facilities.
The towers feature non-functional steel I-beams on their facades, which Mies added to express the buildings' structural logic and aesthetic truth.
Location: Chicago
Architects: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Architectural style: International Style
GPS coordinates: 41.89861,-87.61861
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:51
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe shaped modern architecture with buildings across Europe and North America. His structures feature geometric forms, steel, glass, and clean lines. The Farnsworth House in Illinois, Barcelona Pavilion in Spain, and Seagram Building in New York demonstrate his principles of reduction to essentials. His works include skyscrapers, museums, residences, and public buildings.
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