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Architecture buffs.......
IIT Campus Tour 10 W 33rd Street $26 Chicago
On this architectural walking tour, you will experience the visual beauty of Modernist simplicity while learning about the social motivations behind the Modernism movement. Your architectural walking tour of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) campus explores the life, history and philosophies of Modernist architect Mies van der Rohe.
This very special architectural walking tour offers insight into this architect’s local and international influence. Like any of our architectural tours, we go beyond facts to experience architecture from a fun and fascinating cultural perspective.
On your walking tour, your tour guide will approach the modernist architectural from multiple angles. Private groups on this architectural walking tour learn about the engineering advancements behind Modernism, the movement’s cultural and historical context, and how this controversial style of architecture has evolved over its history. Private tour groups will view the architecture of Mies van der Rohe, the godfather of Chicago modernism. This private campus tour also visits buildings by Helmut Jahn and Rem Koolhaus. These later architects were deeply influenced by Mies’ style.
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