Chicago Federal Center

C. F. Murphy Associates (American architectural firm, 1957-1981); Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (German architect, 1886-1969)
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/121679
Date
2013-05-07
Description
Frontal view, Kluczynski Federal Building, from east; The complex consists of a 1-story post office and two skyscrapers (the Dirksen Federal Building and the Kluczynski Federal Building) designed by Mies van der Rohe; another skyscraper designed by his successor firm; and a detention center to the south by Harry Weese. Built around a large open plaza with Alexander Calder's red Flamingo stabile. The central block replaces the old Chicago Federal Building. Source: Emporis [website]; http://www.emporis.com/ (accessed 12/2/2007)
Type of Work
legislative building; office building; skyscraper
Subject
architectural exteriors, contemporary (1960 to present), City planning, International Style (modern European architecture style), Modernist
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