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Not for living in: Farnsworth House, near Plano, Illinois, designed by ‘the cold and cruel’ Mies Van Der Rohe. ‘Its minimalist form seems better left untainted by any signs of individuality’

Bricks and mortals

6 October 2012
Why We Build Rowan Moore

Picador, pp.304, £20, ISBN: 9780330535571

Mies Van Der Rohe’s Farnsworth House is widely considered to be a masterpiece of modern architecture, yet the woman for whom it was built complained of the ‘alienation’ she felt… Read more