Last Is More /anglais: Mies, IBM, and the Transformation of Chicago - Tapa dura

Full-color photography on every other page complements the insightful writing into the history, architectural vision, and legacy of this majestic structure. Accessible to scholars and lay readers alike, Last Is More is a welcome addition to architecture shelves. Midwest Book Review

Discusses in detail the impact of Mies' work in Chicago, and his architectural legacy in the context of a changing commercial landscape. Provides an indepth analysis of the process of the commercial retrofitting of a 20th-century modular then-state-of-the-art skyscraper for a 21st-century contemporary space. The Langham, Chicago hotel is to be located within Chicago's landmark 52-story IBM Building, which is the last skyscraper designed by Mies van der Rohe. 'Last Is More: Mies, IBM, and the Transformation of Chicago' covers the transformational process of designing and inserting a contemporary 21st-century luxury hotel into a 20th-century Mies skyscraper; the tension of retrofitting such a space; and how this impacts on the architectural legacies of Mies and IBM in Chicago. SELLING POINTS: - Discusses in detail the impact of Mies work in Chicago, and his architectural legacy in the context of a changing commercial landscape - Provides an in-depth analysis of the process of the commercial retrofitting of a 20th-century modular then-state-of-the-art skyscraper for a 21st-century contemporary space 150 col.