Announcing….Our new website!

09Dec10

We are delighted to present our new website. Check it out!

The site houses exclusive information about Mies’ influence and his work. Detailed building “biographies” feature sketches, models, and 3-D renderings of modernism’s most important structures. Gorgeous, immersive photography showcases the buildings Mies designed as well as portraits of the architect himself.

In addition to digging deep into Mies’ life and work, when you visit the site you can:

· Browse the titles on Mies’ bookshelf and read his speeches;

· Track progress on building restoration efforts and support the organization by becoming members;

· Sign up for architectural tours at IIT and beyond through collaborations with Chicago Architecture Foundation, Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust, and more;

· Shop for exclusive modernist gifts, like Crown Hall coasters created by Chicago-based textile designer, Noel Ashby;

· Register for events—like Mies’ 125th birthday party. Scheduled for March 28, 2011, this annual event promises to be another interactive, martini-fueled experience, this time with a “Mad Men” theme. Wright auction house will demonstrate how to spy authentic Mies furniture among the imposters;

· Learn about exhibits, lectures, and performances at S.R. Crown Hall. Recent events have featured the work of The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Hubbard Street Dance, Aaron Siskind, and Andy Warhol.

The website was designed by Scott Thomas, who embraced the Miesian values of openness and transparency. Thomas, who works under the name SimpleScott, was the design director for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. His book about the process, Designing Obama, and an iPad application, were released this fall. He is a founding member of The Post Family, an artists’ collective in Chicago.