IBM Building

This metal-and-glass skyscraper was built to house the Chicago offices of the IBM Corporation, one of the nation's premier companies. It was the last American building designed by Mies van der Rohe, one of the most internationally significant architects of the twentieth century. The building is an archetypal example of his elegantly detailed International Style skyscrapers, with prismatic massing, a sleek curtain wall with welded I-beams, and a glass-enclosed lobby. It was sited so as not to obstruct views from neighboring Marina City, and it was designated on February 6, 2008.

Chicago, Illinois · United States