Oct 29

Thanks for the View, Mr. Mies: A humanist look at living in Mies van der Rohe and Detroit’s Lafayette Park

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Thanks for the View, Mr. Mies

Amongst the expanses of desperate homes and floundering businesses the media has repeatedly brought to light, a lone two towers and low lying complex of townhouses stands in downtown Detroit. Lafayette Park, as it’s called, comprises the largest collection of buildings designed by legendary minimalist Ludwig Mies van der…

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