Celebrate Mies van der Rohe‘s 139th birthday with the Mies Society! Join our co-hosts, Zurich Esposito and Alex Krikhaar, (ARCH ’91, MAS ’94) and the Mies Society hosts for our much-anticipated annual event. On Wednesday, March 19, a festive cocktail party will be held at the Arts Club of Chicago emphasizing Mies’ love for art both as a patron, collector, and an aesthete who utilized modern art in his drawings and inspiration for his architecture. This will be a particularly poignant event as we also honor longtime gallery owner, Rhona Hoffman, who has connected Chicago to the art world for decades. Enjoy a special performance by David Taylor, assistant concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The evening will culminate in a “toast” to Mies, an annual birthday tradition by his grandson, Trustee Emeritus Dirk Lohan. Cake will be served!
Place: The Arts Club of Chicago
201 E Ontario St
Chicago, IL 60611
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Time: 6–9 p.m.
Cost: This will be a ticketed event
David Taylor
Rhona Hoffman
Dirk Lohan
Sponsors:
Verde Antique
Margaret and David Hensler
Zurich Esposito and Brian McCormick
Travertine
Nancy and Ed Polich
MillerKnoll, Maharam Fabrics
Birthday Hosts:
Hosts:
The following week, on Mies’ actual birth date, March 27, Mies Society and the College of Architecture will host "Mies’ Birthday Celebration of Books” in S. R. Crown Hall to honor two very important books: Mies van der Rohe: An Architect in His Time by Dietrich Neumann and Mies in His Own Words, Complete Writings, Speeches, and Interviews: 1922–1969 co-edited by Michelangelo Sabatino and Vittorio Pizzigoni. Find more information here.
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Mies Society has raised funds to preserve our Mies-designed buildings and campus. Our current project on Tech North—located at 3410 S. State Street—is undergoing a design evaluation process to determine the scope and extent of work needed for the building’s exterior and facades. You can learn more and contribute to this facade restoration here.
Looking to make an impact? Giving funds to the Mies Society is an exciting way to contribute to our mission of preserving the legacy, buildings, and campus at Illinois Tech. You can make your impact here.