The School of Architecture of IIT in Chicago is based in the Crown Hall designed by architect Mies van der Rohe, who once was part of the Bauhaus in Germany.
Mies designed many buildings in the IIT campus, along with Rem Koolhaas. His ideas are still taught in the School of Architecture there and inspired a founding society that tells of his architectural beliefs and his life story.
Mies is known for his almost illusion of "floating" in buildings and stairs, making them feel light.
The walls are entirely made of glass and steel frame, giving the maximum amount of natural light possible, for good or bad.
The bottom floor is made up of a sitting area, bathroom, tool shops, and the architecture library.
These panels and the two pillars are the only restrictions in the open floor plan, making it easily transformed for different activities.
The first floor is made up of open space used as architecture students' workshop, mixed together so that the work can be easily viewed between all years.
The circulation is the center point of the first and second floor plan, and the rest follows.
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