F3 The Story of the Edith Farnsworth House by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

About this episode

In this episode, Christiane Lange interviews architectural historian Michelangelo Sabatino about Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's Edith Farnsworth House.

“All too often, depending on the case, the client is not seen as a protagonist.” (Michelangelo Sabatino) The first seven episodes of the podcast are dedicated to architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and designer Lilly Reich. In episode 3, I talk to Michelangelo Sabatino, an architectural historian at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. He recently published a beautiful book* about Mies van der Rohe's House for Edith Farnsworth which was built around 1950 close to Chicago. It ...

People in this episode

Guest: Michelangelo Sabatino

Topics covered

• architecture
• design
• history

Keywords

• Edith Farnsworth House
• Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
• architectural history

Mentioned in this episode

Products: book about Mies van der Rohe's House for Edith Farnsworth

Books & works: The Story of the Edith Farnsworth House

Places: Chicago

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