Made it to the hot spot last night. Great fries, OK burger, crappy root beer float, disorganized service, no management visible and way over priced. I see the attraction for some but unless they make big changes, the model is unsustainable.
3 months ago![My kind of Gas station! Mies van der Rohe’s modernist design on Nun’s Island [Ile D’Souer] Montreal, PQ.](http://27.media.tumblr.com/PbC9qTjNP3a3iierkCi7fnxo_400.jpg)
My kind of Gas station! Mies van der Rohe’s modernist design on Nun’s Island [Ile D’Souer] Montreal, PQ.
4 years ago
Lafayette Park, Detroit, Michigan.
Mies van der Rohe realized a modernist neighborhood in an urban redevelopment project in downtown Detroit.
This article covers a little known slice of Modernist architecture in North America.
4 years ago
Lafayette Park in Detroit’s downtown. Try this link for a great slideshow.
Built between 1956 and 1963, it might just be the zenith of achievement for Modernists. Mies Van der Rohe’s international style is realized in 3 apartment buildings and 186 townhouses.
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