My kind of Gas station! Mies van der Rohe’s modernist design on Nun’s Island [Ile D’Souer] Montreal, PQ.
My kind of Gas station! Mies van der Rohe’s modernist design on Nun’s Island [Ile D’Souer] Montreal, PQ.

 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.

 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.


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.

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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