KCSM Sino News Magazine March 7, 2011
architectural philosophy distilled into one beautiful little box. >> baer: what makes this piece of architecture such a hot commodity, and why would these people stake their entire organization on saving it? wow. let's go there and see for ourselves. [dramatic music] ♪ the farnsworth house is one of only three single-family homes in the united states by renowned german architect ludwig mies van der rohe. mies, as he's usually referred to, was already nearing legendary status when he fled nazi germany for the u.s. in 1938. a one-time director of the celebrated bauhaus architecture s...
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