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Which materials were central to the buildings Ludwig Mies van der Rohe designed for the Illinois Institute of Technology?
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The buildings designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for the Illinois Institute of Technology campus were constructed using three primary materials:
- Exposed structural steel1
- Large areas of glass1
- Yellow-brown brick1
These materials were chosen to create a sense of cubic simplicity, allowing the structures to be easily adapted to the school's diverse functional requirements.1