Lafayette Park Apartment Towers by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe exterior view of large industrial building with glass and steel siding and flat roofline

Less Is More: 10 Buildings by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

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Detroit's Lafayette Park—the first urban-renewal project in the United States—constitutes the world's largest collection of buildings designed by Mies van der Rohe. Completed in 1959, the 78-acre complex is not as well known as some of Mies' other projects. However, it deserves recognition as it still remains a vibrant neighborhood, even being more than 50 years old.