The ravages of time appear on the Houses Lange and Esters. The endeavour of redeveloping these architectural examples of the modern era, in line with accepted conservation practice, therefore in the sense of Mies van der Rohe’s doctrine, proved to be extremely ambitious. Online on BuiltBy.TV on April 26, 2011.

House Lange and House Esters belong today to the city of Krefeld. 80 years after their erection, they enjoy world-wide reputation not only for their groundbreaking architecture, but also for their fame as modern art museums. Online on BuiltBy.TV on April 19, 2011.

In terms of aesthetics and technology, Haus Lange and Haus Esters mark a new era: that of the new, modern architecture. They additionally represent though at the same time the end of a certain upper-class lifestyle. Online on BuiltBy.TV on April 12, 2011.

The basic concepts of Mies van der Rohe’s original designs for the Haus Lange are the open spaces and the freely flowing passages, built in high-quality construction methods. He thus aspires to both an elegant Design and to a highly-sophisticated, technologically-rich residential house at the same time. Online on BuiltBy.TV on April 05, 2011.

In the late ‘20s Mies van der Rohe projected an extraordinary residential house for the textile factory owner Hermann Lange: the first of a series of world famous – in the meantime – buildings, interfaces between tradition and modernism. Online on BuiltBy.TV on March 29, 2011.

The most important creative phases of the world famous architect Mies van der Rohe under new light: Nowhere else can someone see more buildings of his radical ground- breaking period except for Krefeld. Mies in Krefeld - online on BuiltBy.TV from July 02, 2011.

The feature tells the changeful story of the Krefeld villas built by Mies van der Rohe from a residental house to a famous museum - online on BuiltBy.TV from March 27, 2011.

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