Designed and
built from 1946 to 1951, the Farnsworth House is considered to be the apogee of the architect Mies van der Rohe's American career.
But credit lies not only with the architect. Seldom mentioned except in relation to Mies, Dr. Farnsworth was far more than just a client: Educator, translator and nephrologist, Dr. Farnsworth in many ways was every bit Mies's equal. She believed in bringing together those on the cutting edge of the sciences with those on the forefront of the arts for a collaboration that would improve each others work. Learn more about the incredible woman whose interests led her to Italy where she joined forces with the Nobel Prize-winning poet Eugenio Montale.
