Context * Université de Liège International exhibition Visiting address Visiting address Bongerd 18 Place du 20-Août, 7 This programme is presented to you within the context of the 6411 JM B-4000, Liège exhibition ‘MIES & the inheritance of ’ The Belgium (from 10 April up to and including 7 August). Tel. +31 45 577 22 00 Tel. +32 4 242 79 44 www.schunck.nl www.ulg.ac.be The world-famous architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886–1969) still inspires architects. However, his work is falling into decay, like many other modernistic buildings. This evokes the question: what TU Eindhoven Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische should we preserve and how? Visiting address Hochschule Aachen (RWTH) De Zaale Visiting address 5612 AZ Eindhoven Templergraben 55 Mies Masterpieces The Netherlands D-52062 Aachen Tel. +31 6 463 708 67 Germany The exhibition provides some answers. You will see, feel and read www.tue.nl Tel. +49 241 809 37 57 everything about five restored masterpieces by ‘Mies’: S.R. Crown www.rwth-aachen.de Hall, Villa Tugendhat, 860-880 Lake Shore Drive, Robert F. Carr Universiteit Hasselt Memorial Chapel and Verseidag. A 20-minute video about these Visiting address buildings, projected onto a 20-meter wide screen, will have its Martelarenlaan 42 world premiere. You will also see an overview of 80 buildings de- B-3500 Hasselt signed by Mies van der Rohe. Belgium Tel. +32 11 29 21 01 SCHUNCK* Glaspaleis www.uhasselt.be

Frits Peutz’s Glaspaleis was almost demolished twice. It is now a classic example of renovation (executed by Jo Coenen and ) and new use (library, music school, museum for modern and contemporary art, dance school, institute, art cinema, espresso bar and brasserie).

You can find all of the up-to-date information on www.schunck.nl/miesvanderrohe. Supplementary Mini symposia lecture Films programme (at four universities in the EU Region) The beauty of pure technology In cooperation with Filmhuis English spoken. Every mini symposium Ko van Dun (1953, Heerlen) will intro- De Spiegel, Bongerd 18, Heerlen consists of two lectures and a follow- duce the architect Mies van der Rohe, Haus Tugendhat up discussion. It is not necessary to his oeuvre, modernism in architecture Thursday 2 June / 8 pm register, but space is limited. and the link with today. (including a follow-up discussion with INTERNATIONAL Tuesday 26 April, 8 pm Mies & the inheritance of modernism expert restorer Ivo Hammer) START SYMPOSIUM Location: SCHUNCK* Glaspaleis Thursday 21 April, 7 pm Costs: 7.50 euro including ticket to the Mies, a Michael Blackwood film Sunday 10 April, 10 am Speakers: Wiel Arets (Dean College exhibition Wednesday 8 June / 8 pm Registration required (website) of Architecture, IIT, Chicago), Stephan (under reservation) English spoken Petermann (AMO associate, OMA €10 (students €7.50) ) Excursions More detailed information will be Location: TU Eindhoven, Zwarte Doos/ provided on our website. Krefeld (Verseidag) Morning cinema Sunday 19 June Day excursion Speakers Martijn Jaspers (Chipper- Restoration of three Mies masterpieces A tour around the Verseidag complex, City tour field Architects), Wessel de Jonge (TU in Chicago (US) the only project in the exposition that is Sunday 17 April / 1 pm – 2.30 pm Delft/Wessel de Jonge Architecten), Wednesday 11 May, 7 pm currently being renovated. Haus Lange, Start: The central hall of the Friso van der Steen (director interna- Speakers: Gunny Harboe (Harboe Haus Esters and Haus Heusgen will also SCHUNCK* Glaspaleis. tional projects Mecanoo), Gunny Architects, Chicago), Menno Homan be visited. These houses, designed by Harboe (Harboe Architects, Chicago) (Menno Homan Architect) Mies, are all located in Krefeld. Free tour led by Friends of SCHUNCK* Location: University of Hasselt (B) More detailed information will be provi- Hans Pannemans and Ton van Mastrigt Lunch – Afternoon ded on our website. visiting modernistic buildings showing Restoration of Villa Tugendhat in the contrast with traditional Heerlen. Discussion Brno (Czech Republic) Brno (Villa Tugendhat) Introduction: Christian Raabe (RWTH Wednesday 1 June, 7 pm July Max. 15 participants per group. Two Aachen) Speakers: Ivo Hammer (restorer/ Two-day programme that you can visit tours will be given concurrently. It is Panel members: Ivo Hammer (restorer/ chairman THICOM), Robbrecht en on your own. Including tours through not necessary to register, but space is chairman THICOM), Gunny Harboe, Daem architecten. Villa Tugendhat led by Ivo Hammer limited. (Harboe Architects, Chicago), Norbert Location: University of Liège (B) (chairman of the international advisory Hanenberg (RWTH Aachen), Wessel de commission THICOM), Daniela Hammer- Restoration of Verseidag in Krefeld Sunday tours Jonge (Wessel de Jonge Architecten/ Tugendhat (daughter of the owner) (Germany) (in Schunck*) TU Delft), Martijn Jaspers (Chipperfield and a city walk led by Mojmír Jeřábek, Wednesday 22 June, 7 pm Architects) director of the foreign affairs office of 24 April 1 pm – 2 pm Speakers: Norbert Hanenberg/Daniel Moderator: Alex Dill (University Brno. More detailed information will be 24 April 2 pm – 3 pm (in dialect) Lohmann (RWTH), Christiane Lange Karlsruhe) provided on our website. 29 May 1 pm – 2 pm Location: RWTH Aachen (D) 26 June 1 pm – 2 pm 31 July 1 pm – 2 pm