The story of Mies van der Rohe's iconic Farnsworth House is set for the silver screen, with Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges set to play the famous modernist architect.
The feature film will follow the relationship between Van der Rohe and his client, Chicago nephrologist Edith Farnsworth, during the design and construction of the glass-box dwelling.
The movie does not yet have a release date, but Bridges is confirmed to play Van der Rohe, while Maggie Gyllenhaal has been chosen for the role of Farnsworth.
The two previously starred together in 2009 drama Crazy Heart, for which Bridges won an Academy Award for Best Actor and Gyllenhaal was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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Farnsworth commissioned the house in Plano, Illinois, in 1945 as a getaway where she could relax and enjoy nature. Farnsworth House is considered an important example of the international style and one of Van der Rohe's most revered works.
The 1,500-square-foot (140-square-metre) home comprises horizontal planes supported by steel columns, with floor-to-ceiling glass forming the external walls.
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Completed in 1951, the residence was added to the US National Register of Historic Homes in 2004 and now serves as a museum.
In 2014, preservationists concerned about the risk of flooding proposed a system of hydraulic jacks that would lift the building it into the air.
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