The document summarizes key details about the Farnsworth House, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1945-1951. It is considered an iconic masterpiece of International Style architecture. The steel and glass structure was commissioned by Dr. Edith Farnsworth and is elevated above the flood plain by eight wide-flange steel columns. The house exemplifies Mies van der Rohe's concept of an unobstructed, flexible interior space defined by a minimal framework of steel and glass.