Look familiar? Most likely you recognise this home and pavillion, made famous by the film, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, was designed by architect David Haid (1929-1993) in 1974. Haid was born in Winnipeg, Canada in 1929. He moved to Chicago in 1951 to study architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology under Mies van der Rohe and James Speyer. That same year, Haid began working in van der Rohe's design office and remained there till 1960. In 1963 he founded David Haid & Associates. The minimalist influence of both van der Rohe and Speyer can be seen in Haid's work throughout the Chicago and Houston, TX areas. Haid passed away in 1993 at the age of 64.
The Rose property, currently listed for $1,650,00, includes the home and pavilion and features 4 bedrooms and 4 baths totaling 5300 sqft. The steel and glass buildings are cantilevered over a ravine on a 1 acre lot.
Ben Rose (1916-2004) was a painter and textile designer born in Indiana in 1916. He studied painting at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1939-1941. In 1946 he set up Ben Rose Inc., which specialized in hand screen-printed textiles and wallpaper. With the aid of his wife Frances and interior designer Helen Stern, Ben's business grew and by 1967 he had about fifty employees. His textiles were a favorite among architects and designers and were showcased around the world. Besides being an artist, Ben was an avid car collector which led to the building of the now famous auto-pavilion in 1974.
American architect A. James Speyer (1913-1986) was born in Pittsburgh. He graduated with a degree in Architecture from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1934. He continued his studies under Mies van der Rohe at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, where he received his masters degree in 1939. After serving in WWII he returned to IIT where he taught architecture under Mies. He established his own firm in 1946, completing homes in the Chicago and Pittsburgh areas. Speyer's minimalist architectural style was heavily influenced by van der Rohe and featured rectangular structures constructed with exposed steel beams, brick and glass. The Ben Rose house designed by Speyer in 1952, is considered one of his finest architectural works.
You guys all remember the famous scene....
The car parked to the left of the Ferrari in the garage is also an MG, in this case an MG J2.
The 1961 Ferrari GT250 was a modified MG sports car. The producers received several angry letters from car enthusiasts who believed the car shown was a *real* Ferrari and that it was actually wrecked in the film.
When the Ferrari crashed, the fiberglass hood ripped, but branches were put over the rip to make sure the camera didn't record it. More trivia here.
I am just loving Mid Century Architecture and have never been more tuned into it than I am now... my
Dad would be so proud!
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