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April 17, 2020

Silman develops in situ flood-mitigation strategy for the Farnsworth House

Farnsworth House Flood Mitigation
  • Photo credit: Joseph Gage / Flickr Creative Commons.

Working with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Silman developed a hydraulic-lift scheme to save Mies van der Rohe's iconic Farnsworth House from the increasingly frequent flooding of the nearby Fox River.

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