AURORA, Illinois (August 28, 2007) Nestled in pastoral Plano some 60 miles west of Chicago rests one of the most architecturally significant structures of the 20th Century—the Farnsworth House.

WTTW will feature the Farnsworth House on the nationwide documentary, “Saved from the Wrecking Ball” on Sept. 13, 2007.

The segment will focus on the compelling story of famed architect Mies van der Rohe and his often tempestuous relationship with his client, Dr. Edith Farnsworth. In 1951, van der Rohe designed a glass house for Farnsworth that would later become an icon of modernist architecture. This program documents how this house was built and the romantic intrigue and contentious legal battles that came with it. Host Geoffrey Baer follows this saga through the home's subsequent owners, and the ongoing efforts to preserve it—including the violent hammer of the auction block.

Via interviews with docents and a playwright working on the narrative of the love affair between van der Rohe and Farnsworth off Broadway, tells the story of 5-decades of the glass house, framed in steel and travertine marble, situated amidst a grove of trees on a river bank.

The Farnsworth House draws visitors the world over annually offering a jaw-dropping, spine-tingling experience that visitors exclaim upon seeing the house for the first time within its natural surrounds.

ABOUT THE AACVB:

The Aurora Area Convention & Visitors Bureau serves as the tourism marketing and management organization for Aurora, Batavia, Hinckley, North Aurora, Montgomery, Plano, Sugar Grove and Yorkville. This not-for-profit organization provides numerous travel resources to visitors via the Web site at www.enjoyaurora.com and a toll-free number 1-800-477-4369