Mies` detail and choice of material
It is understood that Mies van der Rohe is one of the most important architects of the Modern movement. But how do Mies’ ideas on architecture and on the logic of construction relate to his built – and sometimes unbuilt – oeuvre? This book investigates this question based on 14 projects, with a focus on the choice of detail and material. Specially produced three-dimensional drawings provide an easy-to-understand analysis of Mies’ construction concepts.
The projects include Lange and Esters Houses (1927–30), Tugendhat House (1928-30), the Barcelona Pavilion (1928-29), Farnsworth House (1946-51), Lake Shore Drive (1948-51) and the New National Gallery (1962-68). The investigation covers several decades of Mies’ work, and hence his German and American creative periods.
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Preface: Page 6
Introduction: Page 8
Space, Material and Detail
Houses Lange and Esters, 1927–1930: Page 20
Krefeld, Germany
Barcelona Pavilion, 1928–1929: Page 36
Barcelona, Spain
Tugendhat House, 1928–1930: Page 48
Brno, Czech Republic
Edith Farnsworth House, 1945–1951: Page 56
Plano, Illinois, USA
860–880 Lake Shore Drive, 1948–1951: Page 66
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel of Saint Savior, 1949–1952: Page 76
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Crown Hall, 1950–1956: Page 82
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, USA
The Commons, 1953–1954: Page 92
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Bacardi Administration Building, 1957–1960:Page 104
Santiago, Cuba, unbuilt
Bacardi Administration Building, 1958–1961: Page 112
Mexico City, Mexico
2400 Lakeview Apartments, 1962–1963: Page 124
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Social Service Administration Building, 1962–1964: Page 130
The University of Chicago, Illinois, USA
New National Gallery, 1962–1968: Page 138
Berlin, Germany
Appendices
Project details: Page 148
Bibliography: Page 150
About the author: Page 151
Illustration credits: Page 152
ISBN
9783035611564Title
Mies van der Rohe by Edgar StachAuthor
Edgar StachPublisher
BirkhäuserPublication year
2017Binding
HardcoverLanguage
English