Mies van der Rohe, 1886-1969 : the structure of space
Title:
Mies van der Rohe, 1886-1969 : the structure of space
Author:
Zimmerman, Claire, 1961-
ISBN:
9783836560429
Publication Information:
Koln : Taschen, c2016.
Physical Description:
96 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm
Series:
Basic art series
Basic art series.
Series Title:
Basic art series
Basic art series.
Abstract:
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) was one of the founding fathers of modern architecture, and creator of the Barcelona Pavilion (1929), the Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois (1945-1951) and the Seagram Building in New York (1954-1958). Famed for his motto "less is more," Mies sought a refined purity in architectural expression that was missing from the vocabulary of his Bauhaus peers. He aimed to build for those of modest income while also building economically and sustainably, both in technical and esthetic terms; the use of industrial materials such as steel and glass were the foundation of this approach.
Personal Subject:
Subject:
| Architecture, Modern -- 20th century. |
| Architects -- Germany. |
| Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969. |
Summary:
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) was one of the founding fathers of modern architecture, and creator of the Barcelona Pavilion (1929), the Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois (1945-1951) and the Seagram Building in New York (1954-1958). Famed for his motto "less is more," Mies sought a refined purity in architectural expression that was missing from the vocabulary of his Bauhaus peers. He aimed to build for those of modest income while also building economically and sustainably, both in technical and esthetic terms; the use of industrial materials such as steel and glass were the foundation of this approach.