Hardcover, 21 x 26 cm, 0.61 kg, 96 pages
Edition: German
Less is more
Perfection in purism
He coined the motto "less is more" – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886–1969) was one of the Founding fathers of modern architecture and significantly influenced the aesthetics of urban planning in the 20th century, although not always without controversy.
Mies van der Rohe, in his search for an elemental truth, advocated Pure forms and proportions . Using modern technology and the latest materials, he designed buildings of purist simplicity, such as the... Seagram Building or Farnsworth House . His critics argued that this extreme approach would produce monotonous and barely distinguishable cityscapes, while others saw him as the master of an elegant essence.
This volume presents over 20 of Mies van der Rohe's projects from the period between 1906 and 1967 and highlights his groundbreaking ideas as well as his influence in America and Europe.
Mies van der Rohe, in his search for an elemental truth, advocated Pure forms and proportions . Using modern technology and the latest materials, he designed buildings of purist simplicity, such as the... Seagram Building or Farnsworth House . His critics argued that this extreme approach would produce monotonous and barely distinguishable cityscapes, while others saw him as the master of an elegant essence.
This volume presents over 20 of Mies van der Rohe's projects from the period between 1906 and 1967 and highlights his groundbreaking ideas as well as his influence in America and Europe.
The author
Claire Zimmerman She writes about modern architecture and contemporary culture. In 2001, she was a member of the research team for the MoMA exhibition. Mies in Berlin . She is currently an associate professor of art history at the University of Michigan.
The publisher
Peter Gössel He runs an agency for museum and exhibition design. He has written monographs for TASCHEN on Julius Shulman , RM Schindler, John Lautner and Richard Neutra as well as publishing several architecture titles in the Small Series.
Hardcover, 21 x 26 cm, 0.61 kg, 96 pages
Edition: German
Less is more
Perfection in purism
He coined the motto "less is more" – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886–1969) was one of the Founding fathers of modern architecture and significantly influenced the aesthetics of urban planning in the 20th century, although not always without controversy.
Mies van der Rohe, in his search for an elemental truth, advocated Pure forms and proportions . Using modern technology and the latest materials, he designed buildings of purist simplicity, such as the... Seagram Building or Farnsworth House . His critics argued that this extreme approach would produce monotonous and barely distinguishable cityscapes, while others saw him as the master of an elegant essence.
This volume presents over 20 of Mies van der Rohe's projects from the period between 1906 and 1967 and highlights his groundbreaking ideas as well as his influence in America and Europe.
Mies van der Rohe, in his search for an elemental truth, advocated Pure forms and proportions . Using modern technology and the latest materials, he designed buildings of purist simplicity, such as the... Seagram Building or Farnsworth House . His critics argued that this extreme approach would produce monotonous and barely distinguishable cityscapes, while others saw him as the master of an elegant essence.
This volume presents over 20 of Mies van der Rohe's projects from the period between 1906 and 1967 and highlights his groundbreaking ideas as well as his influence in America and Europe.
The author
Claire Zimmerman She writes about modern architecture and contemporary culture. In 2001, she was a member of the research team for the MoMA exhibition. Mies in Berlin . She is currently an associate professor of art history at the University of Michigan.
The publisher
Peter Gössel He runs an agency for museum and exhibition design. He has written monographs for TASCHEN on Julius Shulman , RM Schindler, John Lautner and Richard Neutra as well as publishing several architecture titles in the Small Series.
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