The Barcelona Pavilion by Mies van der Rohe

The Barcelona Pavilion by Mies van der Rohe
Author: Dietrich Neumann
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2020-12-07
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 303561993X

While Mies van der Rohe’s pavilion at the International Exposition in Barcelona in 1929 went unnoticed by most of the visitors to the fairgrounds, contemporary critics enthusiastically hailed it as the most convincing statement of the Modern Age. This book presents 100 selected texts about this much discussed building, written then and now: from the opening speech by the Spanish king, to newspaper articles and private letters, voices of contemporary architects, architecture critics and historians, and even a text by artist Ai Weiwei, who created an installation in the outdoor area of the pavilion in 2010. Thus the history of this building’s reception depicts a dazzling picture and inconceivable breadth, including statements by such eminent authors as Frank Lloyd Wright, Leonardo Benevolo, Rem Koolhaas, Peter Eisenman.

An Accidental Masterpiece

An Accidental Masterpiece
Author:
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2020-11-23
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 3035619972

With the temporary exhibition pavilion of the German Reich at the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona, Mies van der Rohe designed an architectural icon, but also a controversial monument of the way the Weimar Republic portrayed itself. The building is one of the most unusual success stories in the history of architecture: Despite its short existence, its reputation grew steadily in the following decades, thanks in part to magnificent photographs. It was soon considered the constructed manifesto of the Modern Age, and its spatial and "ideational" ambitions were called "a milestone of Modern architecture." This comprehensively, broadly researched book portrays the building’s complex history and its political entanglement—up to and including its reconstruction according to van der Rohe’s plans at the original site between 1983 and 1986.

Fear of Glass

Fear of Glass
Author: Josep Quetglas
Publisher: Birkhauser
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Architects
ISBN: 9783764363390

The German Pavilion erected at the World Exhibition in Barcelona in 1929 was an imposing structure and a prime example of modern architecture. In this book, the author takes a lively and unconventional approach to the building, interpreting the various architectural, historical and cultural aspects surrounding the construction. He examines the physical elements such as the columns, the terrace, the free-standing walls which enclose the pavilion and form a pattern of open and closed spaces. He also considers the aesthetic elements, the noble materials used, its representative qualities and reflecting on how material, structure, space and tradition are integrated into a unity.

Building Desire

Building Desire
Author: George Dodds
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2005
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0415325234

'Building Desire' considers the Barcelona Pavilion, completed in 1986, & its forerunner, the German Pavilion of 1929, & looks at the work of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It examines in detail the role of photography in architecture & its continuing influence.

The Mies Van Der Rohe Archive

The Mies Van Der Rohe Archive
Author: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Publisher: Garland Science
Total Pages: 237
Release: 1986
Genre: Architectural drawing
ISBN: 9780824059910

Part 3 is devoted to the epidemiology of influenza, the current etiological pattern of acute respiratory diseases in the USSR, the immunology of influenza and influenza prophylaxis in the USSR. Other topics reviewed include antigenic drift in the hemagglutinin of Hong Kong (H3N2) virus over the period of its circulation, RIA techniques of determining the influenza virus nucleoprotein and the persistence of influenza virus in different biological systems.

Conversations with Mies Van Der Rohe

Conversations with Mies Van Der Rohe
Author: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2008-06-19
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781568987538

"The thirty years modernist legend Mies van der Rohe spent working in America arguably reflect his most consistent and mature efforts toward achieving his goal: a new architecture for the twentieth century. Focusing on this American period, Conversations with Mies van der Rohe gives new credence to this claim by presenting the architect's most important design concerns in his own words. In this collection of interviews Mies talks freely about his relationship with clients, the common language he sought in his architectural projects, the influences on his work, and the synthesis of architecture and technology that he advanced in his designs and built works. An essay by Inaki Abalos provides a context for these interviews and looks at Mies's legacy from a contemporary perspective."--

Mies Van Der Rohe

Mies Van Der Rohe
Author: Werner Blaser
Publisher: Birkhauser
Total Pages: 82
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Architecture, Domestic
ISBN: 9780817660895

Constructing Europe

Constructing Europe
Author: Diane Gray
Publisher:
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2013
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

As a part of the activities that will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award, this catalogue explains the value of the Prize as a platform for discovery and debate about two main topics: the historical value of the Prize as a demonstration of the significance of European architecture, and the Award's role as a mechanism for bringing up topics of concern in today's European architecture, and as a process that contributes to building an architectural and urban discourse, both in Europe and throughout the world. The works of the last 25 years are essential tools for defining the future in the upcoming years.

Transient Senses

Transient Senses
Author: Alex Arteaga
Publisher: Rm
Total Pages: 63
Release: 2016
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9788416282678

This volume represents the conclusion of Alex Arteaga's research project into Mies van der Rohe's German Pavilion for the 1929 World's Fair in Barcelona. It consists of a sound installation with video, audio and text, exploring concepts of interiority and exteriority in architecture. Documentary photographs and essays shed light on the project.