Mies van der Rohe [Hardcover]

Famed for his motto less is more,Ludwig Mies van der Rohe(18861969) was one of thefounding fathers of modern architectureand ahotly-debated tastemakerof twentieth-century aesthetics and urban experience.

Mies van der Rohes philosophy was one ofunderlying truth in pure forms and proportions. With the help of contemporary technological and material developments, he sought a stripped-down purity to architecture, showcased by the likes of theSeagram BuildingandFarnsworth House. Some spoke out against this stark approach as the precursor to bland, generic cityscapes. Others cite Mies van der Rohe as the ultimate master of anabidingly elegant essence.

This book presents more than 20 of Mies van der Rohes projects from the period 19061967 to introduce his groundbreaking practise and influence in both America and Europe.

BADiscover the master of the modern minimalist, Mies van der Rohe, one of the defining and most hotly debated tastemakers of the twentieth century. In pursuit of elemental truth, van der Rohe crafted an almost nothing architecture, criticized by some as bland, extolled by others as the paradigm of purity.