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    Mies van der Rohe. English
    Mies van der Rohe : space, material, detail / Edgar Stach ; translation into English, Julian Reisenberger.

    • Title:[Mies van der Rohe. English]
      Mies van der Rohe : space, material, detail / Edgar Stach ; translation into English, Julian Reisenberger.
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    • Variant Title:Space, material, detail
    • Author/Creator:Stach, Edgar, 1963-
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969.
    • Published/Created:Basel : Birkhàˆuser, ©2018.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969--Criticism and interpretation.
      Architecture, German--20th century.
      Architecture, Modern--20th century.
    • Description:152 pages : maps, plans, illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
    • Summary:It is understood that Mies van der Rohe is one of the most important architects of the Moderne. 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 analyses of Mies' construction concepts.
    • Notes:Translation of: Mies van der Rohe : Raum, Material, Detail.
      Includes bibliographical references.
    • ISBN:9783035611564 (English edition : hd.bd.)
      3035611564 (English edition : hd.bd.)
      9783035612325 (online)
      9783035612356 (print + online)
    • Contents:Introduction : Space, material and detail
      Houses Lange and Esters, 1927-1930, Krefeld, Germany
      Barcelona Pavilion, 1928-1929, Barcelona, Spain
      Tugendhat house, 1928-1930, Brno, Czech Republic
      Edith Farnsworth house, 1945-1951, Plano, Illinois
      860-880 Lake Shore Drive, 1948-1951, Chicago
      Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel of Saint Savior, 1949-1952, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
      Crown Hall, 1950-1956, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
      The Commons, 1953-1954, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
      Bacardi administration building, 1957-1960, Santiago, Cuba, unbuilt
      Bacardi administration building, 1958-1962, Mexico City
      2400 Lakeview apartments, 1962-1963, Chicago
      Social Service administration building, 1962-1964, The University of Chicago
      New National Gallery, 1962-1968, Berlin, Germany
      Appendices : Project details.
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