He coined the motto "less is more" - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) was one of the founding fathers of modern architecture and influenced the aesthetics of urban planning in the 20th century decisively, albeit not always undisputedly.

Mies van der Rohe propagated pure forms and proportions in search of an elementary truth. Using modern technology and the latest materials, he designed buildings of purist simplicity such as the Seagram Building and Farnsworth House. His critics argued that this extreme approach would produce monotonous and hardly distinguishable cityscapes, while others saw it as the master of an elegant essence.

This volume presents over 20 of Mies van der Rohe's projects from 1906 to 1967, highlighting his groundbreaking ideas and influence in America and Europe.

He coined the motto "less is more" - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) was one of the founding fathers of modern architecture and influenced the aesthetics of urban planning in the 20th century decisively, albeit not always undisputedly.

Mies van der Rohe propagated pure forms and proportions in search of an elementary truth. Using modern technology and the latest materials, he designed buildings of purist simplicity such as the Seagram Building and Farnsworth House. His critics argued that this extreme approach would produce monotonous and hardly distinguishable cityscapes, while others saw it as the master of an elegant essence.

This volume presents over 20 of Mies van der Rohe's projects from 1906 to 1967, highlighting his groundbreaking ideas and influence in America and Europe.

Portrait
Claire Zimmerman worked on the exhibition "Mies in Berlin" at the Museum of Modern Art in 2001. She wrote a number of essays for the exhibition catalogue and also published texts in other media about Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and the connection between modern architecture and new media. She is writing her doctoral thesis at the City University of New York Graduate Center and holds a degree in architecture from Harvard University and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania. She has lectured at Yale, Barnard College and Florida A&M University.

Publisher: Peter Gössel
Pages 96
Release date: 23.01.2019
Language German/English