Mies van der Rohe ranks alongside Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier as one of the most influential and important architects of our century. He was not only an accomplished and groundbreaking architect but also a first-rate, long-term lecturer and organiser of architectural events. It is thanks to his most important European building projects, the German pavilion for the Barcelona World Fair (1929) and the Villa Tugendhat in Brno that modern architecture was able to emerge from his experimental phase into full maturity. ...
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Mies van der Rohe ranks alongside Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier as one of the most influential and important architects of our century. He was not only an accomplished and groundbreaking architect but also a first-rate, long-term lecturer and organiser of architectural events. It is thanks to his most important European building projects, the German pavilion for the Barcelona World Fair (1929) and the Villa Tugendhat in Brno that modern architecture was able to emerge from his experimental phase into full maturity. This book documents Mies van der Rohe's oeuvre as furniture designer and architect in the context of his three major European projects in Stuttgart, Barcelona, Brno.
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G (Ex-art library, with label marks on dj; i.d. marks on book block edges and outermost pages, incl. rear pocket; otherwise clean inside. ) Stamped silver paper boards, white and color illus. dust jacket, 229 pp; profuse images, mostly bw, some color, some sepia-tone. Issued in conjunction with a Vitra Design Museum exhibition in collaboration with the Weissenhof-Institut at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Kunste, Stuttgart, and the Fundacio Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona. With seven thematic and illustrated essays. Discusses three projects--the WeiBenhof estate in Stuttgart, the German pavilion in Barcelona, and the Villa Tugendhat in Brno. The illustrated and lightly annotated catalogue presents more than two dozen pieces of furniture and preliminary drawings. Includes chronology and bibliography.
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Very Good. Size: 11x1x9; Book is LIKE NEW. Very Clean. No writing or tears. Dust Jacket has very minor shelf wear (no tears). A Fine Book in a Near Fine Dust Jacket.
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Fine Condition/As New in Fine Condition jacket. Book 224 pages 200 illustrations. Introduction by Alexander von Vegesack and Matthias Kries. Biography. Bibliography.
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New. 8881183951. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--272 pages. --with a bonus offer--
