Mies

Phaidon's coffee table book 'Mies' is the most readable, comprehensive and beautiful book ever published on one of the most influential architects of the twentieth century; Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The renowned architect enjoyed worldwide fame for the beauty and purity of his work. He built remarkable houses, skyscrapers, museums and campuses with multiple buildings.

In addition to 700 drawings, photographs, plans and diagrams, the magnificent architect's book features author and architecture expert Detlef Mertins providing the aesthetic and intellectual context for all of Mies van der Rohe's work, with in-depth discussions of his most important buildings and projects. The clarity of Mies's architecture belies the diversity of his interests, which include philosophy and science as well as design, and Mertins's rigorous and accessible text gives the reader a clear description of all of Mies's most important buildings and the intellectual context for their design.

The coffee table book includes such Mies buildings as: the Barcelona Pavilion in Spain; the Tugendhat House in Brno, Czech Republic; S. R. Crown Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, U.S.; and the New National Gallery in Berlin, Germany.

Specifications
Title: Mies
Author: Detlef Mertin
Publisher: Phaidon
Size: 313 x 248 x 52 mm
Size: 544 pages
Weight: 3503 grams
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781838668174

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