144 Pages
by
Taylor & Francis
144 Pages
by
Taylor & Francis
The career and built works of this enigmatic and fascinating architect are carefully charted from his early work on housing design and high-rise offices in Berlin to his later and most famous work in Chicago, Detroit, Montreal and New York. Original illustrations from the architect's archives complement the excellent text. Spon's ARCHITECTURE COLLECTION presents the work of historic and... Read more
Mies today. The First buildings in Berlin (1908-14). Theoretical projects for Megalopolis (1918-24). Foundations of a new domestic space (1925-30). Fromthe Bauhaus to the Third Reich (1930-38). Chicago and American forms (1938-56). The classicism of industrial order (1956-69). Biography. Bibliography. List of principal works. Index.
Biography
Jean Louis Cohen
"...outstanding..." - Architecture Today
"The book offers real understanding, the design contex for projects is well covered, and in some cases with passion. I learnt and enjoyed" - Urban Design
