MIES VAN DER ROHE : SPACE, MATERIAL, DETAIL A6 powerfully expressive materials are shaped

powerfully expressive materials are shaped to create a poetry of objects that inhabit our daily lives

Editor: Bastien Lattanzo

he approaches each project as a new inquiry into the essence of the built world

communicating the essence of LA's dream state

MIES VAN DER ROHE : SPACE, MATERIAL, DETAIL A6 powerfully expressive materials are shapedIt is understood that Mies van der Rohe is one of the most important architects of the modern movement. But how do Mies's ideas about architecture and the logic of construction relate to his built and sometimes unbuilt work? This book explores this question on the basis of 14 projects, with an emphasis on the choice of details and materials. Specially produced three dimensional drawings allow for an easy to understand analysis of Mies's building