Ludwig mies van der rohe: complete writings 1922-1969 - vittorio pizzigoni

An anthology containing all of van der Rohes writings and lectures, both well known and never republished on architecture and education--mostly translated from German to English--reveal him as an architect who constructed his texts with the same disciplined restraint with which he designed buildings.

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All of Mies van der Rohes texts in English for the first time! Ludwig Mies van der Rohes writings and lectures are relatively modest in quantity compared with the number of his remarkable buildings that have transformed cities throughout the globe.

These writings, like his architecture, have continued to generate interest among different generations of students and scholars.

This anthology contains all of his writings and lectures, both well known and never republished.

Succinct and speculative, these writings concerning architecture and education - mostly translated from German to English - reveal Mies as an architect who constructed his texts with the same disciplined restraint with which he designed buildings.