Mies Van Der Rohe

by Claire Zimmerman

Book Overview

Famed for his motto "less is more," Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) was one of the founding fathers of modern architecture and a hotly-debated tastemaker of twentieth-century aesthetics and urban experience. Mies van der Rohe's philosophy was one of underlying truth in pure forms and proportions. With the help of contemporary technological and material developments, he sought a stripped-down purity to architecture, showcased by the likes of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3836560429
• ISBN13: 9783836560429
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: TASCHEN
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 10.2" x 16.3"