Mies van der Rohe at Work - Softcover

Carter, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0714838969 ISBN 13: 9780714838960

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 1999

Synopsis

A document of Mies van der Rohe's philosophy of architecture, his way of working and his rigorous teaching methodology. The text examines, through statistics, photographs and detailed drawings, the most illustrious buildings of the architect's career.

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Review:

‘One of the very few certainties in life is that the best books are out of print! When, as now with Peter Carter’s Mies van der Rohe at Work, the situation is remedied by reprinting (with a fresh preface by Phyllis Lambert), it is a cause for celebration...splendid illustrations...an authoritative work of reference for students of architecture, practitioners, art historians and the enthusiastic amateur.’ (Lord Palumbo [nb previous owner of Farnsworth House, designed by Mies van der Rohe], The Architect’s Journal)

Synopsis:

A document of Mies van der Rohe's philosophy of architecture, his way of working and his rigorous teaching methodology. The text examines, through statistics, photographs and detailed drawings, the most illustrious buildings of the architect's career. Author Peter Carter, who studied and later worked with Mies for 13 years, began the book while an associate with Mies van der Rohe's firm. Mies' structural and spatial concepts are analyzed through his three major building prototypes, specifically the skeleton frame building, both in it high- and low-rise manifestations, and the clear span buildings.

About this edition

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0714838969
• ISBN 13: 9780714838960
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192