Mies in His Own Words - (Basics) by Vittorio Pizzigoni & Michelangelo Sabatino (Paperback)

About the Book

An anthology containing all of van der Rohe's 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.buildings.

Book Synopsis

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was an architect who communicated his ideas with the same disciplined restraint as he developed his buildings.

This book is a heterogeneous collection of writings, speeches, and interviews. Read together, they reveal the breadth of Mies' deep engagement with architecture and education in Germany and the USA. By including both written and spoken words, the co-editors reveal how Mies was able to extend his influence well beyond the classroom-studio and the profession to reach a general audience eager to learn more about his architectural philosophy during a time of great cultural and societal upheaval.

Review Quotes

"The chronological collection of Mies's writings, speeches, and interviews is widely divergent, ranging from pithy statements just a few lines long to lengthy transcriptions of interviews for magazines or television shows." --A Weekly Dose of Architecture