BARCELONA PAVILION

MIES VAN DER ROHE

ANALYSYS, RESEARCH, DRAWINGS & RENDERS

SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

DIGITAL RAPRESENTATION
RICCARDO MANZONI 1735861
 SUMMARY
Academic Work
Feb.12 - May.12

RESEARCH

ANALYSYS & PHOTO RESEARCH

SKETCHES

DWG DRAWINGS

PHOTOMONTAGES

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 ARCHITECT
NAME: Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
NATIONALITY: German
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (March 27,
1886 August 17, 1969) was a German
architect. He is commonly referred to and
addressed as Mies, his surname.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, along with
Walter Gropius and Le Corbusier, are wi-
dely regarded as the pioneering masters of
Modern architecture. Mies, like many of his
post World War I contemporaries, sought
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Less is More
- Mies Van Der Rohe
to establish a new architectural style that
could represent modern times just as Classi-
cal and Gothic did for their own eras. He
created an influential twentieth century ar-
chitectural style, stated with extreme clarity
and simplicity. His mature buildings made
use of modern materials such as industrial
steel and plate glass to define interior spa-
ces. He strived towards an architecture
with a minimal framework of structural or-
der balanced against the implied freedom
of free-flowing open space. He called his
buildings skin and bones architecture.
He sought a rational approach that would
guide the creative process of architectural
design. He is often associated with the
aphorisms less is more and God is in
the details.
FAMOUS PROJECTS:

Tugendhat House,1930

Neue Nationalgalerie, 1968

Farnsworth House, 1951

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PROJECT & CONCEPT
PROJECT: Barcelona Pavilion
YEAR: 1928
WHERE: Barcelona
The Barcelona Pavilion was the German
Pavilion for the 1929 International Expo-
sition in Barcelona, Spain. This building
was used for the official opening of the
German section of the exhibition. It is an
Mies was offered the commission of
this building in 1928 after his suc-
cessful administration of the 1927
Werkbund exhibition in Stuttgart.
The German Republic entrusted Mies
with the artistic management and
erection of not only the Barcelona
Pavilion, but for the buildings for all
the German sections at the 1929
Universal Exhibition. However, Mies
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important building in the history of modern
architecture, known for its simple form
and its spectacular use of extravagant
materials, such as marble, red onyx and
travertine. The same features of minimali-
had severe time constraintshe had
to design the Barcelona Pavilion in
less than a yearand was also de-
aling with uncertain economic con-
ditions.
In the years following World War I,
Germany started to turn around. The
economy started to recover after the
1924 Dawes Plan. The pavilion for
the Universal Exhibition was suppo-
sm and spectacular can be applied to the
prestigious furniture specifically designed
for the building, among which the iconic
Barcelona chair.
sed to represent the new Weimar
Germany: democratic, culturally
progressive, prospering, and thorou-
ghly pacifist; a self-portrait through
architecture.The Commissioner, Ge-
org von Schnitzler said it should give
voice to the spirit of a new era.
This concept was carried out with the
realization of the Free plan and the
Floating room.
FIRST SKETCHES & BUILDING

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TECHNICAL DRAWINGS

Plan

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Elevation

Cross Sections

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 Details

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PHOTOS

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 HAND DRAWINGS . PLAN

Scale 1:400

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 ELEVATIONS

Scale 1:400

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 SKETCHES

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 DWG DRAWINGS

Plan . Scale 1:400

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Elevations . Scale 1:400

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 Detail . Scale 1:2
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 PHOTOMONTAGES

North Elevations . Scale 1:400

East Elevation . Scale 1:400

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 Perspective . Exteriors

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Perspective . Interiors
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 PHOTO ESSAY

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 REFERENCES
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Mies van der Rohe : Barcelona Pavilion

Ignasi Sol-Morales Rubi 1942- Cristian Circi; Fernando Ramos
Barcelona : Gustavo Gili c1993

LINKOGRAPHY:

Mies Van Der Rohe Photo: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_C7q01HyuMRk/TI-brX2xQYI/AAAAAAAAAIM/Sh5SlgZSxTU/s1600/

mies+-+crown+hall.jpgThugendhat House: http://ueras.ru/minimalizm_v_arhitekture_4.jpg
Farnsworth House: http://web.dcp.ufl.edu/maze/pub/arch_humanity/2.1%20Seeing/farnsworth%20house.jpg
Neue Nationalgalerie: http://repeatingislands.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/bacardi.jpg
Barcelona Pavilion Photos:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CijcaA9yq58/TO_EfE03HhI/AAAAAAAAIHg/NSo3geqzeYY/s1600/Mies%253B%2BBarcelon
%2Bpavilion%2Bin%2B1929.jpg
http://anubis-noise.deviantart.com/art/Barcelona-Pavilion-98796071
http://designapplause.com/wp-content/xG58hlz9/2009/06/mieschair-barcelona2.png
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EPFEQ2Q7W0A/TXY8rxMK9hI/AAAAAAAABGY/xBpmzUH26ow/s1600/
barcelonaUnderlay_FoorPlan.png

Maps and other informations:

Google Earth
http://wikipedia.com
http://greatbuildings.com

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