ARCHITECT : Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a German-American architect.

NEW NATIONAL GALLERY,BERLIN S.R.CROWN HALL , CHICAGO FRANSWORTH HOUSE

Exposed steel frame structure

Roof suspended from 4 Steel Steel frame structure
girders , column free
Steel space frame structure
Steel roof framing concept
Cross-shaped steel columns
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ARCHITECT : LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE NEW NATIONAL GALLERY,BERLIN,GERMANY
CONCEPTS AND PHILOSOPHY’S
TRANSPARENCY IN ARCHITECTURE
LESS IS MORE

SKIN AND BONES

BUILDING TYPE : EXHIBITION BUILDING

STRUCTURE

STEEL SPACE FRAME STRUCTURE

THIS IS A GREAT COVER 64.8 SQUARE METER IN

LENGTH,SUPPORTED BY CROSS -8 SUPPORT IN ITS
PERIMETER,2 ON EACH SIDE,WITH THE CORNERS
CANTILEVERED.

THE ROOF IS MADE UP OF A WEB OF STEEL BEAMS,

STEEL FRAME WITH COFFERED RIB ROOF

TWO WAY ROOF STRUCTURE

MATERIALS
INDUSTRIAL STEEL AND PLATE GLASS

THE ENCLOSURE IS MADE OF GLASS WITH

STAINLESS STEEL PILLARS

SPACES
THE BUILDING IS DIVIDED INTO TWO LEVELS:

THE MAIN FLOOR IS THE GALLERY , SHAPED LIKE A

LARGE SPACE,SINGLE GLASS ENCLOSED SPACE
THAT IS FLEXIBLE, FREE SPACE.

THE BASEMENT WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED THE

OFFICES,MEETING ROOMS AND SERVICES .

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ARCHITECT : LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE CROWN HALL,CHICAGO
CONCEPTS AND PHILOSOPHY’S
TRANSPARENCY IN ARCHITECTURE
LESS IS MORE

SKIN AND BONES

BUILDING TYPE : ARCHITECTURE COLLEGE

STRUCTURE

THE ENCLOSED SPACE IS COLUMN FREE WITH

▪ FOUR 6 ft.STEEL PLATE GIRDERS WELDED TO

8 H COLUMNS

▪ THESE GIRDERS SUSPEND THE ROOF IN A

SINGLE PLANE TO FORM A PRIMARY STRUCTURE

MATERIALS
STEEL AND GLASS
MATERIALS
SPACES
THE BUILDING IS DIVIDED INTO TWO LEVELS:

THE MAIN FLOOR , SHAPED LIKE A LARGE

SPACE,SINGLE GLASS ENCLOSED SPACE THAT IS
FLEXIBLE

A SEMI BURIED SPACE WHICH IS THE BASEMENT

WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED THE OFFICES,MEETING
ROOMS AND SERVICES .

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 ARCHITECT : Pier Luigi Nervi
Luigi Nervi s known worldwide as a structural engineer and architect and for his
innovative use of reinforced concrete.

LABOR PALACE,TURIN LITTLE SPORTS PALACE ,ROME UNESCO BUILDING , PARIS

Stadium FOLDED PLATE STRUCTURE

Ribbed dome
Mushroom concrete frame Skeleton dome structure
units Concrete lamella dome

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