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

ARCHITECT
NAME: Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
NATIONALITY: German

Less is More
- Mies Van Der Rohe

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 widely regarded as the pioneering masters of
Modern architecture. Mies, like many of his
post World War I contemporaries, sought

to establish a new architectural style that

could represent modern times just as Classical and Gothic did for their own eras. He
created an influential twentieth century architectural 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 spaces. He strived towards an architecture

with a minimal framework of structural order 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

PROJECT & CONCEPT

PROJECT: Barcelona Pavilion

YEAR: 1928
WHERE: Barcelona

The Barcelona Pavilion was the German

Pavilion for the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona, Spain. This building
was used for the official opening of the
German section of the exhibition. It is an

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-

sm and spectacular can be applied to the

prestigious furniture specifically designed
for the building, among which the iconic
Barcelona chair.

Mies was offered the commission of

this building in 1928 after his successful 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

had severe time constraintshe had

to design the Barcelona Pavilion in
less than a yearand was also dealing with uncertain economic conditions.
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-

sed to represent the new Weimar

Germany: democratic, culturally
progressive, prospering, and thoroughly pacifist; a self-portrait through
architecture.The Commissioner, Georg 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

TECHNICAL DRAWINGS

Plan
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Elevation

Cross Sections

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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CONTACTS
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POLITECNICO DI MILANO
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