MIES VAN DER ROHE

TASCHEN 25 - Special edition! Less is more: finding perfection in purity Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) was one of the founding fathers ofmodern architecture, and creator of the Barcelona Pavilion (1929), theFarnsworth House in Plano, Illinois (1945-1951) and the Seagram Buildingin New York (1954-1958). Famed for his motto "less is more," Mies sought arefined purity in architectural expression that was missing from thevocabulary of his Bauhaus peers. He aimed to build for those of modestincome while also building economically and sustainably, both in technicaland esthetic terms; the use of industrial materials such as steel and glasswere the foundation of this approach. Though his stark forms and modernmaterials provoked some criticism, over the years many havetried—mostly unsuccessfully—to copy his original and elegantstyle. Hardcover, 24 x 30 cm (9.4 x 11.8 in.), 96 pages Edition: English