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A RT I C L E O N M I E S B A RC E LO N A PAV I L I O N :
W H AT I N S I G H T ( S ) D I D YO U
G A I N ? N O W W R I T E YO U R O W N C R I T I C A L A N A LY S I S O F M I E S B A RC E LO N A
PAV I L I O N
Table of Contents
Architects Brief
Less is More
Insights from Mies van Der Rohes Paradoxical Symmetries
article by Robin Evans
Critical analysis of Mies Barcelona Pavilion
Architects Brief
LUDWIG
MIES
VAN27
DER
ROHE
Was born
March
1886
German architect
Famous for the Less is
More quote
Notable works:
http://theredlist.com/media/database/design-categorie/here-and-now/19101920/german-bahaus/mies_van_der_rohe/028-mies-van-der-rohe-theredlist.jpg
o Barcelona Pavilion
o Farnsworth House
o IIT Architecture School
o Seagram Building
Notable Works
Barcelona Pavilion
http://figure-ground.com/data/mies_pavilion/0011.jpg
Farnsworth House
http://www.dailyicon.net/magazine/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/farnsworth3.jpg
Seagram Building
http://www.archdaily.com/59816/ad-classics-iit-master-plan-andbuildings-mies-van-der-rohe/crownhall/
https://www.incollect.com/sites/uploads/07SEA
GRAM1-superJumbo.jpg
Less is More
Peter Behrens, regarded as the
first industrial designer in history
First implied by Mies on the AEG
Turbine Factory west elevation
Reducing building elements to
its simplest forms
Emphasizing simplicity and
minimalism
AEG Turbine Factory, West Courtyard
http://www.phaidon.com/resource/mies-p38-2.jpg
Asymmetry
Almost symmetrical site,
asymmetrical building
Asymmetrical elements
obstructs the supposed-to-be
symmetrical building
Barcelona Pavilion Floor Plan
http://adrogues.com/2590/barcelona-pavilion-plan/amazing-barcelona-pavilion-plan-onarchitecture-design-with-barcelona-pavilion-plan-dwg/
Rational Structure
https://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/737/flashcards/1852737/jpg/germanpavi_plan13
54670259932.jpg
depth
The drawn elevation of
Barcelona Pavilion cannot
provide any ideas of what the
building is like
Barcelona Pavilion Elevation
https://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/737/flashcards/1852737/jpg/germanpavi_plan13
54670259932.jpg
The Horizon
http://figure-ground.com/data/mies_pavilion/0013.jpg
Capturing the general concept of Mies vision of what the pavilion will be
Critical Analysis
The floor grid
The choice of color
The pursue of Picturesque
Reflectivity and transparency
http://adrogues.com/2590/barcelona-pavilion-plan/amazing-barcelona-pavilion-plan-onarchitecture-design-with-barcelona-pavilion-plan-dwg/
http://figure-ground.com/data/mies_pavilion/0010.jpg
http://www.urbansplatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/201111-Spain-Barcelona-4.jpg
Interior view
http://www.cjwalsh.ie/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Barcelona-Pavilion_Mies-van-derRohe1929.jpg