Mies Van Der Rohe Barcelona Pavilion Section

Designed in 1930 the barcelona couch shares the same simple elegance as the iconic lounge chair of the same name.

Mies van der rohe barcelona pavilion section. The pavilion was designed to represent the german section and would host king alphonso xiii of spain along with the german authorities. Ludwig mies van der rohe 1930. As part of the1929 international exposition in barcelona spain the barcelona pavilion designed by mies van der rohe was the display of architecture. The barcelona pavilion catalan.

Mies van der rohe s command of line and material in all medium from architecture to furniture helped define the modern vocabulary. Compelling captivating and utterly enchanting the replica opened in 1986. The barcelona pavilion originally named as the german pavilion was designed by ludwig mies van der rohe as the face of germany for the 1929 barcelona international exhibition. German pavilion barcelona 1929 mies van der roh 3.

The barcelona pavilion catalan. It was designed in collaboration with lilly reich who was the creative director of the german building section. Image courtesy of fundació mies van der rohe the whole complex stands on a 1 3 meter high podium clad in roman travertine which raises the building above the ground and creates an elevated terrace an element which we can see in other projects by the german architect such as the neue nationalgalerie in berlin. Ludwig mies van der rohe designed the pavilion on behalf of the german government for the 1929 world exhibition in barcelona.

The barcelona pavilion an emblematic work of the modern movement has been exhaustively studied and interpreted as well as having inspired the oeuvre of several generations of architects. Ludwig mies van der rohe designed the pavilion on behalf of the german government for the 1929 world exhibition in barcelona. The german pavilion in barcelona plan. It is an important building in the history of modern architecture.

Drawing labels details and other text information extracted from the cad file translated from spanish. This building was used for the official opening of the german section of the exhibition. The barcelona pavilion was designed by ludwig mies van der rohe and lilly reich as the german pavilion for the barcelona international exhibition held on montjuïc. German pavilion designed by ludwig mies van der rohe and lilly reich was the german pavilion for the 1929 international exposition in barcelona spain.

The barcelona pavilion project was an exercise in using handwork to create a set of drafts that could be used to describe the layout of walls and spaces within the barcelona pavilion in spain. Text description provided by the architects.