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mies van der roheARCHITECTPresentation By Jasvinder SinghImg source -http://theredlist.com/media/database/design-categorie/here-and-now/1910-1920/german-bahaus/mies_van_der_rohe/028-mies-van-der-rohe-theredlist.jpg1introduction

Mies van der Rohe with smoke, 1957; photographed for Life magazine. Image Courtesy of Frank Scherschel/Time & Life Pictures/Getty ImagesMIES VAN DER ROHE was a german architect and educator, is widely acknowledged as one of the 20th century's greatest architects. By emphasizing open space and revealing the industrial materials used in construction, he helped define modern architecture.

BORN- march 27,1886 august 17,1969

NATIONATIONALIY- German (1886-1944)American (1944-1949)

AWARDS- order pour le merite (1959)Royal gold medal (1959)aia gold medal (1960)Presidential medal of freedom(1963)2He worked with his father in a stone carving shop also at several local design firms before moving to BerlinWorked for bruno paul, the art nouveau architect and furniture design, after moving to berlin At the age of 20 he received his first independent commission to plan a house (Riehl House)for a philosopher (alois riehl)In 1908 he began working for the architect peter behrensDespite of a formal college-level education He opened his own office in berlin in 1912Early career

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Architect- bruno paul

Architect-peter behrens

Riehl house3CHARACTERISTICS OF HIS WORK He believed that the configuration and arrangement of every architectural element must contribute to a unified expression.Every aspect of architecture, from overall concept to the smallest detail, supports his effort to express the modern age.He called his buildings "skin and bones" architecture. He is often associated with the aphorisms "less is more" and "God is in the details.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

Timeline of his works

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Riehl House -1907 -1907located in Potsdam, GermanyMies first building at the age of 21Mies reiterates much of Paul's classical German style with an austere stucco exterior and a pronounced roof that emphasizes the idea of shelter and home.the interior space pulled inspiration from English cottages and Japanese architecture, in addition to Paul.

Riehl HouseImg source - http://studydroid.com/imageCards/0d/jg/card-14270857-front.jpgthe Barcelona pavilion 1929Located in Barcelona, SpainMies built the Barcelona Pavilion for the Barcelona International Exposition of 1929.It housed the ceremonial reception space for German industrial exhibits commissioned by the German government.Mies united sophisticated materials with a fluid open plan, which together endowed the space with an unprecedented modern elegance

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ceremonial reception space8Tugendhat House1928-1930Located in Brno, Czech RepublicThe house was designed as a large and luxurious villa for Grete and Fritz Tugendhat.This was the last major home Mies built in Europe.Mies dealt with the extreme slope by dividing the front and back of the house into public and private facadesIt is the only examplae of Modern architecture in the Czech Republic recorded on the UNESCO List of World Cultural Heritage.the building is only one story, but is two stories from the garden side.

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Sections

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860-880 lake shore apartments (1948-1951)Located in Chicago, IL, USAthis buildings are renowned for their structural clarity and composition. Thow the materials are common: steel, aluminium, glass.Mies built the perfect balance between rational structure and irrational spirit. each building alone is symmetrical, comprised of 21 square bays (5 across, 3 deep) with a total of 288 apartmentsThe scheme consists of two identical 26-story towers placed 46 feet apart with their long axes set perpendicular to each other. The steel skeletal frame is based on a 21-foot gridEach bay is subdivided into four window units by three wide-flange steel mullions. A supplementary mullion is welded to the face of the exterior by the others. Within these divisions aluminium-framed floor-to- ceiling windows are set

12Floor plansTypical floor plan showing layout of unit plan

Site layout

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Farnsworth House1946-1951Located in Plano, IL, USAIts is a small small weekend retreat oh the bank of fox riverit is one of the most famous examples of modernist domestic architecture and was considered unprecedented in its daythe one-story Farnsworth house with its isolated site allowed a degree of transparency and simplicity which minimize the boundary between man and the natural world which is impossible in the larger urban projectsthe I-beams of the Farnsworth House are both structural and expressive.

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Floor plans

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The crown hall 1950-1956Located in Illinois Institute of Technology,Chicago, IL, USAThe project was to build a new home for the School of Architecture and Institute of Designincorporating only steel and glass in its exterior design

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Ground floor plan

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The Seagram Building1954-1958Located in new yorkThis 39-story, 516-foot tall office building was one of the original skyscrapers set the standards for city office buildingsDesigned with modernist ideas with an emphasis on the steel frame structure, curtain wall, and rational floor One of the main qualities are the luxurious materials used bronze coated beams, amber tinted glass, marble, travertine, etcThe generous plaza to the building the tower itself only takes up 40%of the siteThe plaza attracts many people and creates a procession from the city streets to the entry, consists of two large fountains and plenty of sitting space.

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Amber tinted glass

Fountain infront of the buildingToronto-Dominion Centre1963-1969Located in Toronto, Canadathis urban planning project covers a 5.5 acre area in downtown Toronto, Ontario.this complex is composed of two office towers along with a single one-story structure that houses the Toronto-Dominion Bank.

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Floor plan

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