The document summarizes Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's philosophy and his most famous work, the Barcelona Pavilion. It discusses his minimalist approach and emphasis on open spaces with industrial materials. It then describes the pavilion's design including its grid structure, use of glass, steel and marble, and free plan layout which divided spaces with moveable walls. The pavilion demonstrated Mies' concepts of letting architecture speak for itself through its rational structure and natural light.

1. PHILOSOPHY OF MIES VAN DER
ROHE AND BARCELONA PAVILION
PRESENTED BY: PRESENTED TO:
LAXMI TWANABASU (740116) Ar. SUSHMA BAJRACHARYA
MANDIRA KC (740119)
PRIYANKA CHAUDHARY (740127)
RISHNA THAPA (740130)
SANGITAADHIKARI (740138)

2. INTRODUCTION
• Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was born in Aachen,
German on March 27, 1886 and died on August
17,1969.
• No formal training in architecture but migrated to Us
and taught architecture at the Illinois institute of
Technology.
• Worked under Peter Behrens and Bruno Paul.
• Designed Skyscrapers of Steel And Glass which
became models of skyscraper design throughout the
world.
• He adopted a minimalist approach to architecture,
calling his ideal style “skin and bones” architecture.

3. • He was a German architect and educator and is widely acknowledged as one of the 20th century’s greatest
architects.
• He helped in defining the modern architecture by emphasizing open spaces and revealing the industrial
materials used in construction.
AWARDS:
1. Order pour le merite (1959)
2. Royal gold medal (1960)
3. Aia gold medal (1960)
4. Presidential medal of freedom (1963)

4. Mies quickly became a leading figure in the avantgarde life of
Berlin and was widely respected in Europe for his innovative
structures, including the Barcelona Pavilion.
In 1930, he was named director of the
Bauhaus, the renowned German school of
experimental art and design, which he led until
1933 when he closed the school under pressure
from Zazi government

5. DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
• Mies Buildings, beyond merely affecting our lives with
greater significance and beauty.
• His Building is the expression of their structure.
• he absence of any decoration treatment was
fundamental.
• Togetherness of the interior space and the landscape
served the ideology.
• His Building Radiate the confidence, rationality and
elegance of their creator.
• His Building were free of ornamentation.
• His work confess the essential elements of our lives.
• He followed the reductionist approach.
• Less is more and God lies in detail.

6. EARLY CAREER
• He worked with his father in a stone carving shops at
several local design firms before moving to Berlin.
• Worked 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.
• In 1908 he began working for the architect peter Behrens.
• Despite of a formal college –level education, he opened his
own office in berlin in 1912.
Architect Bruno Paul
Riehl House
Architect Peter Behrens

7. CHARACTER OF HIS WORKS
• Simple rectangular forms, clean lines and pure use of color.
• Open, flexible plan and multi- functional spaces.
• Widespread use of glass to bring the outside in.
• Mastered steel and glass construction.
• His Building are executed as objects of beauty and craftmanship
and seem very direct and simple.
• Every aspect of his architecture, from overall concept to the
smallest detail, supports his effort to express the modern age.
• He is often associated with the aphorisms “less is more” and
“God I sin the details”.

8. HIS WORKS
BARCELONA PAVILION
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Architectural Style: Modernism
Construction started: 1928
Demolished: 1930 (Rebuilt) 1986
Type: Exhibition Building
Client: Government of Germany
Architect: Ludwig mies van der Rohe
Structural system: Steel frame with Glass and
polished stone

9. BARCELONA PAVILION
• It is also known as German Pavilion designed by
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich.
• Designed for international Exposition in 1929 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.
• It was conceived as a temporary structure to host a
reception for the Spanish king and the German
authorities during the exhibition.

10. CONCEPT
• Mies van der Rohe was commissioned by the Weimar Republic
• The Commissioner, Georg von Schnitzler said it should give "voice to the spirit of a new era".
• The aim was to evince democratic, culturally progressive, prospering, and thoroughly pacifist; a self-
portrait through architecture.
• Thereby show the world Germany’s new architecture, represented through the space.
• This concept was carried out with the realization of the "Free plan" and the "Floating room".

12. PLAN LAYOUT
• Barcelona Pavilion is known for its simple form.
• use of extravagant materials such as glass, steel, marble, red onyx and travertine
• The design is based on a formulaic grid system developed by Mies.
• The layout of the building consists of a single-story, horizontal volume, with several interconnected
areas.
• There are no closed rooms, but the layout of walls and glass panels guides the visitor.

13. PLAN LAYOUT
• The building is oriented parallel to the street, from north to south.
• The access is parallel to the street and to the west facade of the building.
• On the north corner, behind the water pond,
• The spatial sequence was created using a free plan layout.
• The walls work as vertical plans, defining, and at the same time connecting, the different areas.
• Walls and glass panels are separated from the structural elements; this is known as free walls.
• Therefore, the building has a visible metal structure.

14. BARCELONA PAVILION

15. BARCELONA PAVILION

16. STRUCTURE
• The structure is created with eight steel pillars in a cross
holding a flat roof.
• Complete the work a relieved from large glass structure
and interior walls.
• The regular grid system developed by Mies not only
serves as a pattern for laying travertine pavers , but also
serves as an underlying framework of working systems
for interior walls.

17. MATERIAL
• Pavilion glass steel
• Reinforced concrete
• Four different type of marble
• Roman travertine
• Green alpine marble
• Ancient green marble
• Dore atlas

18. BARCELONA CHAIR
• The Barcelona chair is a chair designed by Ludwig Mies
van der Rohe and Lilly Reich.
• It was originally designed for the German Pavilion, that
country's entry for the International Exposition of 1929,
which was hosted by Barcelona, Spain.
• It was first used in Villa Tugendhat, a masterpiece of Mies
van den Rohe in the City of Brno (Czech Republic).
• The Barcelona chair was manufactured in the US and
Europe in limited production from the 1930s to the 1950s.

19. NATURAL LIGHTING
• The building is open plan and minimal in
design,
• Composed of horizontal planes that appear
to float and divided by vertical planes of
marble and glass that seem almost free-
standing.
• The juxtaposition of natural marble and
man-made materials means it’s not only a
great feat of design, but also a master class in
defining space through the medium of light.

20. CONCLUSION
• Architect Mies van der rohe had taught us that, not everything that you design need to be extra and
exaggerated with big element and component design but somethings can also make big difference.
• Not to compliment your design with other expectations but natural beauty like Barcelona Pavilion.
• Barcelona pavilion, which is simple and elegant as well as easy to understand and beautifully compose with
nature, which also has already been explained above.
• Hence, less is more.

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