This presentation gives an idea about the design philosophy and some famous work of Ar. Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe

1. LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE
PRESENTED BY –
RAJAT NAINWAL
B.ARCH.- 3RD YR.
SAP, SHARDA UNIV.

2. LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE
( 1886 – 1969 )
• Ludwig Mies was born in Aachen, Germany, on March 27, 1886.
• Worked under Bruno Paul and Peter Behrens.
• Succeeded Walter Gropius as Bauhaus Director.
• Migrated to US and taught architecture at the Illinois Institute of
Technology.
• Designed skyscrapers of steel and glass.
• He adopted a minimalist approach to architecture, calling his ideal
style skin and ones ar hite ture.
• Believing that "less is more," he designed rational, minimalist
skyscrapers that set the standard for modernist design.

3. CHARACTER OF WORKS
• Simple rectangular forms.
• Open, flexible plans and multi – functional spaces.
• Widespread use of GLASS to bring the outside in.
• Mastered steel and glass construction.
• His buildings 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.

4. GERMAN PAVILION , BARCELONA 1929

5. GERMAN PAVILION , BARCELONA 1929
• One of the greatest design came the
following year in the German Pavilion in
Barcelona.
• Commonly known as Barcelona Pavilion.

6. GERMAN PAVILION , BARCELONA 1929
• The construction system
is steel frame with glass
and polished stone.

7. GERMAN PAVILION , BARCELONA 1929
Mies united sophisticated materials with a fluid open plan, which
together endowed the space with an unprecedented modern elegance.
The
ar hite ture’s
mass is
balanced by a
pond
(featuring a
sculpture by
Georg Kolb)
and a shallow
pool on either
end.

8. GERMAN PAVILION , BARCELONA 1929
• Known as one of the most
significant works of modern
architecture.
• It is clearly identifies as three
areas within the work, a
reception area, a core and a
backyard built.
• Built the core is determined
by levels of walls in different
materials and controlled
views through transparency ,
opacity , overlaps and gaps.

9. GERMAN PAVILION , BARCELONA 1929
The Pavilion was innovative in that the design called for the roof to be
supported by columns which meant that the walls could be freely
positioned since they did not support the structure.
It was later dismantled but re-
uilt in ’s.