In 1929 ludwig mies van der rohe created the german national pavilion also known as barcelona pavilion in spain.
Mies van der rohe barcelona pavilion barcelona spain 1929. The building instantly became a masterpiece in van der rohe s career a symbol for the twentieth century modernism movement and an inspiration for generations of future architects all over the globe. The german pavilion in barcelona plan. There were no exhibits held in this pavilion. Built from glass steel and different kinds of marble the pavilion was conceived to accommodate the official reception presided over by king alfonso xiii of spain along with the german authorities.
An extremely careful edition brings together the articles derived from the papers presented at the symposium on the figure of mies van der rohe and the german pavilion of the international exhibition of barcelona in 1929 curated by juan josé lahuerta and celia marín on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of its reconstruction. Its simple form was intended as a zone of tranquility for the weary exposition visitor attracted into the pavilion on the way to the next site. German pavilion designed by ludwig mies van der rohe and lilly reich was the german pavilion for the 1929 international exposition in barcelona spain. 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.
It is an important building in the history of modern architecture. The barcelona pavilion catalan. Als barcelona pavillon auf katalanisch pavelló alemany deutscher pavillon bzw. Mies van der rohe barcelona 1929 this volume addresses for the first time the forgotten contexts of the barcelona pavilion s genesis.
The barcelona pavilion was designed in 1928 by architect ludwig mies van der rohe and completed in 1929 in barcelona spain. Der deutsche pavillon diente der selbstdarstellung der. As part of the1929 international exposition in barcelona spain the barcelona pavilion designed by mies van der rohe was the display of. Mies van der rohe.
The barcelona pavilion designed by ludwig mies van der rohe was the german pavilion for the 1929 international exposition in barcelona spain. Habitually thought of as an abstract and isolated building it is revealed here as a thoroughly european work perhaps less pristine but more authentic. Completed in 1929 in spain. Pavelló mies van der rohe wird der ausstellungspavillon des deutschen reichs auf der weltausstellung 1929 in barcelona exposició internacional de barcelona bezeichnet den der deutsche architekt ludwig mies van der rohe 1886 1969 entwarf.