{"product_id":"ludwig-mies-van-der-rohe-taschen-basic-architecture","title":"Ludwig Mies van der Rohe | Taschen Basic Architecture","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-information__testimonial-quote\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiscover \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe master of the modern minimalist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Mies van der Rohe, one of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe defining and most hotly debated tastemakers of the twentieth century\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. In pursuit of elemental truth, van der Rohe crafted an “almost nothing” architecture, criticized by some as bland, extolled by others as the paradigm of purity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/store.aia.org\/collections\/taschen-basic-architecture\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/files\/Taschen_Basic_Architecture_button_clear_a26a5436-1a63-47e4-af35-a9a66bdbf2ec_medium.png?1847792207493934243\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLess is more: finding perfection in purity.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFamed for his motto “\u003cem\u003eless is more,”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLudwig Mies van der Rohe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1886–1969) was one of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efounding fathers of modern architecture\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehotly-debated tastemaker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of twentieth-century aesthetics and urban experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMies van der Rohe’s philosophy was one of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eunderlying truth in pure forms and proportions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. With the help of contemporary technological and material developments, he sought a stripped-down purity to architecture, showcased by the likes of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeagram Building\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFarnsworth House\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Some spoke out against this stark approach as the precursor to bland, generic cityscapes. Others cite Mies van der Rohe as the ultimate master of an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eabidingly elegant essence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book presents more than 20 of Mies van der Rohe’s projects from the period 1906–1967 to introduce his groundbreaking practice and influence in both America and Europe.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: FR;\" lang=\"FR\"\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBy Claire Zimmerman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eISBN:\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; background: white;\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e978-3-8365-6042-9\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePublished: 2025 by Taschen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePages: 96, Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDimensions: \u003cspan\u003e8.3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e x \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10.2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWeight: \u003cspan\u003e1.37 lb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClaire Zimmerman\u003c\/strong\u003e writes on modern architecture and contemporary culture. She was a member of the core research team for MoMA’s 2001 exhibition \u003cem\u003eMies in Berlin\u003c\/em\u003e, and is associate professor of history of art at the University of Michigan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67187800834093,"sku":"978-3-8365-6042-9","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/files\/MiesVanDerRohe-Cover.png?v=1785431606","url":"https:\/\/designshop.aia.org\/products\/ludwig-mies-van-der-rohe-taschen-basic-architecture","provider":"AIA Design Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}