MIES

Mies is the most readable, beautiful and comprehensive book ever published on one of the twentieth century's most influential archit ects. Known for the beauty and purity of his work, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe built remarkable houses, skyscrapers, museums and multi- building campuses. The clarity of this architecture belies the diversity of Mies's interests, which included philosophy and science as well as design, and Detlef Mertin's rigorous and accessible text gives the reader both a clear description of all of the most imp ortant bu...[Read more]