Lafayette Park Detroit, Michigan, USA, 1955–58
This essential and comprehensive monograph considers Mies van der Rohe’s built works from a design stand point: it reconstructs the buildings as they were built and examines them from a present day perspective, offering the reader new insight into the qualities of the inspiring architecture of a great modern master. The book presents 80 of Mies’ buildings in chrono lo g ical order. Thirty of these works are analysed in greater detail, beginning with a documentation of the build ing as it was actually built, followed by an account of later alterations and an analysis of its relevance for a contemporary view of Mies’ work. All plans and drawings have been redrawn by the author Carsten Krohn who also took all the photographs.
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