{"product_id":"an-accidental-masterpiece-mies-van-der-rohes-barcelona-pavilion-hardcover","title":"An Accidental Masterpiece: Mies Van Der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDietrich Neumann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Complex History of a Building \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With the temporary \u003cbr\u003eexhibition pavilion of the German Reich at the 1929 International \u003cbr\u003eExposition in Barcelona, Mies van der Rohe designed an architectural \u003cbr\u003eicon, but also a controversial monument of the way the Weimar Republic \u003cbr\u003eportrayed itself. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The building is one of the most unusual \u003cbr\u003esuccess stories in the history of architecture: Despite its short \u003cbr\u003eexistence, its reputation grew steadily in the following decades, thanks\u003cbr\u003e in part to magnificent photographs. It was soon considered the \u003cbr\u003econstructed manifesto of the Modern Age, and its spatial and \u003cbr\u003e\"ideational\" ambitions were called \"a milestone of Modern architecture.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This comprehensively, broadly researched book portrays the \u003cbr\u003ebuilding's complex history and its political entanglement--up to and \u003cbr\u003eincluding its reconstruction according to van der Rohe's plans at the \u003cbr\u003eoriginal site between 1983 and 1986. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDietrich Neumann\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessor of History of Modern Architecture and Director of Urban Studies, Brown University, Providence, USA \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.3 x 12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769147687200,"sku":"9783035619867","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/88323e0f1a2ee2b18ff2eecf4750199b.webp?v=1780342919","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/an-accidental-masterpiece-mies-van-der-rohes-barcelona-pavilion-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}