Mies van der Rohe - The Built Work (eBook)

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Dr. Carsten Krohn is the author of numerous architecture and art history specialist publications

TABLE OF CONTENTS 5
Introduction 8
Riehl House Neubabelsberg, Germany, 1908 16
Perls House Berlin-Zehlendorf, Germany, 1911–12 20
Kröller-Müller House, Façade Mock-up Wassenaar, Netherlands, 1912–13 24
Werner House Berlin-Zehlendorf, Germany, 1912–13 28
Warnholtz House Berlin-Charlottenburg, Germany, 1914–15 32
Urbig House Neubabelsberg, Germany, 1915–17 33
Tombstone for Laura Perls Berlin-Weißensee, Germany, 1919 35
Kempner House Berlin-Charlottenburg, Germany, 1921–23 36
Eichstaedt House Berlin-Nikolassee, Germany, 1921–23 40
Feldmann House Berlin-Grunewald, Germany, 1921–23 41
Ryder House Wiesbaden, Germany, 1923–27 42
Gymnasium for Frau Butte’s Private School Potsdam, Germany, 1924–25 43
Mosler House Neubabelsberg, Germany, 1924–26 44
Urban House, Conversion Berlin-Charlottenburg, Germany, 1924–26 49
Housing on the Afrikanische Strasse Berlin-Wedding, Germany, 1925–27 50
Wolf House Guben, Poland, 1925–27 56
Monument to Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg Berlin-Lichtenberg, Germany, 1926 57
Weissenhofsiedlung Apartment Block Stuttgart, Germany, 1926–27 58
Glass Room “Die Wohnung” Werkbund Exhibition, Stuttgart, Germany, 1927 62
Samt und Seide Café (Velvet and Silk Café) Berlin, Germany, temporary installation for an exhibition 1927 63
Fuchs Gallery, Addition to the Perls House Berlin-Zehlendorf, Germany, 1927–28 64
Lange and Esters Houses Krefeld, Germany, 1927–30 68
Barcelona Pavilion International Exposition, Barcelona, Spain, 1928–29 76
German Electrical Industry Pavilion World Exposition, Barcelona, Spain, 1929 81
Tugendhat House Brno, Czech Republic, 1928–30 82
Henke House, Addition Essen, Germany, 1930 88
Verseidag Factory Krefeld, Germany, 1930–31 89
Model House for the Berlin Building Exposition Berlin, Germany, 1931 94
Trinkhalle (Refreshment Stand) Dessau, Germany, 1932 95
Lemke House Berlin-Hohenschönhausen, Germany, 1932–33 96
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, USA, 1941–58 102
Minerals and Metals Research Building Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA, 1941–43 extended 1956–58 106
Engineering Research Building Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA, 1943–46 111
Perlstein Hall Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA, 1944–47 112
Alumni Memorial Hall Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA, 1945–46 114
Wishnick Hall Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA, 1945–46 118
Central Vault Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA, 1946 120
Institute of Gas Technology Building Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA, 1947–50 121
Association of American Railroads Research Laboratory Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA,1948–50 122
Boiler Plant Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA, 1948–50 123
Chapel Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA, 1949–52 124
Test Cell Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA, 1950–52 126
Mechanics Research Building Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA, 1950–52 127
Crown Hall Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA, 1950–56 128
IIT Halls of Residence Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA, 1951–55 134
Association of American Railroads Mechanical Laboratory Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA, 1952–53 136
Commons Building Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA,1952–54 137
Electrical Engineering and Physics Building Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA, 1954–56 138
Association of American Railroads Engineering Laboratory Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA 1955–57 139
Siegel Hall Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA, 1955–58 140
Farnsworth House Plano, Illinois, USA, 1945–51 142
Promontory Apartments Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1946–49 148
Algonquin Apartments Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1948–50 152
Arts Club of Chicago Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1948–51 153
860–880 Lake Shore Drive Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1948–51 154
McCormick House Elmhurst, Illinois, USA, 1951–52 159
Greenwald House Weston, Connecticut, USA, 1951–56 160
Commonwealth Promenade Apartments Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1953–57 161
Esplanade Apartments Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1953–57 162
Seagram Building New York, USA, 1954–58 166
Lafayette Park Detroit, Michigan, USA, 1955–58 172
Colonnade and Pavilion Apartments Newark, New Jersey, USA, 1958–60 178
Bacardi Office Building Mexico City, Mexico, 1958–61 182
One Charles Center Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 1958–62 184
Lafayette Towers Detroit, Michigan, USA, 1959–63 186
Federal Center Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1959–74 188
Home Federal Savings and Loan Association Des Moines, Iowa, USA, 1960–63 192
2400 Lakeview Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1962–63 194
Highfield House Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 1962–64 196
Social Service Administration University of Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1962–64 202
Meredith Hall Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, USA, 1962–65 204
Science Center Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 1962–68 206
Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin-Tiergarten, Germany, 1962–68 208
Toronto-Dominion Centre Toronto, Canada, 1963–69 216
Westmount Square Montreal, Canada, 1964–68 220
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Washington, D.C., USA, 1965–72 224
Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Texas, USA, 1954–58, 1965–74 226
Nuns’ Island Apartments Montreal, Canada, 1966–69 228
IBM building Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1966–72 230
111 East Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1967–70 232
Service Station Montreal, Canada, 1968 234
Subject Index 236
Illustration Credits 237
Chronological Bibliography 238
About the Author 240