The text for this post is: Architecture and narrative: the formation of space and cultural meaning, by Sophia Psarra (2009) [electronic resource] (Chapter on Mies van der Rohe, pp. 43-64)
Although Mies Van Der Rohe is famous for his time in the Bauhaus, this reading focuses mainly on one of his most famous designs, the Barcelona Pavillion, built in 1929 for the International Exhibition in Barcelona. The reading talks about the materiality of the building and how this is used to create reflections as well as how symmetry is used throughout the building.
I have found this very interesting because I feel that it has inspired me to look more at the internal materiality of my designs. I could use the way Mies uses the translucent box and the onyx wall of the Barcelona Pavillion as precedence for the use of lighting and materiality in my work. The use of symmetry in the exterior and asymmetry in the interior was interesting, as were the connections between the alignment of spatial corners and end points of surfaces; it was mentioned that this was a feature used in some of Mies other work and I would like to have a look into it to find out more about it.
Although Mies Van Der Rohe is famous for his time in the Bauhaus, this reading focuses mainly on one of his most famous designs, the Barcelona Pavillion, built in 1929 for the International Exhibition in Barcelona. The reading talks about the materiality of the building and how this is used to create reflections as well as how symmetry is used throughout the building.
I have found this very interesting because I feel that it has inspired me to look more at the internal materiality of my designs. I could use the way Mies uses the translucent box and the onyx wall of the Barcelona Pavillion as precedence for the use of lighting and materiality in my work. The use of symmetry in the exterior and asymmetry in the interior was interesting, as were the connections between the alignment of spatial corners and end points of surfaces; it was mentioned that this was a feature used in some of Mies other work and I would like to have a look into it to find out more about it.