The pavilion was to house manufactured german products, to promote german design, engineering and technology, in the same way trade fairs do today. Bbc culture why the barcelona pavilion is a modernist. Those books held within the aa library are indicated with a shelfmark. The reconstruction of the barcelona pavilion archidiap. Among these, the barcelona chair, originally created for the german pavilion of 1929, is still in production by knoll, who bought rights to the design in 1953.
Yes, it takes the barcelona pavilion as its object of study, but it puts more effort into challenging the various myths surrounding the building as. Ludwig miles van derrohe it is an important building in the history of modern architecture. The original 1929 pavilion building, despite its enormous influence on the emerging international style of architecture, was demolished the year after the international exhibition when nobody wanted to buy it from the german government. It was conceived to accommodate the official reception presided over by king alfonso xiii with the german authorities. This building was used for the official opening of the german section of the exhibition. Books alphabetically by title anatomy of architectural interpretations. The foundation still exists today and is a nonprofit organisation promoting modern architecture.
Florence has always credited mies as her most influential instructor and, in 1948, mies granted knoll exclusive rights to produce his furniture, including the barcelona collection, the brno chair, and mr series. Built as a temporary structure, it was destroyed in 1930 and rebuilt in 1986. When barcelona town council first decided to reconstruct the pavilion a foundation was set up to do this. There is no end after which everything returns to what it used to be. This german architect was one of the main figures of modern architecture and the creator of the barcelona. Geometry of light, barcelona pavilion and farnsworth house. The pavilion may occasionally be closed to the public. German pavilion at the 1929 international exhibition av. It is hard to differentiate between the two because the reconstruction is very similar to the original one. It exemplified his ideal of universal, simplified architecture that employed modern materials such as industrial steel and plate glass to define elegant spaces. Its architecture is pure poetry, simple honest planes of stone with slim, graceful polished steel cruciform columns. Free admission to 25 attractions, including pedralbes monastery.
In fact, its a reconstructed building of the one that was produced in 1929. His designs were much less rigid than le corbusiers, and they allowed for much more flexibility and multifunctionality. Each barcelona piece is a tribute to the marriage of modern design and exceptional craftsmanship. The barcelona pavilion, an emblematic work of the modern movement, has been exhaustively studied and interpreted as well as having inspired the oeuvre of several generations of architects. Barcelona pavilion transformed into grid of lasers by. Dubbed geometry of light, the installation was designed to highlight the. We do not believe in the time that comes after all this is over. He described his buildings as skin and bones architecture, which is. Article pdf available in architectural research quarterly 603. Canadian studio mackaylyons sweetapple architects used concrete, glass and wood to form an austere pool house in southern. The barcelona pavilion has been exhaustively studied and interpreted as well as having inspired the oeuvre of several generations of architects.
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