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9783764364588

West Meets East-Mies Van Der Rohe: Mies Van Der Rohe

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  • ISBN13:

    9783764364588

  • ISBN10:

    3764364580

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-03-01
  • Publisher: Springer Verlag
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Summary

This fascinating work looks at the traditional architecture of China and Japan and the structures of Mies van der Rohe, one of the great masters of Modernism, uncovering the extraordinary parallels between them. Richly illustrated with impressive photographs, the book shows how architectonic wisdom and sensitivity can transcend borders, creating an architecture of harmony.

Table of Contents

West Meets East A Foreword on Title and Theme 6(2)
Johannes Malms: Architecture - an Allegory A Subjective Observation 8(24)
Introduction to the Main Part 32(1)
Werner Blaser
West Meets East - the Way to Introspection 33(3)
In Dialogue with China
36(72)
The Courtyard House - A Compact Form of Living
36(18)
``Interior is Exterior is Interior'' - Transparency and Permeation
54(18)
Tectonics in Architecture - from the Rule, towards Order
72(18)
The Significance of Pavilion Architecture: The Architecture of Silence - the Visible Arises out of the Invisible
90(18)
In Dialogue with Japan
108(26)
Tadao Ando in the light of Mies van der Rohe
126(8)
About the Authors 134(1)
Books on the Subject 135
Werner Blaser

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