What is the Barcelona Pavilion inspired from?
What is the Barcelona Pavilion inspired from?
The inspiration for it came from ancient times: Mies van der Rohe wanted to imitate the form of divine and royal Greek folding chairs for his Barcelona Armchair. But despite being offered a kind of modern throne, the Spanish royal couple despised the armchair during the opening ceremony and they were never used.
When was the German Pavilion built?
1928
Mies van der Rohe Pavilion/Constructions started
Was the Barcelona pavilion rebuilt?
The Pavilion was originally designed as a temporary structure for the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona and rebuilt in 1986 as a permanent building.
Who was the Barcelona pavilion designed for?
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Lilly Reich
Mies van der Rohe Pavilion/Architects
What is the significance of the Mies van der Rohe pavilion?
It was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich as the German national pavilion for the 1929 Barcelona International Exhibition. Built from glass, steel and different kinds of marble, the Pavilion was conceived to accommodate the official reception presided over by King Alfonso XIII of Spain along with the German authorities.
What is the German Pavilion in Barcelona?
The German Pavilion, also known as Barcelona Pavilion, is a small building at the bottom of the Montjuic hill, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for the 1929 Barcelona Expo. The German government commissioned Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich to design the pavilion as Germany’s contribution to the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition.
What is the Mies van der Rohe Foundation?
The Foundation Mies van der Rohe was set up in 1983 by the Barcelona City Hall with the initial purpose of reconstructing the German Pavilion, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) for the 1929 Barcelona International Exhibition.
What is Mies van der Rohe’s style of architecture?
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, like many of his post World War I contemporaries, saw the need for an architectural style representative of modern times just as Classical was for its epoch and Gothic was for an era of spiritualism.
