Complete Writings, Speeches, and Interviews 1922 – 1969

Edited by Vittorio Pizzigoni and
Michelangelo Sabatino

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was an architect who communicated his ideas with the same disciplined restraint as he developed his buildings. This book is a heterogeneous collection of writings, speeches, and interviews. Read together, they reveal the breadth of Mies’ deep engagement with architecture and education in Germany and the USA. By including both written and spoken words, the co-editors reveal how Mies was able to extend his influence well beyond the classroom-studio and the profession to reach a general audience eager to learn more about his architectural philosophy during a time of great cultural and societal upheaval.

LISTEN to what Mies had to say about architecture as a language: It is a 30-second excerpt of an interview in 1955.*

*Source: John Peter, ‘Conversation with Mies’, in
J. Peter, The Oral History of Modern Architecture: Interviews with the Greatest Architects of the Twentieth Century, (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1994).

210 x 230 mm
304 pages
20 images
Softcover

ISBN 978-3-86922-307-0

Here you can find the blurb.