Reminiscences of Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe : oral history, 1961.

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Reminiscences of Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe : oral history, 1961.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122631918

Youth, beginnings in architectural field; influences on his work; design for Stuttgart Housing Exhibition, 1927; work at Bauhaus, Nazi harassment; design of Illinois Institute of Technology buildings; importance of structure vs. mechanical elements in architecture; relationships of architecture and civilization; rectangular vs. fluid space. Includes discussions with James Marston, Bruce Graham, Philip Johnson, and Henry Heald regarding Mies van der Rohe and their relationships with him.

Transcript: 78 leaves.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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