| Autor: |
Freigang, Christian |
| Jazyk: |
German<br />English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />French<br />Italian |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
RIHA Journal, Iss 0186 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2190-3328 |
| Popis: |
This paper examines the ways Mies van der Rohe has dealt with the phenomenon of mechanization of all areas of human life, that ever since the mid-twenties was becoming an increasingly controversial political issue. Building on a number of philosophical essays on the role of modern large-scale technology, especially those by Friedrich Dessauer, Mies advanced a strategy that can be described as the aesthetic transcendence of industrially-produced technical items. By positioning his architecture in this manner, he warded off all accusations of purely economically-motivated rationalism. What Mies considered to be a “spiritual” approach to architecture has also defined the program of the Werkbund that he presided at that time and has laid the foundation for his postwar work. |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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