Main entry:

Blaser, Werner, 1924-2019.

Title & Author:

West meets East : Mies van der Rohe / Werner Blaser ; with an essay by Johannes Malms ; [translation from German into English, John Dennis Gartrell].

Edition:

2nd, enl. ed.

Publication:

Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser-Publishers for Architecture, 2001.

Description:

135 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 135).
West meets East : a foreword on title and theme -- Johannes Malms : architecture -- an allegory a subjective observation -- Introduction to the main part -- West meets East : the way to introspection -- In dialogue with China -- The courtyard house : a compact form of living -- "Interior is exterior is interior" : transparency and permeation -- Tectonics in architecture : from the rule, towards order -- The significance of pavilion architecture : the architecture of silence -- the visible arises out of the invisible -- In dialogue with Japan -- Tadao Ando in the light of Mies van der Rohe.
Also issued online.
Text in English and German.

Summary:

"This book uncovers extraordinary parallels between the traditional architecture of China and Japan and the buildings of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It shows how an architectonic wisdom and sensibility have managed to transcend borders and invites the reader to witness a surprising encounter as West meets East."--Jacket.

ISBN:

3764364580 (alk. paper)
9783764364588 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969 Criticism and interpretation.
Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969
Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig 1886-1969
Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig.
Architektur
Bildband
China
Japan

Form/genre:

Quotations (texts)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Added entries:

Malms, Johannes.

Mies van der Rohe

Holdings:

Location: Library main 216344
Call No.: NA44.M632.9 B5 2001
Status: Available

Location: Library main 216345
Call No.: NA44.M632.9 B5 2001
Status: Available