Posts tagged 'Mies van der Rohe'

Mecanoo transforms Mies van der Rohe’s MLK Library

The Washington DC library honouring the civil rights leader has been revitalised with new spaces, a public roof garden and a social focus Dutch architecture

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Neue Nationalgalerie reopens after ‘surgical’ restoration by David Chipperfield

The iconic Berlin gallery designed by Mies van der Rohe underwent an extensive refurbishment which balanced conservation with future needs The Neue Nationalgalerie, the modernist

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Form follows function: Modernism’s guiding principles

The Villa Savoye by Le Corbusier is one of the most recognisable example of a modernist house In the first half of the twentieth century,

Architecture

The Barcelona Chair: A modernist classic

The Barcelona Chair is one of the most recognisable and iconic designs of the last century. Still frequently used in interiors, the chair epitomises elegance

Design

Neue Nationalgalerie by Mies van der Rohe

Why Mies van der Rohe’s final building is perhaps his most iconic. By Beatrice Galilee It was in Berlin that Ludwig Mies van der Rohe began

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An architectural tour of Barcelona’s iconic buildings

Everyone knows that Barcelona houses the many peculiar works of Antoni Gaudi, but here are a few other buildings that you should know about

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Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion heralded the modernist era

The Barcelona Pavilion was a hugely significant temporary structure that forms part of the early modernist canon of architecture Designed by modernism’s golden child Mies

Architecture

Mies van der Rohe: From the Bauhaus to the height of modernism

German-American architect Mies van der Rohe is one of the pioneers of the modernist movement, devising in a paper sketch the world’s first glass skyscraper

Architecture

How the Bauhaus Museum in Weimar uses architecture to link the design movement to Germany’s past and present

Visualisation of the detail on the front of the Bauhaus Museum in Weimar. Image courtesy of the Heike Hanada Laboratory of Art and Architecture In

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The only chair design that changed the world

It’s the only chair that can truly claim to have changed the world. Elizabeth Guffey asks why it’s rarely included in the design canon From modern

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Light up your space with ICON’s top design picks for the new season

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The Third Space in Udaipur, India, is a community space that mixes old and new

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Hollie Bowden collaborates with artist Cesca Dvorak on the launch of a new blanket collection

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ICON profiles the female leaders revolutionising the Scandinavian fashion industry

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An island park in central Copenhagen showcases the plants of the world

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Tekla Evelina Severin reimagines retro patterns for Radici with Newstalgia Collection

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Column: Rue Kothari on culture and craft in the Global South

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Italian studio Favaretto & Partners designs playful dog bowl for Milanese brand United Pets

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Play by the book: GANNI’s blueprint for responsible fashion

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Snøhetta’s Sámi hub Čoarvemátta is designed to withstand the harsh winters of north Norway

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Architecture Against the Odds looks at difficult sites in a new exhibition at RIBA

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Out of rubble: archigrest and topoScape reimagine Warsaw’s Uprising Mound as a living park and monument

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A new exhibition at the Danish Architecture Center puts on show a bold response to rising waters

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LA practice Kadre Architects uses design as a street-level tool for social change

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A new book by Stefano Casciani offers an insight into Piero Lissoni’s work

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Light up your space with ICON’s top design picks for the new season

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Hollie Bowden collaborates with artist Cesca Dvorak on the launch of a new blanket collection

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ICON profiles the female leaders revolutionising the Scandinavian fashion industry

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Tekla Evelina Severin reimagines retro patterns for Radici with Newstalgia Collection

Design

Column: Rue Kothari on culture and craft in the Global South

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Italian studio Favaretto & Partners designs playful dog bowl for Milanese brand United Pets

Design

Play by the book: GANNI’s blueprint for responsible fashion

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The founder of Zieta Studio tells ICON how its experimental processes are moving forward

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BAINA collaborates with Estudio Persona to create a limited-edition towelling collection

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The Third Space in Udaipur, India, is a community space that mixes old and new

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Hollie Bowden collaborates with artist Cesca Dvorak on the launch of a new blanket collection

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ICON profiles the female leaders revolutionising the Scandinavian fashion industry

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An island park in central Copenhagen showcases the plants of the world

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Tekla Evelina Severin reimagines retro patterns for Radici with Newstalgia Collection

Design

Column: Rue Kothari on culture and craft in the Global South

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Italian studio Favaretto & Partners designs playful dog bowl for Milanese brand United Pets

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Play by the book: GANNI’s blueprint for responsible fashion

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Posts tagged 'Mies van der Rohe'

Mecanoo transforms Mies van der Rohe’s MLK Library

Neue Nationalgalerie reopens after ‘surgical’ restoration by David Chipperfield

Form follows function: Modernism’s guiding principles

The Barcelona Chair: A modernist classic

Neue Nationalgalerie by Mies van der Rohe

An architectural tour of Barcelona’s iconic buildings

Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion heralded the modernist era

Mies van der Rohe: From the Bauhaus to the height of modernism

How the Bauhaus Museum in Weimar uses architecture to link the design movement to Germany’s past and present

The only chair design that changed the world

Editor's choice

Light up your space with ICON’s top design picks for the new season

The Third Space in Udaipur, India, is a community space that mixes old and new

Hollie Bowden collaborates with artist Cesca Dvorak on the launch of a new blanket collection

ICON profiles the female leaders revolutionising the Scandinavian fashion industry

An island park in central Copenhagen showcases the plants of the world

Tekla Evelina Severin reimagines retro patterns for Radici with Newstalgia Collection

Column: Rue Kothari on culture and craft in the Global South

Italian studio Favaretto & Partners designs playful dog bowl for Milanese brand United Pets

Play by the book: GANNI’s blueprint for responsible fashion

Architects

The Third Space in Udaipur, India, is a community space that mixes old and new

An island park in central Copenhagen showcases the plants of the world

Contemporary architecture in dialogue with nature

Snøhetta’s Sámi hub Čoarvemátta is designed to withstand the harsh winters of north Norway

Architecture Against the Odds looks at difficult sites in a new exhibition at RIBA

Out of rubble: archigrest and topoScape reimagine Warsaw’s Uprising Mound as a living park and monument

A new exhibition at the Danish Architecture Center puts on show a bold response to rising waters

LA practice Kadre Architects uses design as a street-level tool for social change

A new book by Stefano Casciani offers an insight into Piero Lissoni’s work

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Light up your space with ICON’s top design picks for the new season

Hollie Bowden collaborates with artist Cesca Dvorak on the launch of a new blanket collection

ICON profiles the female leaders revolutionising the Scandinavian fashion industry

Tekla Evelina Severin reimagines retro patterns for Radici with Newstalgia Collection

Column: Rue Kothari on culture and craft in the Global South

Italian studio Favaretto & Partners designs playful dog bowl for Milanese brand United Pets

Play by the book: GANNI’s blueprint for responsible fashion

The founder of Zieta Studio tells ICON how its experimental processes are moving forward

BAINA collaborates with Estudio Persona to create a limited-edition towelling collection

Videos

Light up your space with ICON’s top design picks for the new season

The Third Space in Udaipur, India, is a community space that mixes old and new

Hollie Bowden collaborates with artist Cesca Dvorak on the launch of a new blanket collection

ICON profiles the female leaders revolutionising the Scandinavian fashion industry

An island park in central Copenhagen showcases the plants of the world

Tekla Evelina Severin reimagines retro patterns for Radici with Newstalgia Collection

Column: Rue Kothari on culture and craft in the Global South

Italian studio Favaretto & Partners designs playful dog bowl for Milanese brand United Pets

Play by the book: GANNI’s blueprint for responsible fashion