Mies van der Rohe

“A balanced look at the architect in the context of his reception and impact, complete with photographs of Mies’s realized works and a selection of his early sketches. . . . In describing the architect’s often radical, sometimes brilliant and deeply flawed vision . . . Mr. Neumann simultaneously tells the story of 20th-century American and European modernism.”—Cammy Brothers, Wall Street Journal, “Holiday Gift Books: Architecture” “A must-read for anyone with even a passing interest in 20th-century architecture.”—Elle Decoration “It is testament to Neumann’s research that he has uncovered details of previously unknown buildings by Mies. [This] exhaustive book is a fitting tribute to an architect for whom no detail was too small.”—Altair Brandon-Salmon, Literary Review “Dietrich Neumann’s excellent account is of major importance and will unquestionably become the standard book on Mies van der Rohe for years to come.”—Jean-Louis Cohen, former Sheldon H. Solow Professor in the History of Architecture at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University “Dietrich Neumann’s portrait of Mies van der Rohe not only unearths new works but unequivocally and firmly grounds this enigmatic figure of European modernism in the complex historical context of his era. Page by page, we learn how Mies’s iconic masterpieces came into being and what it took to transform a man of few words into a modern icon. Thoroughly researched and beautifully written, this book represents an artist biography at its best.”—Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen, assistant dean and professor, Yale School of Architecture