The Seagram Building was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in collaboration with Philip Johnson, located at 375 Park Avenue, between 52nd Street and 53rd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was a style that argued that the functional utility of the building’s structural elements when made visible, could supplant a formal decorative articulation; and more honestly converse with the public than any system of applied ornamentation.
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| Seagram Building |
Farnsworth House was the minimalist style designed and constructed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe between 1945-51. The essential characteristics of the house are immediately apparent. The extensive use of clear floor-to-ceiling glass opens the interior to its natural surroundings to an extreme degree. Two distinctly expressed horizontal slabs, which form the roof and the floor, sandwich an open space for living.
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Farnsworth House |
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Villa Tugendhat is situated on a sloped terrain and faces to the south-west. Ludwig Mies used the revolutionary iron framework which enabled him to dispense with supporting walls and arrange the interior in order to achieve a feeling of space and light. One wall is a sliding sheet of plate glass that descends to the basement the way an automobile window does. Ludwig Mies also designed all of the furniture. Classic furnishings by Lilly Reich complemented the architect’s own pieces. There were no paintings or decorative items in the villa but the interior was by no means austere due to the use of naturally patterned materials such as the captivating onyx wall and rare tropical woods. The onyx wall is partially translucent and changes appearance when the evening sun is low. The architect also managed to make the magnificent view from the villa an integral part of the interior.
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| Villa Tugendhat |