Werner Blaser
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"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.
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"The texts were written by a single person (complemented by a report from an inhabitant); the photographs, reproduced in duotone, all come from the same lens using an approach repeated again and again. Both attempt to show the objective state of affairs of Mies van der Rohe's solitary buildings with carefully collected and organized materials. An inner confrontation over decades opened up access to Mies' oeuvre for Werner Blaser, and thus, to this...
Author
Description
"The texts were written by a single person (complemented by a report from an inhabitant); the photographs, reproduced in duotone, all come from the same lens using an approach repeated again and again. Both attempt to show the objective state of affairs of Mies van der Rohe's solitary buildings with carefully collected and organized materials. An inner confrontation over decades opened up access to Mies' oeuvre for Werner Blaser, and thus, to this...