Mies van der Rohe, Lehre und Schule = Mies van der Rohe, Principles and School (Exploration, 3) (German and English Edition)

Trade paperback. 391 pp; 1.75 pounds; over 150 illustrations, mostly in b&w, most of them full page: photos, plans, elevations, and a few historical documents. Bibliography. Index. Blaser, a photographer, architect, expert in Japanese & Chinese architecture, modernist, and a colleague of Mies van der Rohe was present for much of the late Mies work in Chicago and this book has quite a bit of coverage of Mies' work in and his influences in and around Chicago. Topics covered include Mies' historical antecedents, Mies teaching and curriculum, drawing and visual training, Marquette Park, Conrad Roland Art Center, aphorisms by Mies, Loop renewal, Student Commons Building, Crown Hall, Atriumhauser Hyde Park, McCormick Place, 88 Pine Street, Chicago Federal Center, house in Barrington IL, Wendell Smith Elementary School, Roberto Clemente High School, Auraria buildings (Denver), and much more.