Document Type

Book Contribution

Publication Date

6-2016

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118887226.wbcha120

Abstract

Mies van der Rohe’s entry for the Friedrichstrasse Skyscraper Competition of 1921, a project he named the “Wabe” (Honeycomb) construction, not only epitomized the polemics then current about the renovation of Berlin as a modern metropolis, but also represented a radical shift in the architect’s own viewpoint – his views of modern life, modern construction, and modern materials, particularly glass.

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This manuscript has been published in the book Companion to the History of Architecture . Please find the published version here (note that a subscription is necessary to access this version):

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9781118887226.wbcha120

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