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.
Recommended Citation
Ersoy, U. (2016). Friedrichstrasse Skyscraper: Transfiguration Through Glass, or Vertical and Horizontal Transparencies: Mies van der Rohe. In Companion to the History of Architecture, H.F. Mallgrave (Ed.). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118887226.wbcha120
Comments
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