The definitive, richly illustrated monograph on Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, authored by Detlef Mertins. This volume presents more than 700 drawings, photographs, plans, and diagrams to document his life’s work—including buildings, skyscrapers, and campuses. Mertins’s clear, intellectually driven text frames Mies’s aesthetic and philosophical ambitions, offering deep analysis of his most iconic designs and contextualizing his enduring influence on modern architecture.
