25 Villa Tugendhat Mies Van Der Rohe

Being in sort of close proximity we could not miss a visit to ludwig mies van der rohes master stroke of modernism villa tugendhat. The villa was built in 1930 by order of fritz and greta.

Mies Van Der Rohe S Tugendhat To Reopen

The villa of greta and fritz tugendhat designed by the architect ludwig mies van der rohe and built in 19291930 is a monument of modern architecture and is the only example of modern architecture in the czech republic inscribed in the list of unesco world cultural heritage sites.

Villa tugendhat mies van der rohe. Some months back we took a short trip to prague. The villa tugendhat was commissioned by the wealthy newlyweds grete fritz tugendhat a jewish couple with family money from textile manufacturing companies in brno. The couple met mies van der.

Villa tugendhat is a historical building in the wealthy neighbourhood of černá pole in brno czech republicit is one of the pioneering prototypes of modern architecture in europe and was designed by the german architect ludwig mies van der rohebuilt of reinforced concrete between 1928 and 1930 for fritz tugendhat and his wife greta the villa soon became an icon of modernism. The villa tugendhat is considered a masterpiece of modernist architecture of the hand of the german architect ludwig mies van der rohe. Ludwig mies van der rohes villa tugendhat the restoration of ludwig mies van der rohes 1930 villa tugendhat in the czech republic brings the house back to its former glory but the price is hollow authenticity.

I had read about the house as it is a very important part of mies oeuvre and an outstanding example of both functionalism and international style architecture.

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