Background
Bergdoll, Barry G. was born on April 16, 1955.
(This in-depth look at Mies van der Rohe's early career is...)
This in-depth look at Mies van der Rohe's early career is the first to examine the architect's work in Europe in terms of specific historical and cultural context, rather than the more abstract and formal arguments of the International Style. While earlier studies have described a fundamental break between Mies's neo-classical work prior to 1919 and the more avant-garde work of the 1920s, recent research demonstrates that the transformation was much more gradual. Here 11 scholars and architectural historians explore particular aspects of Mies's work, together shedding new light on the continual interplay of tradition and innovation, nature and abstraction, in the evolution of his design theories and methods. With a wealth of photographs and drawings, many not previously published, this book conveys for the first time the dynamic intellectual ferment of this formative period in the life of one of architecture's towering figures. Published to accompany a groundbreaking 2001 exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
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curator architectural historian
Bergdoll, Barry G. was born on April 16, 1955.
Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, New York City, 1986.
Faculty department art history and archaeology Columbia University, since 1986, professor, chairman department art history and archaeology, since 2004. Chief curator architect and design Museum Modern Art, New York City, since 2007.
(This in-depth look at Mies van der Rohe's early career is...)
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Member of Architectural League New York (board directors 1986—2004), Society Architectural Historians (exhibitions editor, Journal Society Achtl. Historians 1996—2000, president since 2006).