More than just function
dal 25/10/2001 al 11/3/2001
Segnalato da
25/10/2001
More than just function
Museum of Design, Berlin
Mies van der Rohe and the Bauhaus 1930-1933. The exhibition will document this phase of the Bauhaus from 1930-1933 with items from all courses; it will show the differences to the preceding decade and illustrate the time with materials as various as press clippings and photographs. In the center of focus will be the large-size drawings from the architecture classes with their exquisite presentation technique.
Mies van der Rohe in the early 1930s
"I don't want jam, not workshops and school, just school" - this
is how Mies van der Rohe outlined his concept for the Bauhaus
when he was appointed its director in 1930. Everything not
directly connected with this educational goal was set back; the
main emphasis - which until then consisted mainly of the
teaching of a methodical approach - now became strictly
object-focussed. The rapidly political and economical changing of
the depression of the early thirties also contributed to the
changes at the school. Nevertheless Mies remained faithful to
the original goal of the Bauhaus: to design the "great building" in
all its details.
The exchange of the directors was more than a simple change in
the management, it meant the restructuring of the school,
including a shortened curriculum and a focus on the teaching of
architecture. This came in two parts, the first consisted of
studies of building types, especially the small dwelling, and city
planning under Ludwig Hilberseimer, the other being a seminar
directed by Mies himself. He developed the "Hofhaus"
("courthouse") especially for his classes as a teaching tool,
which should train his students in the understanding of material,
space and nature - his prerequisites of any architecture. These
houses should do more than just "function", the aesthetic
aspects of their overall composition were equally important.
The exhibition will document this phase of the Bauhaus from
1930-1933 with items from all courses; it will show the
differences to the preceding decade and illustrate the time with
materials as various as press clippings and photographs. In the
center of focus will be the large-size drawings from the
architecture classes with their exquisite presentation technique.
A catalogue, 64pp., profusely illustrated, will accompany
this exhibition.
Photo: Conversion of the former telephone factory
in Berlin-Steglitz into Bauhaus, Berlin
Mies van der Rohe shows students how to
lay bricks Photo Pius Pahl, 1932
"More than just function" Mies van der Rohe and the Bauhaus 1930-1933
Duration:
26 October 2001 to 11 March 2002
Opening times:
daily, except on Tuesdays, 10 am - 5 pm
Location:
Bauhaus - Archiv / Museum of Design
Klingelhöferstraße 14, 10785 Berlin (Tiergarten) Phone: 030 - 25 40 02 0 Fax: 030 - 25 40 02 10 Infoline: 030 - 25 40 02 78
Public relations: Bärbel Mees