![]() Architecture and Faux-nationalism: reflections on a remark made by the British architectural historian Gavin Stamp about the German-American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. London AIR Grid Publications.Īrchitecture and Faux-nationalism: reflections on a remark made by the British architectural historian Gavin Stamp about the German-American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Doctor Watson Architects, Incomplete Works Volume Four. University of Westminsterĭoctor Watson Architects, Incomplete Works Volume Four Restoration, Expansion, Monument, Art Gallery, Mies van der Rohe, Berlin, David Chipperfield, Herzog & de Meuron, As a building of unexampled clarity and virtuosity, any architectural intervention will inevitably invite discussion of means and ends, and the appropriateness of change to the fabric and setting of the original historic monument. It is an icon in the history of twentieth century art and architecture, embodying the ideals of cosmopolitan modernism. But the importance of the NNG goes further than that. The NNG is important for the City of Berlin, not least because it is the only building realised by Mies in Europe after his emigration to the USA. This essay is a consideration of the very sensitive issues around the restoration and extension to the modern masterpiece by Mies van der Rohe, the Neue Nationalgalerie (NNG: New National Gallery) on the Kulturforum in Berlin. Restoration, Expansion and the Building Art: Contemporary Issues in the Life of Mies van der Rohe’s Museum of Modern Art (New National Gallery) in Berlin ![]()
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