| Title |
A Study on the Tectonic Characteristics of Columns in Mies van der Rohe's Architecture in Germany |
| Authors |
Jeon Young-Hoon ; Oh Kwang-Suek ; Ahn Woong-Hee |
| Keywords |
Column ; Cross-column ; Basement ; Skin ; Tectonic Characteristics ; Structure ; Ornament |
| Abstract |
This Study aims to analyze and clarify the tectonic characteristics of Columns in Mies van der Rohe's german works. In chronological order, it includes his early traditional houses, avant guardian projects and glorious buildings such as Barcelona pavilion. By analyzing his works in this time, the following conclusions could be made. Mies van der Rohe sought a tectonic constructivity that was novel in its relation to structure and ornament, one that confronted with the era of mass production. Based on the three elements of classic base, rational column, and romantic skin, the connection between base and upper structure reinterprets classical tradition and spacial sensitivity, while that between column and skin displays a modern unification of structure and ornament through mass-produced elements. Above all, the inverted relation between structure and skin reflects Mies's efforts to meet the demands of various conditions and programs and modern aesthetics, a connection that was well explained by the concept of poetical tectonics. And finally, in the process of his trying of various experimental study in germany, We can find germinated seeds of USA works. |