* Architecture: David Chipperfield selected to renovate the Mies – designed Neue National Gallery in Berlin

Architecture: David Chipperfield selected to renovate the Mies-designed Neue National Gallery in Berlin: “..David Chipperfield, Stirling Prize-winning [British] architect and director of the 13th international Venice Biennale, has been commissioned by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (PCHF) to renovate the Neue National Gallery. The 20th century icon was designed by the legendaryLudwig Mies van der Rohe, who [would have] celebrated his 126th birthday this week..[Chipperfield’s] long history in dealing with architectural heritage includes the highly publicized and incredibly successful renovation of Berlin’s Neues Museum, which received the 2011 Mies van der Rohe Award, as well as the beautiful transformation of the 1920s Folkwang Museum..”

See our posts on David Chipperfield: Architects: Award-Winning British Architect David Chipperfield Discusses German Projects (Video) and Architecture: Venice Biennale 2012: David Chipperfield officially appointed director.

See our recent posts on the work of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: Architecture: Classics by Mies van der Rohe, Architecture: German Pavilion (aka Barcelona Pavilion) by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Residential Architecture: Villa Tugendhat – Reopening a Mies Modernist Landmark and Architecture: Mies van der Rohe Gas Station Conversion by Les Architectes FABG.

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image: © Guillermo Hevia Garcia; article: Rosenfield , Karissa . “Chipperfield selected to renovate the Neue National Gallery in Berlin” 30 Mar 2012.ArchDaily. <http://www.archdaily.com/222042&gt;

* Architecture: German Pavilion (aka Barcelona Pavilion) by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Architecture: German Pavilion (aka Barcelona Pavilion) by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: “..An emblematic work of the Modern Movement [41°22’14N – 02°08’60E], it has been exhaustively studied and interpreted as well as having inspired the oeuvre of several generations of architects. The Barcelona Pavilion was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe as the German National Pavilion for the 1929 Barcelona International Exhibition..Built from glass, travertine and different kinds of marble, the Pavilion was conceived to accommodate the official reception presided over by King Alphonso XIII of Spain along with the German authorities. After the closure of the Exhibition, the Pavilion was disassembled in 1930. As time went by, it became a key point of reference not only in Mies van der Rohe’s own career but also in twentieth-century architecture as a whole. Given the significance and reputation of the Pavilion, in 1980 thoughts turned towards its possible reconstruction. Work began in 1983 and the new building was opened on its original site in 1986..”  Iconic..  The article includes a very nice, rather atmospheric, video by Franco Di Capua.

See our other posts: Residential Architecture: Villa Tugendhat – Reopening a Mies Modernist Landmark and Architecture: Mies van der Rohe Gas Station Conversion by Les Architectes FABG.

image: Franco Di Capua; article: Arthitectural

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* Architecture: Mies van der Rohe Gas Station Conversion by Les Architectes FABG

Architecture: Mies van der Rohe Gas Station Conversion by Les Architectes FABG: “..redeveloped a mies van der rohe heritage site into a youth and senior activity center as a tribute to the iconic architect. previously a gas station, the building on nun’s island had not been in use since 2008.
two large volumes, which once functioned as a car service area and sales point, are connected by a low steel roof, uniting the structure. although all the components have been kept and restored, the site serves a different purpose overall..”  Commendable reconversion of an iconic structure..

image: Steve Montpetit; article: Designboom

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