Ludwig Mies van der Rohe : Drawings in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art

Mies van der Rohe: Drawings in the Collection of the Museum of Modern Art is a large-format monograph that unfolds to a total width of 120 centimeters, making it worthy of careful appreciation at one’s desk. Its content is drawn from the Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Archive, established by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York in 1969, the same year this book was published. The archive primarily features architectural drawings and paintings of unrealized projects by the German architect Mies (1886–1969), such as his competition proposal for Berlin’s first skyscraper—the Friedrichstrasse Office Building (1921)—and the Concrete Office Building (1922). Most drawings are reproduced from the architect’s original manuscripts, categorized by technique—including pen-and-ink sketches, charcoal drawings, and collages—with some content reproduced at 1:1 scale to match the actual manuscripts.