The Barcelona Pavilion by Mies Van der Rohe

While Mies van der Rohe's pavilion at theInternational Exposition in Barcelona in 1929 went unnoticed by most ofthe visitors to the fairgrounds, contemporary critics enthusiasticallyhailed it as the most convincing statement of the Modern Age.

Thisbook presents 100 selected texts about this much discussed building,written then and now: from the opening speech by the Spanish king, tonewspaper articles and private letters, voices of contemporaryarchitects, architecture critics and historians, and even a text byartist Ai Weiwei, who created an installation in the outdoor area of thepavilion in 2010.

Thus the history of this building's receptiondepicts a dazzling picture and inconceivable breadth, includingstatements by such eminent authors as Frank Lloyd Wright, LeonardoBenevolo, Rem Koolhaas, Peter Eisenman.