#Exhibition hall #Barcelona #1929
Deutsches Reich (German State) , Municipality of Barcelona
Avenida de Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia 7
08038
Barcelona,
Spain
Public transport: Av. Ferrer i Guàrdia
Access: Public building, free entry during working hours
Today's use: museum
Description
In its design, the pavilion expresses the essence of modern building: a flowing space between outside and inside, the feeling of not recognising any clear boundaries. The built-up area within the small park begins with the terrace, the staircase and the water basin. This leads on to the single-storey building. A very clear separation by walls is avoided. The use of glass, pillars and some marble walls creates a relationship between the environment and the house. The concrete ceiling is like a lid that defines the boundaries of the pavilion.The building was the model for the Tugendhat residential villa in Brno. The design elements, especially the supporting structure with pillars, which makes load-bearing walls unnecessary, are the most striking feature.
Description
In its design, the pavilion expresses the essence of modern building: a flowing space between outside and inside, the feeling of not recognising any clear boundaries. The built-up area within the small park begins with the terrace, the staircase and the water basin. This leads on to the single-storey building. A very clear separation by walls is avoided. The use of glass, pillars and some marble walls creates a relationship between the environment and the house. The concrete ceiling is like a lid that defines the boundaries of the pavilion.The building was the model for the Tugendhat residential villa in Brno. The design elements, especially the supporting structure with pillars, which makes load-bearing walls unnecessary, are the most striking feature.
History
Not too much functionalist architecture was commissioned by the German state, which was known as the Weimar Republic between 1919 and 1933. The government in this period saw itself as democratic and wanted to use the Barcelona or German Pavilion to present itself as a modern state at the 1929 World Exhibition. In contrast to trade fairs, which were organised by sector, the national pavilion took centre stage at the world exhibitions. This was intended to represent a country with its architecture and selected artefacts.
The pavilion was demolished after the end of the exhibition in 1930. The travertine floor slabs can now be found in the old building of the Saxon State Parliament in Dresden from 1931. In 1983, work began on the pavilion in Barcelona on the same site. The Barcelona Urban Planning Department autorized the architects Ignasi de Solà-Morales, Cristian Cirici and Fernando Ramos to rebuild the pavilion. It was opened to the public in 1986, exactly 100 years after the birth of the architect Mies van der Rohe.
History
Not too much functionalist architecture was commissioned by the German state, which was known as the Weimar Republic between 1919 and 1933. The government in this period saw itself as democratic and wanted to use the Barcelona or German Pavilion to present itself as a modern state at the 1929 World Exhibition. In contrast to trade fairs, which were organised by sector, the national pavilion took centre stage at the world exhibitions. This was intended to represent a country with its architecture and selected artefacts.
The pavilion was demolished after the end of the exhibition in 1930. The travertine floor slabs can now be found in the old building of the Saxon State Parliament in Dresden from 1931. In 1983, work began on the pavilion in Barcelona on the same site. The Barcelona Urban Planning Department autorized the architects Ignasi de Solà-Morales, Cristian Cirici and Fernando Ramos to rebuild the pavilion. It was opened to the public in 1986, exactly 100 years after the birth of the architect Mies van der Rohe.
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