Mies van der Rohe’s Zeitwille
Baukunst between Universality and Individuality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21875604 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marianna Charitonidou (0000-0003-1083-4861, Athens School of Fine Arts, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 243-271 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Architecture and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2050-7836 • E-ISSN: 2050-7828 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/20507828.2021.1945371 |
| OpenAlex | W3191019943 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 14 |
The article explores the relationship between Baukunst and Zeitwille in the practice and pedagogy of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and the significance of the notions of civilization and culture for his philosophy of education and design practice. Focusing on the negation of metropolitan life and mise en scene of architectural space as its starting point, it examines how Georg Simmel’s notion of objectivity could be related to Mies’s understanding of civilization. Its key insight is to recognize that Mie’s practice and pedagogy was directed by the idea that architecture should capture the driving force of civilization. The paper also summarizes the foundational concepts of Mies’s curriculum in Chicago. It aims to highlight the importance of the notions of Zeitwille and impersonality in Mies van der Rohe’s thought and to tease apart the tension between the impersonality and the role of the autonomous individual during the modernist era
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Civilization · Curriculum · Epistemology · Negation · Pedagogy · Sociology · Visual arts · Architecture, Modernity, and Design · Art, Politics, and Modernism · History · Philosophy · Visual Culture and Art Theory · Architecture
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |