Barcelona Pavilion Architecture : Information + Images

El Pavelló Alemany Reconstrucció del Pavelló de Representació d’Alemanya a l’Exposició de Barcelona The building is also known as the ´German Pavilion´ or 'Mies van der Rohe Pavilion' Location: Hill of Montjuic, southwest Barcelona Date: 1929; reconstructed 1983-86 Mies van der Rohe, Architect Photos of this Mies van der Rohe building: Barcelona Pavilion architect : Mies van der Rohe Building Description: The Barcelona Pavilion building is for many architects their favourite building in the World. It is pure poetry, simple honest planes of stone with slim, graceful polished steel cruciform columns. The integration of water through two shallow pools brings calmness and reflection. Mies van der Rohe was interested in developing free flowing space and this is done using walls as planes in isolation, joined by sliding elements or glass. Thus the wall is expressed as a single element with space flowing around it. The majority of the building is constructed out of cream-coloured travertine which gives the building a luxurious feel and aids the perception of spaciousness.