Barcelona Pavilion
Stuart Jacome Arch 211- M11 Prof. Khorsandi Blog Post Barcelona Pavilion The Barcelona Pavilion commonly referred to as the German Pavilion is located in Barcelona, Spain. The pavilion was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1928-29 for the 1929 Barcelona international exhibition. The purpose of the pavilion was to accommodate the King Alphonso XII of Spain as well as other German authorities. The structure was also used for the opening of the German exhibition. This building is a great example of modernist twentieth- century architecture. The pavilion consists of an open-plan space, exact proportions, minimalist design, and symmetry. The original concept of this building is to represent a new Germany. Georg von Schnitzler who commissioned the building said it should give "voice to the spirit of a new era". The concept was executed through a “Free plan” and “Floating room”. Free plan insisted that there should not be any load-bearing walls dividing the inter...