“Mies van der Rohe. Textos Completos, 1922-1969” Book presentation with Moisés Puente, editor, in conversation with Carolina B. García-Estévez

We invite you to the conversation between Moisés Puente and Carolina B. García-Estévez hosted by the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion on the occasion of the presentation of the book Mies van der Rohe. Textos completos, 1922-1969. Ensayos, conferencias y conversaciones, published by Puente Editores with the support of the Fundació Mies van der Rohe.

This book is the most complete compilation to date of the writings, speeches, statements and interviews of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969). Through these texts, Mies’s deep commitment to modern architecture and his training, both in Germany and the United States, is revealed. Both texts written by his own hand and transcriptions of oral records are included, from his first manifestos to interviews from his last stage as an internationally recognized architect. Through these writings, many of which have never been translated into Spanish, Mies communicates his ideas with the same discipline with which he designed his buildings, extending his influence beyond the profession.

If you want to participate in this conversation where Moisés Puente and Carolina B. García-Estévez will share their expertise to bring us a little closer to the thinking of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, book your ticket here.

And if you want to buy the book, you can find it at shopmies.com

Moisés Puente studied architecture in schools in A Coruña, Rome and Barcelona. He was a member of the editorial committee of Quaderns d’Arquitectura i Urbanisme and worked as editor of the magazine 2G (Editorial Gustavo Gili (1999-2005) and is currently its editor, now under the imprint of the German publishing house Walther König. Among his publications are Pabellons d’exposición (2000), the editions of texts by Alejandro de la Sota (2002), Josep Llinàs (2002; with Lluís Ortega), Mies van der Rohe (2006), Jørn Utzon (2010) and Olafur Eliasson (2012); he is co-author of the monograph Alejandro de la Sota (2009; with Iñaki Ábalos and Josep Llinàs), the monograph of the magazine 2G on the houses of Mies van der Rohe (2009; with Beatriz Colomina) and the monograph Fisac/De la Sota (2013; with Carlos García-Wandosell). He has translated in Spanish numerous architectural essays for different publishers. In 2010 she received the FAD Prize for Thought and Criticism for “her broad, multifaceted and rigorous personal work as an editor”.

Carolina B. García-Estévez is an architect and historian of art and architecture born in Barcelona in 1980. She obtained her doctorate in Theory and History of Architecture from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) in 2012 with a thesis entitled “Opus Angelicum”. She is currently Serra Húnter Professor at the Barcelona School of Architecture. Her research focuses on the history of art and modern architecture, with a particular interest in the period from 1851 to 1933. She has published several academic works, including books and articles. She has also developed an important research and dissemination task on the work of Mies van der Rohe. He has participated as a speaker in events organized by the Mies van der Rohe Foundation, contributing to the analysis and dissemination of the legacy of this fundamental architect of the modern movement. His knowledge of Mies van der Rohe is integrated into his extensive study of modern architecture, which includes other prominent figures of the period.