モダニズムの代表的建築家ミース・ファン・デル・ローエの新たな全体像に迫る建築史家の意欲作。知られていなかった一次資料や建築プロジェクトを拾い上げ、新たな解釈を提示。ミースの生涯と作品の最も包括的な伝記であり、500点以上の図版も見ごたえあり。In this book, renowned architectural historian Dietrich Neumann presents a new, critical look at Mies and complicates the established narrative about him. The book draws on many overlooked archival and primary sources to demonstrate how and why Mies's designs were shaped and received, foregrounding contemporary critics' responses and the work of Mies's collaborators and peers. It presents several previously unknown buildings, projects, and furniture designs and challenges long-established interpretations of key works. Comprehensively illustrated and covering the entirety of Mies's career, this ambitious book is the most substantial account to date of the life and work of one of the most important architects of the twentieth century.