Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 11
3. Introduction 12
4. Barcelona 1929 18
5. Germany and the World’s Fair 30
6. Mies van der Rohe 42
7. The Building Type 54
8. Design and Construction 66
9. Georg Kolbe’s Sculpture 88
10. The German Sections 98
11. Events at the Pavilion 112
12. The Photographs 130
13. Clients and Architects 144
14. Reconstruction 152
15. Impact 172
16. Acknowledgments 184
17. Selected Bibliography 186
18. Illustration Credits 189