The German Pavilion was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1929 for the German representation at the International Exhibition in Barcelona held on Montjuic that same year.

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The Pavilion as a work of architecture was to be an exhibit in its own right, which was fine with Mies. He did not have to worry about things like where to put bathrooms, boilers, or air conditioning.

Mies van der Rohe’s German Pavilion in Barcelona is one of the most influential modernist buildings of the 20th Century, argues Jonathan Glancey.

View Slideshow. The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia and Bauhaus Earth have a new installation opening at the Barcelona Pavilion.

Mies van der Rohe’s German Pavilion in Barcelona is one of the most influential modernist buildings of the 20th Century, argues Jonathan Glancey.