Poetry at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona
Barcelona apartments: The Fundació Mies van der Rohe in Barcelona organizes poetry readings
The Fundació Mies van der Rohe in Barcelona fosters debate on and awareness of themes related to contemporary architecture and urban planning, as well as encouraging studies on the work of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and on the Modern Movement. In accordance with these objectives, the Fundació organises awards, congresses, conferences, exhibitions, workshops and installations. And anyone visiting Barcelona these days is invited to ‘Poetry at the Pavilion’ organized at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion
The Barcelona Pavilion, a work emblematic of the Modern Movement, has been exhaustively studied and interpreted as well as having inspired the oeuvre of several generations of architects. It was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) as the German national pavilion for the 1929 Barcelona International Exhibition. Built from glass, travertine and different kinds of marble, the Pavilion was conceived to accommodate the official reception presided over by King Alphonso XIII of Spain along with the German authorities.
After the closure of the Exhibition, the Pavilion was disassembled in 1930. As time went by, it became a key point of reference not only in Mies van der Rohe’s own career but also in twentieth-century architecture as a whole. Given the significance and reputation of the Pavilion, thoughts turned towards its possible reconstruction.
In 1980 Oriol Bohigas, as head of the Urban Planning Department at the Barcelona City Council, set the project in motion, designating architects Ignasi de Solà-Morales, Cristian Cirici and Fernando Ramos to research, design and supervise the reconstruction of the Pavilion.
Work began in 1983 and the new building was opened on its original site in 1986.
More information
October 1, 9, 15 at 20:30 hrs
Mies van der Rohe Pavilion
Poetry at the Pavilion
Free entrance - limited gauging
Wednesday 1 - Joaquim Español: reading of her own poems
Thursday 9 - Guillermo Carnero: commented reading ‘Poemas de amor y desamor’
Wednesday 15 - Raimon Àvila i Soichi Yukimune: reading of autumn and architecture Haikus
How to get there
Av. Marquès de Comilles, s/n, Montjuïc
pavello@miesbcn.com
Tel: 93 423 40 16
Opening hours
10 h to 20 h every day (including holidays).
Guided visits
Wednesdays & Fridays from 17:00 h to 19:00 h guided visits in english, catalan and spanish.
Entrance
General public 4 euros
Students 2 euros
Groups* 2 euros
Children under 18 free
