Plan for a Court House

People:

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (architect)
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (draughtsman)

Title:

Plan for a Court House

Date:

ca. 1935

Description:

- This drawing is one of a group of eight studies for Court Houses (houses incorporating courtyards) by Mies van der Rohe, ca. 1935. These drawings are mounted in pairs on cardboard secondary supports.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

conceptual drawing
theoretical drawing

Technique and media:

Graphite

Dimensions:

secondary support: 48.9 x 36.1 cm sheet: 21.5 x 29.8 cm

Reference number:

DR1987:0259

Drawing Type:

line drawing
freehand drawing

Method of Projection:

plan (drawing)

Point of View:

general view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- The sheet is fixed to a cardboard mount with DR1987:0258.

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, throughout: with measurements and with letters identifying rooms inscribed and numbered - by the dealer ? in graphite, on the secondary support, verso, u.l.: "MR87.042 [gallery inventory number for DR1987:0258] / Court House"; c.l.: "Court House"; l.r.: "MR87.043 [gallery inventory number for DR1987:0259] / G3-5 25"

Subject:

architecture

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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