This Illustrated Comic of Mies van der Rohe Features Text by Norman Foster


via Fundacio Mies van der Rohe

via Fundacio Mies van der Rohe

Agustín Ferrer Casas, in collaboration with the Fundacio Mies van der Rohe, has published an illustrated comic book charting the life and work of the renowned architect Mies van der Rohe. Featuring texts by Anatxu Zabalbeascoa and Norman Foster, MIES is a biopic inspired by Ferrer Casas’ reading of Mies van der Rohe: Menos es más by Anatxu Zabalbeascoa.

The graphic novel is part of the Foundation’s efforts to support new languages for the dissemination of knowledge of architecture that will be of interest to both professionals and those who want to learn about modern architecture through a rich, visual medium.

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