Bacardi Building, Mexico City: Perspective
Bacardi Building, Mexico City: Perspective
A superb example of Mies' understated elegance, Mexico City's Bacardi building was designed in the late 1950s and is a study in restraint, order and precision. Its glass-walled lobby level and open, stone-paved plaza recall Mies' design for the Seagram Building in New York, a high-rise triumph utilizing many of of the same design elements.
Photographer: Balthazar Korab
Date: 1961
Image: MR-002C
THE ARCHITECT: German-born architect and educator Mies van der Rohe is widely regarded as one of the primary design figures of the 20th century. By developing a sophisticated visual language that emphasized minimalist open spaces, eschewed ornament, and revealed the industrial materials used in construction, he played a pivotal role in defining modern architecture. Learn more about Mies van der Rohe.
THE PHOTOGRAPHER: One of the brightest talents of modernist architectural photography, Balthazar Korab's photos are true works of art that hang in some of the world's most prestigious galleries and museums. Korab created dazzling images of architectural masterpieces by the most celebrated architects, including Eero Saarinen, Mies van der Rohe, and Frank Lloyd Wright. Learn more about Balthazar Korab.
Framed Print Sizing Details
SMALL
Dimensions with frame: 11.75" x 15"
Dimensions of photo: 7.375" x 10.5"
MEDIUM
Dimensions with frame and mat: 18" x 23.25"
Dimensions of photo: 12.5" x 16"
LARGE
Dimensions with frame and mat: 21.75" x 28"
Dimensions of photo: 15.25" x 21.5"
