Yukio Futagawa

Looks at hand-hewn wooden houses, barns, chalets, and storehouses in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Scandinavia.

"German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) is without doubt one of the pioneering masters of Modern architecture: The contemporary cityscape betrays his influence at every turn. Equally significant, though smaller in scale, are his adventures in furniture design. Like any good architect, Mies knew that architecture and furniture inevitably slip into dialogue and affect one another (he brought his knowledge of recent industrial technologies...