Ron Bacardi y Compania, S.A., Administration Building, project, Santiago, Cuba (Elevation of column with roof and glass wall, final version)
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
American, born Germany. 1886–1969
c. 1957-58
An architectural elevation rendered in ink and conté crayon that proposes a sleek glass-and-steel administration building for the Ron Bacardi company, aiming to express structural clarity and corporate modernity.
A tall, precisely drawn central column anchors the picture plane while a softly stippled glass curtain wall—rendered in subtle tones—recedes behind it, with two small, almost spectral figures at the base giving a human scale to the austere geometry.
The sheet distills Mies van der Rohe’s pursuit of the International Style—refined proportion, exposed structure, and the glass curtain wall—and helped define the vocabulary of mid‑century corporate architecture worldwide.
Medium
Ink, conté crayon on illustration board
Dimensions
40 1/2 x 30 1/2" (102.9 x 77.5 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Mies van der Rohe Archive, gift of the architect
Accession
997.1965
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