ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS: A CASE STUDY OF OTTO WAGNER AND MIES VAN DER ROHE

Abstract

Architectural drawing is an artistic expression and technique used to communicate architectural ideas and details. Architects and designers utilize drawings to explore, experiment, and disseminate architectural concepts or ideologies. Architectural drawings serve as a representation of architectural ideologies that have emerged over time, from the classical era to the present. During Modernism, a period marked by a revolution in thought and creativity, there was a profound impact on art and architecture. This era witnessed a shift from traditional concepts that emphasized complex decorations and heavy details towards simplicity and clarity. This change is directly reflected in the reduction seen in architectural drawings during Modernism. This article focuses on exploring the concept of reduction in architectural drawings during the Modernist era, analyzing case studies that compare the architectural drawings of leading architects from the Art Nouveau period, such as Otto Wagner, with those of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, a representative architect of Modernism. It aims to illustrate the transition of architectural ideologies from traditional forms in the late 19th century to Modernism, which emphasizes simplicity and the elimination of unnecessary details from architecture, as reflected through architectural drawings.