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A 6 page paper which examines the words of Georg Simmel, regarding hetropolis life, and the architecture of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The paper examines whether or not Mies van der Rohe’s architecture brought about a balance or order to metropolis life. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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that helped people make sense of their world. Many buildings have stood as icons for the people in their ever changing societies, and they have served to offer a sense
of balance and stability to the lives of those who live around the building or visit the building. In the words of Georg Simmel those who live in the city
experience, see, and intereact with their surroundings far differently than those in rural areas. His essay "The Metropolis and Mental Life" is discussed in these regards, and then this essay
looks to the work of architect Ludwieg Mies van der Rohe, examining whether or not his work brought a sense of order to the metropolis that Simmel speaks of.
Georg Simmel Georg Simmels essay discusses many aspects of modern man and the life of modern man. In one section he discusses how "Man is a differentiating creature. His mind
is stimulated by the difference between a momentary impression and the one which preceded it" (Simmel, 2005). For those who live in a city, in a metropolis, these impressions and
possession of the impressions is different than for people in a rural area. Simmel states, "Lasting impressions, {4} impressions which differ only slightly from one another, impressions which take
a regular and habitual course and show regular and habitual contrasts-all these use up, so to speak, less consciousness than does the rapid crowding of changing images, the sharp discontinuity
in the grasp of a single glance, and the unexpectedness of onrushing impressions. These are the psychological conditions which the metropolis creates" (Simmel, 2005). He indicates that as a
city dweller crosses a street, deals with society, work, and the economy there is a very strong contrast in relationship to the experiences of a rural dweller. For the city
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