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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (/ m iː s ... r oʊ / MEESS-...-ROH; German: [ˈluːtvɪç ˈmiːs fan deːɐ̯ ˈʁoːə]; born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies; March 27, 1886 – August 17, 1969) was a German-American architect, academic, and interior designer. [1] He was commonly referred to as Mies, his surname.
May 9, 2017 · Famed for his motto “less is more,” Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886–1969) was one of the founding fathers of modern architecture and a hotly-debated tastemaker of twentieth century aesthetics and urban experience.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a patriarch of modern architecture and one of the founders of the International Style in Germany.
Aug 13, 2024 · Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (born March 27, 1886, Aachen, Germany—died August 17, 1969, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) was a German-born American architect whose rectilinear forms, crafted in elegant simplicity, epitomized the International Style of architecture.
Apr 2, 2014 · Explore the life and buildings of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German architect and leader of the International Style of architecture, on Biography.com.
Mar 27, 2021 · Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is one of the most influential architects of the 20th century, known for his role in the development of modernism.
It’s difficult to imagine what the skyline of Chicago might look like without architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. He influenced an entire generation of architects while tenured as head of the architecture department at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). During his 60-year career, Mies established a design vocabulary that helped ...