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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. He was commonly referred to as Mies, his surname.
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- August 17, 1969 (aged 83), Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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- Farnsworth House (1951) Plano, Illinois.
- The Barcelona Pavilion (1929) Barcelona, Spain.
- Chicago Federal Complex. Chicago, Illinois.
- Crown Hall (1956) Chicago, Illinois.
One of the leading lights of modernist architecture, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created a body of work—ranging from tubular steel furniture to iconic office buildings—that influenced generations of architects worldwide.
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Summary, History, Artworks. Summary, History, Artworks. Artists on TheArtStory. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a patriarch of modern architecture and one of the founders of the International Style in Germany.
- German-American
- March 27, 1886
- Aachen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
- August 17, 1969
- Barcelona Pavilion, 1929. Together with designer Lilly Reich, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was commisioned to design the German pavilion for the Barcelona Exposition in 1929.
- Villa Tugendhat, 1930. The Exposition brought critical acclaim to Rohe, as the wealthy of Europe started showing great interest and fascination towards spacious modern homes and villas, like the Tugendhat House designed by Mies in 1930, built in Brno.
- Farnsworth House, 1951. Designed 1945 and eventually completed in 1951, the Farnsworth House is a bright, one-floor weekend house in what then was a rural setting by the banks of the Fox River, southeast of Chicago.
- Crown Hall, 1956. Completed in 1956, Crown Hall is the home of the College of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, where van der Rohe was the school’s director for twenty years.
Nov 19, 2018 · Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, simply Mies to the entire world of design, is one of architecture's most towering figures. Whether it is his gnomic statements – "less is more" and "God is in...
One of the most influential modern architects of the 20th century, German-born Ludwig Mies van der Rohe pioneered a style of glass and steel high-rise building that dominated new construction in cities around the world after World War II.