Mies Van Der Rohe

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United States architect (born in Germany) who built unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969)

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I have always accepted and respected all other schools of architecture, from the chill and elemental structures of Mies van der Rohe to the imagination and delirium of Gaudi. I must design what pleases me in a way that is naturally linked to my roots and the country of my origin. Oscar Niemeyer

The Berlin of the '20s formed the foundation of my future education... the Berlin of the UFA studios, of Fritz Lang, Lubitsch and Erich Pommer. The Berlin of the architects Gropius, Mendelsohn and Mies van der Rohe. The Berlin of the painters Max Libermann, Grosz, Otto Dix, Klee and Kandinsky. Ken Adam

Erich Mendelsohn and Hans Poelzig are other prominent Bauhaus architects, while Mies van der Rohe is noted for his architecture and his industrial and household furnishing designs. Source: Internet

German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe became one of the world's most renowned architects in the second half of the 20th century. Source: Internet

In 1953, the MFAH commissioned Mies van der Rohe to create a master plan for the institution. Source: Internet

Modernist Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is associated with the phrase " less is more " in contrast Venturi famously said, "Less is a bore." Source: Internet

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