Mies Van Der Rohe

Ludwig mies van der rohe one of the most influential and certainly the most emulated modern architect of our time was born in aachen germany in 1886.

Mies van der rohe. Along with alvar aalto le corbusier walter gropius and frank lloyd wright he is regarded as one of the pioneers of modernist architecture. Regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of architecture ludwig mies van der rohe s less is more approach to design was the gold standard for many generations of modern architecture. Ludwig mies van der rohe german born american architect whose rectilinear forms crafted in elegant simplicity epitomized the international style of architecture. Ludwig mies van der rohe was a leading figure in modernist architecture.

March 27 1886 august 17 1969 was a german american architect. Ia umumnya dipanggil mies sesuai nama belakangnya. Explore the life and buildings of ludwig mies van der rohe german architect and leader of the international style of. As the last significant architect from the bauhaus movement in germany mies was tremendously influenced by its philosophies of synthesizing aesthetics and technology.

Ludwig mies van der rohe meess. Privacy policy fundació mies van der rohe. Ludwig mies van der rohe 27 maret 1886 17 agustus 1969 adalah seorang arsitek berkebangsaan jerman. He was commonly referred to as mies his surname.

Ludwig mies he added his mother s surname van der rohe when he had established himself as an architect was the son of a master. Born maria ludwig michael mies. Ludwig mies van der rohe 27 march 1886 17 august 1969 is one of the most influential architects of the 20th century known for his role in the development of the most enduring architectural. Ludwig mies renamed himself as part of his transformation from a tradesman s son to an architect working with berlin s cultural elite adding van der and his mother s maiden name rohe the word mies means lousy in german and using the dutch van der because the german form von was a nobiliary particle legally restricted to those of genuine aristocratic lineage.

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