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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
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Crown Hall, at Chicago, Illinois, 1950 to 1956. * 3D Model *
Farnsworth House, at Plano, Illinois, 1946 to 1950. * 3D Model *
H. Lange House, at Krefeld, Germany, 1928.
Lake Shore Drive Apartments, at Chicago, Illinois, 1948 to 1951.
New National Gallery, at Berlin, Germany, 1962 to 1968. * 3D Model *
Seagram Building, at New York, New York, 1954 to 1958.
Tugendhat House, at Brno, Czech Republic, 1930. * 3D Model *
Weissenhof Apartments, at Stuttgart, Germany, 1927.
(b. Aachen, Germany March 27, 1886; d. Chicago, Illinois 1969)
Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe was born in Aachen, Germany in 1886. He worked in the family stone-carving business before he joined the office of Bruno Paul in Berlin. He entered the studio of Peter Behrens in 1908 and remained until 1912.
Under Behrens' influence, Mies developed a design approach based on advanced structural techniques and Prussian Classicism. He also developed a sympathy for the aesthetic credos of both Russian Constructivism and the Dutch De Stijl group. He borrowed from the post and lintel construction of Karl Friedrich Schinkel for his designs in steel and glass.
Mies worked with the magazine G which started in July 1923. He made major contributions to the architectural philosophies of the late 1920s and 1930s as artistic director of the Werkbund-sponsored Weissenhof project and as Director of the Bauhaus.
Famous for his dictum 'Less is More', Mies attempted to create contemplative, neutral spaces through an architecture based on material honesty and structural integrity. Over the last twenty years of his life, Mies achieved his vision of a monumental 'skin and bone' architecture. His later works provide a fitting denouement to a life dedicated to the idea of a universal, simplified architecture
Mies died in Chicago, Illinois in 1969.
References
Dennis Sharp. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Architects and Architecture. New York: Quatro Publishing, 1991. ISBN 0-8230-2539-X. NA40.I45. p109.
Details
Recipient of the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal, 1960.
"Mies on Lake Shore Drive", by Neil Harris, ArchitectureWeek No. 285, 2006.0503, pC1.1.
"Mies, Classical Modernist", by Michael J. Crosbie, ArchitectureWeek No. 61, 2001.0808, pN1.1.
Werner Blaser. Mies Van Der Rohe. Birkhauser, May 1997. ISBN 3-7643-5619-7. — Available at Amazon.com
Elaine S. Hochman. Architects of Fortune : Mies Van Der Rohe and the Third Reich. ISBN 0-8806-4121-5. — This thoughtful treatment of the rarely told story of Mies in relation to Nazi Germany provides a special insight into the human character of this master form-giver. Sadly out of print - Try your library!
Franz Schulze. Mies Van Der Rohe : A Critical Biography. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, September 1995. ISBN 0-2267-4060-9. — Available at Amazon.com
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