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    Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a German-American architect known for pioneering modernist architecture. He apprenticed under his father and other architects in Germany before establishing his own practice. Some of his most notable works include the Barcelona Pavilion, Tugendhat House, Farnsworth House, and co-designing the Seagram Building. Mies sought to create open, minimalist structures using steel and glass that expressed the spirit of modern times through his motto of "Less is more."

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    Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a German-American architect known for pioneering modernist architecture. He apprenticed under his father and other architects in Germany before establishing his own practice. Some of his most notable works include the Barcelona Pavilion, Tugendhat House, Farnsworth House, and co-designing the Seagram Building. Mies sought to create open, minimalist structures using steel and glass that expressed the spirit of modern times through his motto of "Less is more."

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    Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a German-American architect known for pioneering modernist architecture. He apprenticed under his father and other architects in Germany before establishing his own practice. Some of his most notable works include the Barcelona Pavilion, Tugendhat House, Farnsworth House, and co-designing the Seagram Building. Mies sought to create open, minimalist structures using steel and glass that expressed the spirit of modern times through his motto of "Less is more."

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    Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe

    PERSONAL
    “Glass and Steel Architecture” HISTORY

    Birth

    • Aachan, Germany
    • Parents : Michael Mies and
    Amelie Van der Rohe

    Early Career

    • Apprenticed to his father in the •Moved to Berlin, where he worked


    stone masonry from age of 15 to 19 for Bruno Paul,
    years old. the art nouveau architect and
    furniture designer.
    ..designed in the age of 21 years. The house
    was built in 1907 for the philosophy
    professor - Alois Riehl.
    • From 1908-11, Mies was apprenticed to Peter
    Behrens, but left in 1912 to open his own architectural
    office in Berlin.

    Under Behren’s influence:

    • ..began to develop his early sense of style which


    was a cross of advanced structuralism and Prussian
    classicism.

    • Aethestically , he was interested in Russian


    Constructivism and Dutch De Stijl neoplasticism.
    Friedrichstrasse Office
    Building
    1921

    Although it was never built, Mies' design for the


    Friedrichstrasse Office Building remains one of the most
    important structures in 20th century architecture.
    1925

    .. was appointed VP of the Deutsche


    Werkbund.

    1926

    .. given the task to head the Weissenhof Exhibition, a model housing colony in Stuttgart.

    Barcelona chair
    He believed that furniture plays an
    important role in the design of a
    building. The chair was a design for the
    exhibition.
    1929 The Barcelona Pavilion
    1928 - 1929

    Mies united sophisticated materials with a fluid open plan, which


    together endowed the space with an unprecedented modern
    elegance. The architecture's mass is balanced by a pond (featuring
    a sculpture by Georg Kolb) nd a shallow pool on either end.
    Tugendhat House
    1928 - 1930

    The next year Mies designed the Turgend house in


    Czechoslovakia
    In 1930, Mies met New York architect Philip Johnson,
    who included several of his projects in
    MoMA’s first architecture exhibition held in 1932, 'modern
    architecture: international exhibition', thanks to which
    Mies’s work began to be known in the United States.

    .. In 1930, he
    became the
    Bauhaus Director
    and served this
    position till 1933
    when the Nazi Party
    closed it down.
    Farnsworth House 1946 - 1951
    1946 - 1951

    One of his designed minimalist houses; completely enclosed in glass, a


    transparent box framed by eight exterior steel columns.
    Masterpiece of skyscraper design
    The Seagram Building , New York
    1954-1958

    Worked with
    Architect Philip
    Johnson
    Symbol of
    contemporary
    industrial world,
    illustrates the
    architect's motto
    "Less is more"
    AWARDS
    Philosophy

    “Less is more” a phrase adopted in 1947 by


    architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
    "skin and bones" architecture
    "God is in the details".
    Mies architecture:
    • with a minimal framework of structural
    • unobstructed free-flowing open space.
    He called his buildings. He sought an objective approach that
    would guide the creative process of architectural design, but was
    always concerned with expressing the spirit of the modern era.

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