Maria Ludwig Michael Mies

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German-American architect architect human modernist architect

Maria Ludwig Michael Mies is the birth name of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the pioneering German-American modernist architect known for his minimalist “less is more” designs.

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instanceOf German-American architect →
architect →
human →
modernist architect →
alsoKnownAs Ludwig Mies van der Rohe NERFINISHED →
awardReceived AIA Gold Medal →
Royal Gold Medal →
birthName Maria Ludwig Michael Mies →
birthNameOf Ludwig Mies van der Rohe NERFINISHED →
countryOfCitizenship Germany →
United States of America →
dateOfBirth 1886-03-27 →
dateOfDeath 1969-08-17 →
educatedAt trade school in Aachen →
employer Illinois Institute of Technology →
fieldOfWork architecture →
gender male →
hasPhilosophy architecture as expression of structural clarity →
hasSignatureConcept open plan →
universal space →
influenced modern skyscraper design →
influencedBy Dutch De Stijl movement →
Peter Behrens NERFINISHED →
Russian Constructivism →
language German →
laterNationality American →
motto less is more →
movement International Style →
Modern architecture →
name Maria Ludwig Michael Mies →
nationality German →
notableFor minimalist architectural designs →
notableWork 860–880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments →
Barcelona Pavilion →
Crown Hall →
Seagram Building →
Villa Tugendhat →
occupation architect →
placeOfBirth Aachen, German Empire →
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States →
residence Berlin →
Chicago →
style minimalism →
usedMaterial glass →
reinforced concrete →
steel →
workedIn Berlin →
Chicago →
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe →
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Maria Ludwig Michael Mies →
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