Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (born as Maria Ludwig Michael Mies; March 27, 1886, Aachen – August 19, 1969, Chicago) was a German-American architect.[1] He is commonly referred to, and was addressed, as Mies, his surname. Along with Le Corbusier, Alvar Aalto and Frank Lloyd Wright, he is widely regarded as one of the first masters of modern architecture.
| Ludwig Mies van der Rohe | |
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| Name | Ludwig Mies van der Rohe |
| Nationality | German (1886–1944), American (1944–1969) |
| Birth date | March 27, 1886 |
| Birth place | Aachen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Date of death | August 19, 1969 (aged 83) |
| Place of death | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Awards | Order Pour le Mérite (1959) Royal Gold Medal (1959) AIA Gold Medal (1960) Presidential Medal of Freedom (1963) |
Significant buildings
Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Media
Patio of Villa Wolf, built in 1926 in Guben (now Gubin in Poland) for Erich and Elisabeth Wolf. The villa was destroyed in the aftermath of World War II, and there are joint German-Polish plans for its reconstruction.
Barcelona Pavilion in Barcelona, constructed in 1929 for the world exposition. Never intended to be permanent, it was demolished in 1930 as was typically done for exhibition structures, but it was re-erected in 1986 by a team of local architects.
Villa Tugendhat built in 1930 in Brno for Fritz Tugendhat
Crown Hall at Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago Federal Center, built 1964–1974
Edith Farnsworth House by Mies Van Der Rohe (1946–1951)
860–880 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois (1949–1951)
Seagram Building in New York City.
Caroline Wiess Law Building of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
References
- ↑ Mies van der Rohe Dies at 83; Leader of Modern Architecture. August 17, 1969. https://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0327.html. Retrieved 2007-07-21. "Mies van der Rohe, one of the great figures of 20th-century architecture, died in Wesley Memorial Hospital here late last night. He was 83 years old.".
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- Mies van der Rohe Society
- Mies van der Rohe Foundation Archived 2013-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe at the Museum of Modern Art
- Mies in Berlin-Mies in America
- Great Buildings Architects
- Elmhurst Art Museum, featuring McCormick House
- Richard King Mellon Hall, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
- Travel guide to Mies Buildings