Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (/miːs/ MEES; German: [miːs]; born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies; Mairch 27, 1886 – August 17, 1969) wis a German-American airchitect.[1] He is commonly referred tae an wis addressed as Mies, his surname. Alang wi Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius an Frank Lloyd Wright, he is widely regairdit as ane o the pioneers o modrenist airchitectur.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe | |
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| Born | Maria Ludwig Michael Mies 27 Mairch 1886 Aachen, Kinrick o Proushie, German Empire |
| Dee'd | 17 August 1969 (aged 83) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Naitionality | German (1886–1944), American (1944–1969) |
| Hauf-marrae(s) | Adele Auguste (Ada) Bruhn (1913–1918) (separatit) |
| Bairns | 4 |
| Awairds | Pour le Mérite (1959) Ryal Gowd Medal (1959) AIA Gowd Medal (1960) Presidential Medal o Freedom (1963) |
| Biggins | Barcelona Pavilion Tugendhat House Crown Hall Farnsworth House 860–880 Lake Shore Drive Seagram Building New National Gallery Toronto-Dominion Centre Westmount Square |
References
eedit- ↑ "Mies van der Rohe Dies at 83; Leader of Modern Architecture". The New York Times. 17 August 1969. Retrieved 21 Julie 2007.
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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