Ludwig Mies
Van der Rohe started his career in architecture in Berlin as an architect where
he first worked for Bruno Paul, the art nouveau architect and furniture
designer. Early in his life, Mies Van Der Rohe started to experiment with steel
frames and glass walls. He was a director of the Bauhaus school of Design from
1930 until it was closed in 1933. In 1937, he moved to the United States, where
for twenty years, he was Director of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of
Technology.
"A chair is very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous" - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
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| The Google Doodle was inspired by the architecture of Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, who emphasized simplicity and often used steel and glass as building materials |
In 1927, Van der Rohe designed one of his
famous buildings, The German Pavilion at the International Exposition in
Barcelona. Known as the Barcelona Pavilion, this Pavilion had a flat roof
supported by columns. The Pavilion’s internal walls are made from glass and
marble.
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| The German Pavilion |
Mies van der
Rohe was not the first architect to practice simplicity in design.Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe is now part of
history; an architect whose final buildings are now nearly half a century old. Walking
around today, you can find that designers are still being influenced by this
architect. Also you can find replica of his designed chair - the Barcelona chair.
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| Barcelona Chair |
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