Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Biography

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe biography

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NAME: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
OCCUPATION: Architect
BIRTH DATE: March 27, 1886
DEATH DATE: August 17, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH: Aachen, Germany
PLACE OF DEATH: Chicago, Illinois
Originally: Maria Ludwig Michael Mies

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a German-born architect known as the leader of the International Style.

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s first great work was the German Pavilion for the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona. Meis moved to the U.S. in 1937, and the International Style, with Mies its leader, reached its zenith during the next 20 years. Modernist steel-and-glass office buildings influenced by his work were built all over the world over the course of the 20th century.