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Architecture is among one of the most fascinating aspects of man’s work since the beginning of time. Architecture
entails a timeline, as well as an expression of life, the society, and the talents of many people. It is a useful art and, like
painting and sculpture, it can also be a fine art that touches all of our lives. Without architecture, there would be no
buildings or art of any kind. It is the architects that designs and creates from imagination the structures that can be seen today.
This essay focuses about Van Der Rohe:
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (March 27, 1886 – August 17, 1969) was a German-American architect.[1]
He was commonly referred to and addressed by his surname, Mies, by his colleagues, students, writers,
and others.Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, along with Walter Gropius and Le Corbusier, is widely regarded as on
e of the pioneering masters of Modern architecture. Mies, like many of his post World War I contemporaries,
sought to establish a new architectural style that could represent modern times just as Classical and Gothic
did for their own eras. He created an influential 20th century architectural style, stated with extreme clarity and simplicity.
His mature buildings made use of modern materials such as industrial steel and plate glass to define interior spaces.
He strived towards an architecture with a minimal framework of structural order balanced against the implied freedom
of free-flowing open space.He called his buildings "skin and bones" architecture. He sought a rational
approach that would guide the creative process of architectural design, and is known for his use of the
aphorisms "less is more" and "God is in the details".
biography
Ludwig Mies was born in Aachen in 1886. He added on his mother's maiden name, calling himself Ludwig
Mies van der Rohe from 1913. Between 1887 and 1900 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe trained as a stonemason
under his father at the Aachen Dombauschule. In 1903-04 Mies van...