Seven finalists have been named for this year's Mies van der Rohe Award, including a 19th-century train depot-turned-design ...

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Among architect, interior designer and academic Mies van der Rohe‘s many talents was an innate ability to refine an object’s form without making it feel too cold and clinical. Regarding his furniture ...

Try this short quiz to see how many locations you remember from your reading. By J. D. Biersdorfer He designed innovative houses and sculptures, but his most visible role in New York City’s cultural ...

Whenever the Edith Farnsworth House is discussed, written about or photographed, the home — a white single-story modernist steel-and-glass pavilion — commands the spotlight. But the residence is only ...

When emigrating from Germany in 1938 to head Chicago’s Armour Institute, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was challenged with two tasks: first reform the schools curriculum to his “back-to-basics” approach ...

The European Commission and Fundació Mies van der Rohe have announced that a total of 40 built works, all of them resounding examples of “how architects continue to undertake the endeavors to design ...

From September 14th to October 8th, 2023, "Psicoarquitectura" will be showcased at the German Pavilion, designed by Mies Van der Rohe and Lilly Reich, located in the city of Barcelona. The Mies van ...

Famous architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe proclaimed “less is more” in matters of building design. When it comes to the state ...

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886–1969) was a pioneering architect of the 20th Century, known for his role in developing the modernist architectural movement. His philosophy of "less is more" profoundly ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Photograph of Ludwig Mies van der ...