Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

German architect (1886–1969)

† 1969 · Artists · Architect in the permanent collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art; cross-wiki notability: 77 language Wikipedias

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Metropolitan Museum of Art · Museum of Modern Art

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Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was born on March 27, 1886 in Aachen and died on August 17, 1969 in Chicago, aged 83. Recorded occupations: architect, designer and teacher. Country of citizenship: Germany and United States. Associated movements: Neues Bauen and modernism. Fields of work: architecture. Notable works include “Toronto-Dominion Centre”, “Westmount Square”, “Seagram Building”, “Farnsworth House” and “German Pavilion, Barcelona”. Educated at Unterrichtsanstalt des Kunstgewerbemuseums Berlin and Berlin University of the Arts. Honours include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Royal Gold Medal, Ernst Reuter Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Berliner Kunstpreis and Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Member of Deutscher Werkbund, American Academy of Arts and Letters, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Bauhaus.

At a glance

Born: March 27, 1886 · Aachen
Died: August 17, 1969 · Chicago
Age at death: 83
Citizenship: Germany, United States
Occupations: architect, designer, teacher
Movements: Neues Bauen, modernism
Notable works: Toronto-Dominion Centre, Westmount Square, Seagram Building, Farnsworth House, German Pavilion, Barcelona
Education: Unterrichtsanstalt des Kunstgewerbemuseums Berlin, Berlin University of the Arts
Honours: Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Royal Gold Medal, Ernst Reuter Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Berliner Kunstpreis, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Wikipedia editions: 77 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

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