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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a 19th-century American american architect. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a German and American architect, academic, and interior designer. He was commonly referred to as Mies, his surname. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Time — Reflections on the passage of time and how we spend it

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“Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space.”
— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Architecture Will Epoch

“God is in the details.”
— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
God Details

“A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous.”
— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Design Chair Why

“We should attempt to bring nature, houses, and human beings together in a higher unity.”
— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Unity Together Human

“Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins.”
— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Together You Two

“Our utilitarian structures will mature into architecture only when, through their fulfillment of function, they become carriers of the will of the age.”
— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Age Fulfillment Through
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