Talk:Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

message: Has anyone here ever met an IIT student?  Architects treat their campus like a little bit of heaven, but IIT students, who actually have to use the place, hate it.
* It's gotten better. The "bad things" that have been corrected were mostly due to the presence of the Green Line completely bisecting the campus. The new student center and dorms have helped that a little bit. I think if this campus was on the far north side by Evanston instead of on the south side across from Comiskey (as has been considered in the past), it wouldn't get nearly as bad a rap. ---Rob 18:23, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
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message: Removed aas I think it's wrong.  Any-one knows better, please put it back. Rich Farmbrough
Ludwig worked for part of his career under the Nazi's, so the 'Category:Nazi architecture' has been placed back. Endurance 13:28, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Category:Nazi architecture 

message: Re: Architects and their nationality in Classification
I think it is much more important that the architect appear first and foremost as an Architect, and secondarily as a german or american architect. 
If you look at the list of Architects, the most prominent ones are missing. This is plain silly. Do I have to know the nationality of an architect to find him ? I shouldn't have to. If he's an architect, he should be in that classification, period. He can also be classified as a german architect, etc., but the main classification is paramount.
Intersofia 14:46, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Categorization 

message: I removed the following paragraph:
One of the best and last examples of van der Rohe's architectural roots is the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, DC. This uniquely designed main branch of the United States capital's public library system, is the only Ludwig Mies van der Rohe structure in the District of Columbia. The District's M. L. King Jr. main public library is also one of van der Rohe's last major designs and architectual tributes before his death. There is one proposal to demolish the building for condominium apartments or office space during or after 2007. Concerned District of Columbia residents are fighting to stop potential developer demolition and a proposal before the DC Council. Local DC activists and residents hope to retain the building's architectural and historical integrity, and public library purpose, at its current and very accessible downtown location. One popular idea among diverse native Washingtonians, newer residents, cultural preservationists, environmentalists, fiscal policy critics and political activists is to convert the M. L. King Jr. library's large open main floor into a major retail bookstore/café and public performance space, with the basement and upper three floors becoming a 21st century digital, research and lending library, plus a landscaped rooftop reading garden — honoring the intent of van der Rohe's original adaptable architectural space design. The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library is a unique and modern contrast to the typical classical building designs dominating America's capital city — and truly consistent with Ludwig van der Rohe's architectural personality, long term functionality, contemporary spirit, user-friendly purpose, and internationally acclaimed designs. 
It was under the 'Early Career' section, and being that it was his last project it hardly belongs there. It also is basicly link spam for the Library and activists trying to stop the demolition of the Library. While I can sympathize with people who do not want this gem to be torn down, this information belongs, if anywhere, on the aritlce for Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. — Linnwood 01:43, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 

message: This sentence: "Famous for his poetic aphorisms 'Less is More' and 'God is in the details'..." seems to imply that these quotations originated from Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.  But the latter quotation, while adopted by Ludwig, seems actually attributed to Le Corbusier.--Will.i.am 18:16, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Aphorisms 

message: This is a hagiography that simply repeats the official line of the pro-modernist tendency without any attempt at objectivity. The intense unpopularity of his work among many people is not mentioned at all. Wimstead 14:05, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Then mention it. You realize this is the encyclopedia that anyone can edit, don't you? 76.16.55.100 20:25, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Citing sources.  "Many people" won't do. --Concrete Cowboy 12:29, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: POV tag - Hagiography

message: The University of Chicago claims that their School of Social Services Administration was also built by van der Rohe (in 1965): http://www.ssa.uchicago.edu/aboutssa/history/tour1a.shtml -- Tfkw (talk) 17:41, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: No, the U. of C. claims that their SSA building was designed by Mies.  Architects don't build buildings, they design them. Rick lightburn (talk) 21:49, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Tfkw, the SSA building at U of C duly added to the Mies building list.  Thanks for drawing attention to that.....    --Lockley (talk) 22:47, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Building list 

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message: Hello, just wondering if he designed any buildings outside the Upper Canada / Lower Canada urban corridor surrounding Toronto-Montreal?  Perhaps Winnipeg or Vancouver?  Thank you.
--Atikokan (talk) 15:19, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Canadian works outside the Toronto-Montreal corridor? 

message: Hey Guys. I just wanted to point out that in this article, Neue Nationalgalerie is cited as the last work of Mies; however the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library page would contradict this statement and I believe that the MLK center actually is the last work of Mies; it was built (finished?) about 4 years after the Neue Nationalgalerie according to their respective wiki pages, although Mies had passed away at that time. I think the Mies article might be trying to say the Neue Nationalgalerie was the last building completed while he was still alive...some clearing up on this issue would be helpful. Thomaszi (talk) 22:51, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Mies' Last Work?

message: Why tag something as `citation needed', when proof is provided in the form of a picture? Is it necessary to prove that MvdR was cremated when there is a picture of a burialsite too small for a regular coffin? Or was he buried vertically?  (212.182.150.80 (talk) 19:35, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Death 

message: Two photos of the TD Centre have a caption using the word "podium". I am no student of architecture, but doesn't a podium have something resting upon it?  I think the low building in the photos is correctly described as the banking pavilion. The wikipedia article on the TD Centre refers to the building as the banking pavilion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto-Dominion_Centre#Pavilion_and_shopping_concourse
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replies: text: Thanks for the hint: the image was even duplicated and seems to be a result of a careless edit. I did some fixes. --Elekhh (talk) 20:46, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
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message: Could somebody add the "refimprove" tag to this article (or explain why inline citations wouldn't be necessary as with any other Wikipedia article)?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.52.192.26 (talk) 06:03, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  refimprove 

message: There is a google doodle for this article . Can it be uploaded and added to this article? Is it ok because it is google logo?Adrian (talk) 08:07, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: That probably wouldn't be okay given the strict non-free content criteria.  You could add a mention to the text that he was selected as a google doodle, but my guess is that it would be deleted as trivia eventually... Calliopejen1 (talk) 23:00, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
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message: The quote by Loos is a translation of an essay title or phrase, which, to my knowledge, is commonly misquoted - as far as I know, the original meant "ornament and crime" (Ornament und Verbrechen). Hence, the entire sentence would be wrong.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.138.94.10 (talk) 11:36, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quote by Loos 

message: This IP added very important names for modern architecture, and the fact they were influenced by Mies is pretty much obvious, just from the existing WP links. I think these links as influences should be readded. Maybe a special section on Mies' influence on Modern Brazilian Architecture could be added by the IP, before the links are re-added? warshy¥¥ 19:22, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I reverted those edits per MOS:INFOBOX as the purpose of an infobox is "to summarize key facts in the article in which it appears. The less information it contains, the more effectively it serves that purpose, allowing readers to identify key facts at a glance." There are surely thousands of architects influenced by Mies, so listing a selection without any explanation and reference is not improving the article. I agree that a section on Mies's influence and legacy (not only in Brazil) would be great to have. --ELEKHHT 22:59, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Important names for modern architecture were added by IP 68.173.162.93 

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message: I can't see anything in the article that explains how and when he acquired the "van der Rohe" suffix? Can anybody contribute (with source)? --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 21:52, 29 May 2017 (UTC)
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message: I recently created an article for the Mies Building for the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design. Any help with the article would be appreciated. Thank you, Thriley (talk) 20:27, 21 June 2021 (UTC)
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