Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (born as Maria Ludwig Michael Mies; March 27, 1886, Aachen – August 19, 1969, Chicago) was a German-American architect. He is commonly referred to, and was addressed, as Mies, his surname. Along with Le Corbusier, Alvar Aalto and Frank Lloyd Wright, he is widely regarded as one of the first masters of modern architecture at Bauhaus.

 Significant buildings 
Barcelona Pavilion
Tugendhat House
Crown Hall
Farnsworth House
860–880 Lake Shore Drive
Seagram Building
New National Gallery
Toronto-Dominion Centre
Westmount Square

References

Other websites

 Mies van der Rohe Society
 Mies van der Rohe Foundation 

 Mies in Berlin-Mies in America
 Great Buildings Architects
 Elmhurst Art Museum, featuring McCormick House
 Richard King Mellon Hall, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
 Travel guide to Mies Buildings

Category:1886 births
Category:1969 deaths
Category:Burials at Graceland Cemetery
Category:American architects
Category:German architects
Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States
Category:People from Aachen