Ludwig MIES VAN DER ROHE

(1886 – 1969)

Ludwig MIES VAN DER ROHE – International Architect & Buildings | Hartmut Pohling

Unlike many of his colleagues, MIES has never been to Japan. And yet it is clear, particulary on the basis of similarities in the spatial structure, that the German-American architect was inspired by architecture from East Asia | 1886 born in Aachen / Germany | 1908 works like Walter GROPIUS for Peter BEHRENS | 1924 founds the discussion group “Der Ring”; membership at Deutscher Werkbund (DWB) | 1926 becomes DWB vice president | 1927 coordinator of the Weissenhof estate in Stuttgart | 1932 exhibition at “Museum of Modern Art” in New York | 1938 emigrates to the United States | 1939 founds architectural office in Chicago | 1944 becomes an American citizen | 1960 receives gold metal from the “American Institute of Architects”| 1969 died in Chicago / USA