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Mies Van Der Rohe
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Mies Van Der Ro·he  (mz vn dr r, r, fän, ms), Ludwig 1886-1969.
German-born American architect considered a founder of the International Style. His steel-frame and glass buildings include the Seagram Building in New York City (1956-1959) and the Chicago Federal Center (1963-1968).
Miesi·an (ms-n) adj.
Mies van der Rohe [ˈmiːz væn də ˈrəʊə]
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(Biographies / Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig (1886-1969) M, USnational of birth: German, ARCHITECTURE: architect) Ludwig. 1886-1969, US architect, born in Germany. He directed the Bauhaus (1929-33) and developed a functional style, characterized by geometrical design. His works include the Seagram building, New York (1958)
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Noun1.Mies Van Der Rohe - United States architect (born in Germany) who built unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969)Mies Van Der Rohe - United States architect (born in Germany) who built unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969)
Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
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The pair relish the edginess and economy of raw or industrial materials played against modular, Miesian structures.
Lipsky + Rollet Architectes by Slessor, Catherine / The Architectural Review
And a very polite conversation it seems to be at first, taking place in a sort of Miesian parlor furnished with beautifully crafted shelves arranged and designed by Corrales, an Andre-like Equivalent sculpture made up of Renton's long-lost catalogues to his 1993 exhibition "Walter Benjamin's Briefcase" (itself famously lost in transit), and some elegantly built wooden sculptures.
"Front of House": PARASOL UNIT by Williams, Gilda / Artforum International
There are some beautiful moments here, especially the six mixed-wood rings from the early 1980s hanging in a row along the longest wall, like Miesian exercises in profound simplicity.
Martin Puryear by Weil, Harry J. / ArtUS
 
 
 
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