Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
BornMaria Ludwig Michael Mies
27 Mairch 1886(1886-03-27)
Aachen, Kinrick o Proushie, German Empire
Dee'd17 August 1969(1969-08-17) (aged 83)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
NaitionalityGerman (1886–1944), American (1944–1969)
Hauf-marrae(s)Adele Auguste (Ada) Bruhn (1913–1918) (separatit)
Bairns4
AwairdsPour le Mérite (1959)
Ryal Gowd Medal (1959)
AIA Gowd Medal (1960)
Presidential Medal o Freedom (1963)
BigginsBarcelona Pavilion
Tugendhat House
Crown Hall
Farnsworth House
860–880 Lake Shore Drive
Seagram Building
New National Gallery
Toronto-Dominion Centre
Westmount Square

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (/ms/ MEES; German: [miːs]; born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies; Mairch 27, 1886 – August 17, 1969) wis a German-American airchitect.[1] He is commonly referred tae an wis addressed as Mies, his surname. Alang wi Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius an Frank Lloyd Wright, he is widely regairdit as ane o the pioneers o modrenist airchitectur.

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  1. "Mies van der Rohe Dies at 83; Leader of Modern Architecture". The New York Times. 17 August 1969. Retrieved 21 Julie 2007. Mies van der Rohe, one of the great figures of 20th-century architecture, died in Wesley Memorial Hospital here late last night. He was 83 years old. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)