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Jun 27, 2024 · Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was born in Aachen (Germany) on March 27, 1886. He lives between the Europe of the avant-garde and the America of modernity and skyscrapers, where he took refuge in 1938. Son of a stonemason, he attended an Arts and Crafts course, working with local artisans, developing a great ability in freehand drawing. He trained by ...
6 days ago · Ludwig Mies van der Rohe designed a residential development for Detroit's East side Lafayette Park (1958–1965), including three high-rise residential buildings and over 200 townhouses. A successful 78-acre (320,000 m 2) urban renewal project, this development is the largest concentration of buildings designed by Mies van der Rohe in the world.
Jun 27, 2024 · On the 95th anniversary of breaking ground on his last residential masterpiece in Europe, Mies van der Rohe would be gratified to know the revolutionary steel-framed house of glass the Nazis, Communists and even its original renovators did their best to destroy is now once again the glory of Brno, second city and modern architecture capital of ...
3 days ago · German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was the Seagram Building ’s architect and came up with idea for its innovative design. Mies was also a director of Berlin’s Bauhaus school, the site...
Jun 8, 2024 · Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s complete writings, speeches, interviews and other texts in one volume – available from the end of June from DOM publishers.
Jun 13, 2024 · Jacques-Anquetil Velodrome, locally known as “la Cipale,” remains to this day a beloved location among cyclists and nature lovers in the Bois de Vincennes area. The 500-meter concrete track ...
2 days ago · The Museum of Modern Art ( MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. The institution was conceived in 1929 by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, Lillie P. Bliss, and Mary Quinn Sullivan.
