Adopt an architect: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is a famous German-American architect known for designing unique glass buildings. He is one of the pioneer/veterans of modern architecture, making him an epic person. His buildings have a Gothic style to them with a more simplistic design and no ornaments. The buildings are made with minimal framework and almost down-to the-bone look and structure, which is why he called his buildings “skin and bones” architecture.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe didn’t just decide he wanted to be an architect, he was born into it. His father owned and operated a stone carving shop which he worked in part-time. He also worked in several design firms before he moved to Berlin to join the office of interior design, Bruno Paul.
Basically, Lugwig wanted to make something different, something new. It was his lifelong mission to create something new and modern to represent the new era. “He saw a need for an architecture expressive of and in harmony with his epoch, just as Gothic architecture was for an era of spiritualism.” – Wikipedia. He believed that architecture had a meaning, a meaning in the time period and culture it existed in which enabled him to come up with his designs. He is completely self-educated and studied many great philosophers to greater enhance his understanding of the time we live in. His buildings are abstract but very simple if you see them in real life.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is a famous German-American architect known for designing unique glass buildings. He is one of the pioneer/veterans of modern architecture, making him an epic person. His buildings have a Gothic style to them with a more simplistic design and no ornaments. The buildings are made with minimal framework and almost down-to the-bone look and structure, which is why he called his buildings “skin and bones” architecture.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe didn’t just decide he wanted to be an architect, he was born into it. His father owned and operated a stone carving shop which he worked in part-time. He also worked in several design firms before he moved to Berlin to join the office of interior design, Bruno Paul.
Basically, Lugwig wanted to make something different, something new. It was his lifelong mission to create something new and modern to represent the new era. “He saw a need for an architecture expressive of and in harmony with his epoch, just as Gothic architecture was for an era of spiritualism.” – Wikipedia. He believed that architecture had a meaning, a meaning in the time period and culture it existed in which enabled him to come up with his designs. He is completely self-educated and studied many great philosophers to greater enhance his understanding of the time we live in. His buildings are abstract but very simple if you see them in real life.
Sadly, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe died in August 17, 1969. R.I.P.
Rewritten and summerized by:
Jon C.
Works Cited:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Mies_van_der_Rohe>
<http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Ludwig_Mies_van_der_Rohe.html>
<http://www.designboom.com/portrait/mies/bg.html>
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