Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969
Variant namesGerman born architect.
From the description of Manuscript fragment (n.d.) and letter, 1962 Nov.30. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 82217577
Architect.
From the description of Reminiscences of Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe : oral history, 1961. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122631918
Architect. Born in Aachen, Germany (1886).
From the description of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe collection, 1929-1969. (Art Institute of Chicago). WorldCat record id: 82904937
German-born American architect.
From the description of Preliminary sketches for Hubbe House, ca. 1935. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 83780506
Prominent German American architect.
Mies van der Rohe was one of the founders of modern architecture with its emphasis on glass and steel.
From the description of Papers, 1907-1974, 1907-1969 (bulk). (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 122464114
Biographical Note
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1886, Mar. 27:
Born, Aachen, Germany -
1897 -1900 :Attended the Cathedral School, Aachen, Germany -
1900 -1902 :Student at the Aachen Trade School, Aachen, Germany; worked in his father's stonemason business -
1905 -1907 :Apprentice, office of furniture designer Bruno Paul, Berlin, Germany -
1907:
Built first house as an independent architect -
1908 -1911 :Architect with Peter Behrens, Berlin, Germany -
1921 -1925 :Director of architectural exhibits for the Novembergruppe -
1925:
Founded the Zehner Ring -
1926 -1932 :First vice president, Deutscher Werkbund -
1927:
Director of Werkbund Exposition, Weissenhofsiedlung, Stuttgart, Germany -
1929:
Director of German Section, International Exposition, Barcelona, Spain -
1930 -1933 :Director of the Bauhaus, Dessau and Berlin, Germany -
1931:
Director of Werkbund Section “The Dwelling,” Berlin Building Exposition, Berlin, Germany -
1938:
Immigrated to the United States -
1938 -1958 :Director of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology (until 1940, the Armour Institute of Technology), Chicago, Ill -
1938 -1969 :Private architectural practice, Chicago, Ill. -
1957:
Member, Orden Pour le Mérite, Germany -
1959:
Received Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects -
1960:
Received Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects -
1963:
Received Presidential Medal of Freedom -
1966:
Received Gold Medal, Institute of German Architects (BDA) -
1969, Aug. 17:
Died, Chicago, Ill.
Selected Chronological List of Buildings and Projects, 1907-1968
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1907:
Riehl House, Berlin, Germany -
1911:
Perls House, Berlin, Germany -
1912:
Kröller House, the Hague, Netherlands (project) -
1919:
Office building for Friedrichstrasse, Berlin, Germany (project) -
1921:
Glass skyscraper (project) -
1922:
Concrete office building, Berlin, Germany (project) -
1923:
Brick country house (project) -
1924:
Concrete country house (project) -
1926:
Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg Monument, Berlin, Germany (demolished) Wolf House, Gubin, Germany -
1927:
Apartment house, Weissenhofsiedlung, Stuttgart, Germany Silk exhibit for Exposition de la Mode, Berlin, Germany Glass industry exhibit, Werkbund Exposition, Stuttgart, Germany -
1928:
Alexanderplatz remodeling, Berlin, Germany (project) Esters house, Krefeld, Germany Hermann Lange house, Krefeld, Germany -
1929:
German Pavilion, International Exposition, Barcelona, Spain -
1930:
Tugendhat House, Brno, Czechoslovakia -
1931:
House, Berlin Building Exposition, Berlin, Germany Row house (project) -
1933:
Reichsbank, Berlin, Germany (project) -
1934:
House with three courts (project) Court house with garage (project) Mountain house for the architect, Tirol, Austria (project) Glass house on a hillside (project) -
1935:
Hubbe House, Magdeburg, Germany (project) -
1938:
Group of three court houses (project) Resor House, Jackson Hole, Wyo. (project) House on two levels (project) -
1939 -1940 :Plans for the new campus, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill.; buildings completed include: 1942-1943 Minerals and Metals Research Building1945-1946 Alumni Memorial Hall1946 Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering Building1950 Boiler plant1952 Chapel1956 School of Architecture and Design -
1942:
Museum for a small city (project) Concert hall (project) -
1946:
Drive-in restaurant (project) -
1949:
Promontory apartments, Chicago, Ill. -
1950:
Farnsworth House, Plano, Ill. -
1951:
Apartment houses, 860 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Ill. Row house, Chicago, Ill. Fifty by fifty house (project) -
1953:
National Theatre, Mannheim, Germany (project) Convention Hall, Chicago (project) Commonwealth Promenade apartment houses, Chicago, Ill. -
1957:
Lafayette Park Housing Development, Detroit, Mich. -
1958:
Seagram Building, 375 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Tex. -
1960:
Lakeview apartments, Chicago, Ill. -
1961:
Bacardi Co. administration building, Mexico City, Mexico -
1963:
School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, Ill. -
1966:
Martin Luther King Public Library, Washington, D.C. -
1968:
Chicago Federal Center, Chicago, Ill.
From the guide to the Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Papers, 1921-1969, (bulk 1938-1969), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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Birth 1886-03-27
Death 1969-08-17
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