Mies van der Rohe

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf architect
gptkbp:almaMater No formal university education
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:AIA_Gold_Medal
gptkb:Royal_Gold_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1886-03-27
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Ludwig_Mies
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Aachen,_Germany
gptkbp:child gptkb:Georgia_van_der_Rohe
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1969-08-17
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_USA
gptkbp:education Apprenticeship with Peter Behrens
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Bauhaus
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:architecture
gptkb:design
urban planning
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mies van der Rohe
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Philip_Johnson
gptkb:Richard_Meier
gptkb:Helmut_Jahn
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Le_Corbusier
gptkb:Walter_Gropius
gptkb:Peter_Behrens
gptkbp:knownFor minimalist architecture
use of glass and steel
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
English
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Modernism
gptkb:International_Style
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkb:German
gptkbp:notableQuote God is in the details
Less is more
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Seagram_Building
gptkb:Barcelona_Pavilion
gptkb:Crown_Hall
gptkb:Farnsworth_House
gptkb:Lake_Shore_Drive_Apartments
gptkbp:positionHeld Head of Architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology
Director of the Bauhaus
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Berlin,_Germany
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_USA
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Graceland_Cemetery,_Chicago
gptkbp:signature open floor plans
clarity and simplicity
structural order
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Adele_Auguste_Bruhn
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Graceland_Cemetery,_Chicago
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Fine_Arts,_Houston
gptkb:Alison_and_Peter_Smithson
gptkb:Richard_Meier
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5