Mies van der Rohe

American

[meez van der roh-uh, fahn, mees] / ˈmiz væn dər ˈroʊ ə, fɑn, ˈmis /

Also Miës van der Rohe

noun

Ludwig 1886–1969, U.S. architect, born in Germany.

Mies van der Rohe British

/ ˈmiːz væn də ˈrəʊə /

noun

Ludwig. 1886–1969, US architect, born in Germany. He directed the Bauhaus (1929–33) and developed a functional style, characterized by geometrical design. His works include the Seagram building, New York (1958)

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But greater impact, we see, was made by the German pavilion designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich using Roman travertine, green marble, onyx and glass, ushering in architecture’s International Style.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Goff may have led the way in Oklahoma, but Gropius led Harvard, Mies van der Rohe led IIT and the list goes on.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

Fans of modernist architecture might want to make a pilgrimage to Nuns’ Island to see a gas station designed by architectural master Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

From Washington Post • Jun. 1, 2022

It is one of three buildings that make up Federal Plaza, the modernist landmark designed by Mies van der Rohe.

From Slate • May 11, 2022

The fair awakened America to beauty and as such was a necessary passage that laid the foundation for men like Frank Lloyd Wright and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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