Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969), German-born American architect, was a leading exponent of the International Style. His "skin and bones" philosophy of architecture is summed up in his famous phra...
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"Ludwig Mies van der Rohe has long been recognized as one of the four founding masters of twentieth-century architecture," wrote Kenneth Frampton in the preface to Mies van der Rohe by David Spaeth. T...
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Modernist art, a movement that began 90 years ago with a generation that wanted to change the look of the world, continues to inspire design in everyday life _ from skyscrapers to modern kitchens a...
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Barbara Campagna and three colleagues paddled to the Farnsworth House in Plano, built by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1951.There, they piled furniture into their borrowed rowboat as rising...
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Barbara Campagna and three colleagues paddled to the Farnsworth House in Plano, built by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1951.There, they piled furniture into their borrowed rowboat as rising...
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By design, Philip Johnson's iconic Glass House evokes openness and accessibility.For decades, however, only the late architect's friends and guests could visit the famed 1949 home and explore the s...
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By design, Philip Johnson's iconic Glass House evokes openness and accessibility.For decades, however, only the late architect's friends and guests could visit the famed 1949 home and explore the s...
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The men and women who hold considerable sway over your money sit on the Federal Open Market Committee, whose interest-rate decisions ripple through the economy. A look at this year's voting members...
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Ben Bernanke shoots hoops. Susan Schmidt Bies hits the links and once refereed kids' soccer games. Donald Kohn rides his bike to work on sunny days.Sound like the pursuits of ordinary people? Yes, ...
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Corcoran opens modernist exhibit
