Ludwig Mies van der Rohe quotes

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a renowned German-American architect and a pioneer of modernist architecture. Famous for his minimalist approach, he coined the phrase "less is more". He influenced generations of architects with his radical ideas about form, space, and materials. Here are 15 of his quotes:

God is in the details. (Ludwig Mies van der Rohe)
Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins. View quote
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space. View quote
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
I don´t want to be interesting, I want to be good. View quote
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Less is more. View quote
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
True education is concerned not only with practical goals but also with values. Our aims assure us of our material life, our values make possible our spiritual life. View quote
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Symmetry is the aesthetics of the stupid. View quote
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous. View quote
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It is not possible to go forward while looking back. View quote
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
I discovered by working with actual glass models that the important thing is the play of reflections and not the effect of light and shadow, as in ordinary buildings. View quote
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The office building is a building for work, organization, lucidity and economy. Light, spacious working rooms, clearly arranged, undivided, only organized according to the pattern of the firm. (Ludwig Mies van der Rohe)
Just as we acquaint ourselves with materials, and just as we must understand functions, we must become familiar with the psychological and spiritual factors of the day. No cultural activity is possible otherwise, for we are dependent on the spirit of our time. View quote
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Means must be subsidiary to ends and to our desire for dignity and value. View quote
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Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany. View quote
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Architecture begins when you place two bricks carefully together. View quote
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe - Image
Occupation: American Architect
Born: March 27, 1886
Died: August 17, 1969
Quotes count: 15
Wikipedia: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

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