Mies van der Rohe

[ meez van der roh-uh, fahn, mees ]

noun

1. Lud·wig [luhd, -wig], 1886–1969, U.S. architect, born in Germany.

Mies van der Rohe

/ ˈmiːz væn də ˈrəʊə /

noun

1. Mies van der RoheLudwig18861969MUSGermanARCHITECTURE: architect 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)

Example Sentences

On one side, the Glass House, transparent and entirely self-possessed, a work of modernist daring framed in steel and inspired, as Johnson was only too happy to admit, by the designs of his hero, the German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

From New York Times

Then again, for some delightful reason, quicos are also the staple bar snack at Travelle, a posh lounge on the second floor of Chicago's Langham Hotel, which is housed in a monolithic Mies van der Rohe skyscraper overlooking the Chicago River.

From Salon

He denigrated a planned Ludwig Mies van der Rohe skyscraper as “yet another giant glass stump, better suited to downtown Chicago than the City of London.”

From Washington Post

His fascination with architecture led him to make films about some of its stars, including Louis Kahn, Richard Meier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Peter Eisenman and Frank Gehry.

From New York Times

His fascination with architecture led him to make films about some of its stars, including Louis Kahn, Richard Meier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Peter Eisenman and Frank Gehry.

From New York Times