Facts about Mies van der Rohe and Modernism

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   German-American architect Mies van der Rohe pioneered the use of exposed steel structure and floor-to-ceiling glass walls as hallmarks of International Style modernism.

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   A foundational concept in Mies van der Rohe's modernism was 'universal space,' large open interiors free of structural columns, achieved through steel frame construction.

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   In 1958, Mies van der Rohe completed the Seagram Building in New York City, a steel-and-glass skyscraper widely regarded as a pinnacle of modernist corporate architecture.

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   Ludwig Mies van der Rohe directed the Bauhaus school in Dessau and Berlin from 1930 until its closure under Nazi pressure in 1933.

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   The Barcelona Pavilion, designed by Mies van der Rohe for the 1929 International Exposition, is considered a landmark of modernist architecture for its open, flowing floor plan.

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   Mies van der Rohe's famous principle 'less is more' became a defining motto of modernist architecture and design.

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