Mies van der Rohe, Seagram building

One of the leading lights of modernist architecture, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created a body of work�ranging from tubular steel furniture to iconic office buildings�that influenced generations of architects worldwide.

From domestic spaces to large, elaborate office towers like New York�s Seagram Building, he imbued his buildings with a fluid spatial harmony reflective of his oft-quoted aphorism, �less is more.� While this quote may seem to reflect a major interest in achieving minimalist perfection, his passion for rich materials, surfaces, and texture reveals a creative mind equally preoccupied with the minutiae of architectural space, or, as in another quote attributed to him: �God is in the details�.

Quotations from the web page: https://www.moma.org/artists/7166?locale=en&page=18