Design A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 23
Nature, too, shall live its own life. We must beware not to disrupt it with the color of our houses and interior fittings. yet we should not attempt... Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 26
We should attempt to bring nature, houses, and human beings together in a higher unity. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 25
Natur When one looks at Nature through the glass walls of the Farnsworth House, it takes on a deeper significance than when one stands outside. More of... Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 22
Freedom It must be possible to solve the task of controlling nature and yet simultaneously create a new freedom. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 22
Future Technology is rooted in the past. It dominates the present and tends into the future. It is a real historical movement - one of the great movements... Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 25
Beauty Nothing can express the aim and meaning of our work better than the profound words of St. Augustine - 'Beauty is the splendor of Truth.' Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 21
Architecture Architecture depends on facts, but its real field of activity lies in the realm of the significance. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 26
