Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Mies van der rohe birthday

  • If youre wondering why the Google Doodle looks like it is housed in a modernist building Tuesday (March 27), it is because Google is celebrating what would be the 126th birthday of German-born architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
  • (Zap2it.com)
  • Known simply as Mies, he left his home of Aachen, Germany at the age of 19 and designed his first building, the Riehl House, aged 21.
  • (Daily Telegraph)
  • Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, a brilliant architect regarded as one of the fathers of modern architecture, was born on March 27, 1886. His buildings were very mature; he used steel and plate glass extensively to define spaces.
  • (NDTV)
  • Today on Googles home page is a special logo for Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Today would be his 126th birthday. He was a well respected German architect who lived half his life in Germany and the other half in America.
  • (Search Engine Roundtable)

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