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Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes

Less is more Picture Quote #1

Architecture begins when you place two bricks carefully together Picture Quote #1

It is not possible to go forward while looking back Picture Quote #1

The idea of service leads to community Picture Quote #1

You can use up all the slums for new development. In all the cities of the world, there are large areas of these. Also, you can avoid the spread of these silly suburban houses. Chicago has thousands of them all over the place Picture Quote #1

Most of our designs are developed long before there is a practical possibility of carrying them out. I do that on purpose and have done it all my life. I do it when I am interested in something Picture Quote #1

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I especially remember that on All Souls Day, when so many people wanted new monuments for the graves, our whole family pitched in. I did the lettering on the stones, my brother did the carving, and my sisters put the finishing touches on them, the gold leaf and all that Picture Quote #1

Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space. Living, Changing, New. Not yesterday, not tomorrow, only today can be given form. Only such architecture is creative Picture Quote #1

Architecture is always the will of the age conceived as space - nothing else. Until this simple truth is clearly recognized, the struggle over the foundation of a new architecture confident in its aims and powerful in its impact cannot be realized; until then, it is destined to remain a chaos of uncoordinated forces Picture Quote #1

I really don’t know the Chicago School. You see, I never walk. I always take taxis back and forth to work. I rarely see the city Picture Quote #1

What finally is beauty? Certainly nothing that can be calculated or measured. It is always something imponderable, something that lies between things Picture Quote #1

Nothing can express the aim and meaning of our work better than the profound words of St. Augustine - ‘Beauty is the splendor of Truth.’ Picture Quote #1

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We should attempt to bring nature, houses, and human beings together in a higher unity Picture Quote #1

Where can we find greater structural clarity than in the wooden buildings of old? Where else can we find such unity of material, construction and form? here, the wisdom of whole generations is stored Picture Quote #1

Reinforced concrete buildings are by nature skeletal buildings. No noodles nor armoured turrets. A construction of girders that carry the weight, and walls that carry no weight. That is to say, buildings consisting of skin and bones Picture Quote #1

Industrialization of the building trade is a question of material. Hence the demand for a new building material is the first prerequisite Picture Quote #1

The office building is a building for work, organization, lucidity and economy. Light, spacious working rooms, clearly arranged, undivided, only organized according to the pattern of the firm Picture Quote #1

The building art is, in reality, always the spatial execution of spiritual decisions. It is bound to its times and manifests itself only in addressing vital tasks with the means of its times. A knowledge of the times, its tasks, and its means is the necessary precondition of work in the building art Picture Quote #1

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It must be possible to solve the task of controlling nature and yet simultaneously create a new freedom Picture Quote #1

We do not evaluate the result but the starting point of the creative process. Precisely, this shows whether the form was discovered by starting from life, or for its own sake. That is why I consider the creative process so essential. Life for us is the decisive factor Picture Quote #1

Education must lead us from the irresponsible opinion to true responsible judgment. It must lead us from chance and arbitrariness to rational clarity and intellectual order. Therefore, let us guide our students over the road of discipline from materials, through function, to creative work Picture Quote #1

Let us guide our students over the road of discipline from materials, through function, to creative work Picture Quote #1

It is a hopeless endeavor to make the form and content of earlier architectural epochs usable for our time; in this, even the strongest artistic talent must fail. We see repeatedly how the outstanding builders fail to achieve an effect because their work does not serve the will of the age Picture Quote #1

We made drawings the size of a whole quarter of a room ceiling, which we would then send on to the model makers. I did this every day for two years. Even now I can draw cartouches with my eyes closed Picture Quote #1

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True education is concerned not only with practical goals but also with values. Our aims assure of us of our material life, our values make possible our spiritual life Picture Quote #1

The building art is man’s spatial dialogue with his environment and demonstrates how he asserts himself therein and how he masters it Picture Quote #1

It took me a long time to understand the relationship between ideas and between objective facts. But after I clearly understood this relationship, I didn’t fool around with other wild ideas. That is one of the main reasons why I just make my scheme as simple as possible Picture Quote #1

Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany Picture Quote #1

Never talk to a client about architecture. Talk to him about his children. That is simply good politics. he will not understand what you have to say about architecture most of the time Picture Quote #1

Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space Picture Quote #1

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Less is more (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) Architecture begins when you place two bricks carefully together (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) It is not possible to go forward while looking back (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) The idea of service leads to community (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) You can use up all the slums for new development. In all the cities of the world, there are large areas of these. Also, you can avoid the spread of these silly suburban houses. Chicago has thousands of them all over the place. (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) Most of our designs are developed long before there is a practical possibility of carrying them out. I do that on purpose and have done it all my life. I do it when I am interested in something. (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) I especially remember that on All Souls Day, when so many people wanted new monuments for the graves, our whole family pitched in. I did the lettering on the stones, my brother did the carving, and my sisters put the finishing touches on them, the gold leaf and all that. (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space. Living, Changing, New. Not yesterday, not tomorrow, only today can be given form. Only such architecture is creative. (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) Architecture is always the will of the age conceived as space - nothing else. Until this simple truth is clearly recognized, the struggle over the foundation of a new architecture confident in its aims and powerful in its impact cannot be realized; until then, it is destined to remain a chaos of uncoordinated forces. (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) I really don’t know the Chicago School. You see, I never walk. I always take taxis back and forth to work. I rarely see the city. (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) What finally is beauty? Certainly nothing that can be calculated or measured. It is always something imponderable, something that lies between things. (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) 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 Quotes) We should attempt to bring nature, houses, and human beings together in a higher unity (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) Where can we find greater structural clarity than in the wooden buildings of old? Where else can we find such unity of material, construction and form? here, the wisdom of whole generations is stored. (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) Reinforced concrete buildings are by nature skeletal buildings. No noodles nor armoured turrets. A construction of girders that carry the weight, and walls that carry no weight. That is to say, buildings consisting of skin and bones. (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) Industrialization of the building trade is a question of material. Hence the demand for a new building material is the first prerequisite. (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) The office building is a building for work, organization, lucidity and economy. Light, spacious working rooms, clearly arranged, undivided, only organized according to the pattern of the firm. (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) The building art is, in reality, always the spatial execution of spiritual decisions. It is bound to its times and manifests itself only in addressing vital tasks with the means of its times. A knowledge of the times, its tasks, and its means is the necessary precondition of work in the building art. (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) It must be possible to solve the task of controlling nature and yet simultaneously create a new freedom. (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) We do not evaluate the result but the starting point of the creative process. Precisely, this shows whether the form was discovered by starting from life, or for its own sake. That is why I consider the creative process so essential. Life for us is the decisive factor. (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) Education must lead us from the irresponsible opinion to true responsible judgment. It must lead us from chance and arbitrariness to rational clarity and intellectual order. Therefore, let us guide our students over the road of discipline from materials, through function, to creative work. (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) Let us guide our students over the road of discipline from materials, through function, to creative work. (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) It is a hopeless endeavor to make the form and content of earlier architectural epochs usable for our time; in this, even the strongest artistic talent must fail. We see repeatedly how the outstanding builders fail to achieve an effect because their work does not serve the will of the age. (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) We made drawings the size of a whole quarter of a room ceiling, which we would then send on to the model makers. I did this every day for two years. Even now I can draw cartouches with my eyes closed. (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) True education is concerned not only with practical goals but also with values. Our aims assure of us of our material life, our values make possible our spiritual life (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) The building art is man’s spatial dialogue with his environment and demonstrates how he asserts himself therein and how he masters it. (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) It took me a long time to understand the relationship between ideas and between objective facts. But after I clearly understood this relationship, I didn’t fool around with other wild ideas. That is one of the main reasons why I just make my scheme as simple as possible. (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany. (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) Never talk to a client about architecture. Talk to him about his children. That is simply good politics. he will not understand what you have to say about architecture most of the time. (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes) Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space (Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Quotes)

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