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Free Architecture Newsletter!Sign Up Discuss in my forumMies van der Rohe Said... "Less is more" and other famous quotes by architect Mies van der Rohe By Jackie Craven, About.com GuideSee More About:mies van der rohequotationsinternational styleskyscrapersglass buildings The Seagram Building in New York City by Mies van der RohePhoto Jackie CravenAds Hawthorne House احجز ووفر حتى 80% من السعر الآ&#16 06;. نحن نضمن لك أ&# 1601;ضل الأسعار! HotelsCombined.com/Save-On-Hotels American Steel Kits Factory direct pricing and delivery Save 40%+ , instant pricing online! www.SteelLok.com Lanpass Da del Padre Canje tus puntos Lanpass por el Mejor Regalo para tu Pap! lanpass.promotick.comArchitecture Ads Mies Van Der Rohe Chair House Painting Quotes Mies Van Der Rohe Tools of Architecture Inspirational Quotes Modern architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) became famous for designing in glass and steel. These famous quotations are from his speeches and writings. "A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous." In Time magazine, 18 Feb 1957. "Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins." Speaking about restraint in design, the New York Herald Tribune, 28 Jun 1959. "God is in the details." Speaking about restraint in design, the New York Herald Tribune, 28 Jun 1959. "Less is more." Speaking about restraint in design, the New York Herald Tribune, 28 Jun 1959. "It is better to be good than to be original." Quoted in Words of Wisdom by William Safire & Leonard Safire, 1989. "Each material has its specific characteristics which we must understand if we want to use it... This is no less true of steel and concrete [than of wood, brick, and stone]. We must remember that everything depends on how we use a material, not on the material itself... New Materials are not necessarily superior. Each material is only what we make of it... We must be as familiar with the functions of our buildings as with our materials. We must learn what a building can be, what it should be, and also what it must not be... And just as we acquaint ourselves with materials, just as we must understand functions, so we must become familiar with the psychological and spiritual factors of our day. No cultural activity is possible otherwise; for we are dependent on the spirit of our time." From his inaugural address at the Illinois Institute of Technology, 1938 Readers Respond:

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