What is Ludwig Mies van der Rohe?
{{redlinks|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox architect | name = Ludwig Mies van der Rohe | image = | caption = | birth_name = Ludwig Mies | nationality = [[Germany|German]] (1886–1944), [[United States|American]] (1944–1969) | birth_date = {{birth date|1886|3|27|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Aachen]], [[Kingdom of Prussia]], [[German Empire]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1969|8|19|1886|3|27|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[United States|U.S.]] | spouse = Adele Auguste (Ada) Bruhn (1913-1918) (separated) | children = 4 | practice = | awards = [[Pour le Mérite|Order Pour le Mérite]] (1959)<br>[[Royal Gold Medal]] (1959)<br>[[AIA Gold Medal]] (1960)<br>[[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] (1963) |}} [[File:Hugo Erfurth - Portrait Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1934.jpg|thumb|Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1934)]] [[File:2004-09-02 1580x2800 chicago IBM building.jpg|thumb|upright|[[IBM Plaza]], Chicago, Illinois.]] '''Ludwig Mies van der Rohe''' (born as '''Maria Ludwig Michael Mies'''; March 27, 1886, [[Aachen]] – August 19, 1969, [[Chicago]]) was a German-American [[architect]].<ref name=obit>{{cite news |title=Mies van der Rohe Dies at 83; Leader of Modern Architecture |url=https://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0327.html |quote=Mies van der Rohe, one of the great figures of 20th-century architecture, died in Wesley Memorial Hospital here late last night. He was 83 years old. |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 17, 1969 |accessdate=2007-07-21 }}</ref> He is commonly referred to, and was addressed, as '''Mies''', his surname. Along with [[Le Corbusier]], [[Alvar Aalto]] and [[Frank Lloyd Wright]], he is widely regarded as one of the first masters of [[modern architecture]]. == Significant buildings == *[[Barcelona Pavilion]] *[[Tugendhat House]] *[[S.R. Crown Hall|Crown Hall]] *[[Farnsworth House (Plano, Illinois)|Farnsworth House]] *[[860-880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments|860–880 Lake Shore Drive]] *[[Seagram Building]] *[[New National Gallery]] *[[Toronto-Dominion Centre]] *[[Wes