We refuse to recognize problems of form, but only problems of building. Form is not the aim of our work, but only the result. Form, by itself, does not exist. Form as an aim is formalism; and that we reject. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe aimbuildexist share on social
The idea of service leads to community. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe communityidealead Change image and share on social
What would life be like if everybody insisted you must have actually built such-and-such a thing by yourself? I'd be an old man and have nothing to show for the aging. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe agingbuildinsist Change image and share on social
In 1912, when I was working in The Hague, I first saw a drawing by Louis Sullivan of one of his buildings. It interested me. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe buildingdrawhague Change image and share on social
Means must be subsidiary to ends and to our desire for dignity and value. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe desiredignityend Change image and share on social
Technology is far more than a method, it is a world in itself. As a method, it is superior in almost every respect. But only where it is left to itself, as in gigantic structures of engineering, there technology reveals its true nature. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe engineergiganticleave share on social
The demands of the time for objectivity and functionality must be fulfilled. If that clearly happens, then the buildings of our day will convey the greatness of which the age is capable, and only a fool will maintain that they lack it. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe agebuildingcapable share on social
Architecture depends on its time. It is the crystallization of its inner structure, the slow unfolding of its form. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe architecturecrystallizationdepend Change image and share on social
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. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe characteristicconcretematerial Change image and share on social
