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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

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Generally, I think my work has so much influence because of its reasonableness.

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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.

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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.

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It is no use working with other architects. What can they do? Who does what?

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We have to know that life cannot be changed by us. It will be changed. But not by us. We can only guide the things that can cause physical change.

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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.

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You can teach students how to work; you can teach them technique - how to use reason; you can even give them a sense of proportions - of order. You can teach them general principles.

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Behrens had a great sense of the great form. that was his main interest; and that I certainly understood and learned from him.

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In addition to the wishes of the client, the position, orientation, and size of the plot also play an important role in determining the final plan of the house. The 'where' and 'how' of the exterior then follows naturally from all of that.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Architect

Born: March 27th, 1886

Died: August 17th, 1969

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