"Less is More" with Mies van der Rohe

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies). It’s quite the name, for the man who famously preached that “less is more.” Mies (for short), a legendary architect and designer, was born in Aachen, Germany in 1886. His father, a master mason, brought his son to build sites from a young age. At 15, Mies began to apprentice for several local ar…