Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Quotes

"Less is more."
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

"God is in the details."
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
(Related: God)

"A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous."
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
(Related: Famous)

"I don't want to be interesting. I want to be good."
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
(Related: Want)

"Means must be subsidiary to ends and to our desire for dignity and value."
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
(Related: Desire, Dignity, Value)

"Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany."
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
(Related: Money, Years)

"True education is concerned not only with practical goals but also with values. Our aims assure us of our material life, our values make possible our spiritual life."
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
(Related: Education, Life, Goals, Values, Spiritual)

"Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins."
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
(Related: Architecture)