Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, 1961
Creator: | Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969 | Project: | Architecture project. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | sound file : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit) transcript: 78 pages | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteArchitect
Scope and ContentsYouth, beginnings in architectural field; influences on his work; design for Stuttgart Housing Exhibition, 1927; work at Bauhaus, Nazi harassment; design of Illinois Institute of Technology buildings; importance of structure vs. mechanical elements in architecture; relationships of architecture and civilization; rectangular vs. fluid space. Includes discussions with James Marston, Bruce Graham, Philip Johnson, and Henry Heald regarding Mies van der Rohe and their relationships with him
Subjects- Architects--Interviews.
- Architecture, Modern--20th century.
- Architecture--Designs and plans.
- Architecture.
- Graham, Bruce, 1925-2010, interviewee.
- Graham, Bruce, 1925-2010--Interviews.
- Heald, Henry, interviewee.
- Heald, Henry--Interviews.
- Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005, interviewee.
- Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005--Interviews.
- Lectures.
- Marston, James, interviewee.
- Marston, James--Interviews.
- Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969--Interviews.
- Transcripts.
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