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.
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
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About Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a German and American architect, academic, and interior designer. He was commonly referred to as Mies, his surname. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of modern architecture.
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A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous.
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.
I don't want to be interesting. I want to be good.
Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space.
Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins.
Less is more.
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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.