A biography of the pioneer architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and his contributions to modern architecture.

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…discipline. Today there is no need to stress the value of Mies' contribution, nor his stature as an artist. As the latter, he had the good fortune to live to realize the universal recognition that was being paid him. To the world he was a great architect and a modest, self-effacing man. To his intimates he will always remain, what he always was to them, a benign monolith: a warm friend and full human being."