Oral history interview with Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, 1961
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- Name
- Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969 (Interviewee)
- Graham, Bruce, 1925-2010 (Interviewee)
- Heald, Henry (Interviewee)
- Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005 (Interviewee)
- Marston, James (Interviewee)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, 1961
- Other Titles
- Reminiscences of Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, 1961
- Abstract
- Youth, 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, Ph ilip Johnson, and Henry Heald regarding Mies van der Rohe and their relationships with him
- Collection Name
- Architecture project
- Subjects
- Architects; Architecture; Architecture, Modern--20th century; Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969; Graham, Bruce, 1925-2010; Heald, Henry; Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005; Marston, James
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 78 pages
- Note (Biographical)
- Architect
- Note (Funding)
- Digital reproduction funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Note
- Digitized by Safe Sound Archive, Philadelphia, 2010
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 7144949
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/fp92-tt96
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.