He borrowed from the post and lintel construction of Karl Friedrich Schinkel for his designs in steel and glass. Mies made major contributions to the architectural philosophies of the late 1920s and 1930s as artistic director of the Werkbund-sponsored Weissenhof project and as Director of the Bauhaus. Famous for his dictum "Less is More", Mies attempted to create contemplative, neutral spaces through an architecture based on material honesty and structural integrity.
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