Mies van der Rohe was a German- American architect who believed strongly in the education of students. he taught at the Illinois institute of Technology, and ended up helping develop their curriculum. he believed they should have a more hands-on approach, where they can imagine, design and then carry out their ideas. He tended to push a modernism style, which was not widely accepted. His designs were very simple but also intriguing, as they all have motive and reason behind them.

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