The Resume

(March 27, 1886-August 17, 1969)
Birth name was Maria Ludwig Michael Mies
Designed the German Pavilion at the Barcelona Exposition (1929), Lakeshore Drive Apartments in Chicago (1951), Crown Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology (1956), the Seagram Building in New York (1958) and the New National Gallery in Berlin (1968)
His mottoes were 'Less is more' and 'God is in the details'

Why he might be annoying:

He added 'van der Rohe' to his name to assume an aristocratic air with his upper-class clients.
He described the role of modern architecture by saying, 'We knew it was a question of truth. We tried to find out what truth really was.'
In the hands of lesser imitators, his minimalist style produced a series of boring glass boxes.

Why he might not be annoying:

After the rise of the Nazis, he was unable to work in his native land because his style was 'not German' in character.
The Seagram Building was chosen by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 'Proudest Achievements of American Architecture.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Architects
• ARTNews' Most Influential Artists of the 20th Century
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 01]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [March] (Ranked: 3271886)
• Google Modified Its Logo For My Birthday (Google Doodles)
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [M-Q]
• I Died in 1969 (Ranked: 83)
• I’m Buried at Graceland Cemetery [Chicago]
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Smoking
• Male Cigar Smokers
• Profiles 19001-19250 (Ranked: 19120)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19690817)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 34.62% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 29 Votes: 75.86% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 63 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 34 Votes: 11.76% Annoying