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We must be as familiar with the functions of our building as with our materials. We must learn what a building can be, what it should be, and also what it must not be.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Age: 83 †
Born: 1886
Born: March 27
Died: 1969
Died: August 17
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