Behrens influenced Mies van der Rohe, who developed a design approach based on styles such as advanced structural techniques Prussian Classicism Russian Constructivism and Karl Friedrich Schinkel, who influenced Mies van der Rohe's steel and glass designs.
During that time, he worked on projects such as the German Embassy in St. In 1905, he moved to Berlin and�despite his lack of formal architectural training�became an apprentice in the office of interior designer Bruno Paul.Īfter building his first house as an independent architect in 1907, he was employed as a draftsman and designer in the office of Peter Behrens in 1908, remaining there until 1911. He attended the Cathedral School from 1897-1900 and worked in his father's stone-cutting shop. Mies van der Rohe was born March 27, 1886, in Aachen, Germany. His combination of minimal framework and use of open space led him to refer to his buildings as 'skin and bones' architecture. He created an influential 20th-century architectural style that employed industrial steel and plate glass to convey simplicity and clarity. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is recognized as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture, which is a style characterized by simplicity and elimination of traditional ornament.
