| This paper examines the influence of German architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781 -- 1841) on a later German architect, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886 - 1969). Both worked in Berlin, Mies van der Rohe (known as Mies) worked during the later part of his life in Chicago. Schinkel and Mies believed that "Truth" and "Beauty" should be expressed in architecture. Schinkel was the foremost neoclassical German architect, Mies was a founder of Modernism. This paper shows how many of Schinkel's ideas and forms were absorbed by Mies, transformed and then found their way into Mies's buildings, urbanism and even his furniture design. Schinkel was informed by the Enlightenment and believed that the right kind of buildings could encourage good citizenship and more cultured individuals. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe believed the same, and updated the ideas by using more abstraction and modern materials. |
