Mies van der Rohe

Details create the design.

We must create a new architecture for a new world.

The soul of architecture is the expression of the spirit of the time.

I am not interested in style. I am interested in truth.

Every really new idea looks crazy at first.

Architecture is the art of how to waste space.

The structure must embody the essence of the idea.

Light and space are the essence of architecture.

We build for the future, not for the past.

The architect's role is to listen to the needs of the people.

In my opinion, everything must be simple.

Architecture is not a business, not a phenomenon, not an art; it is a crystalization of all these.

The design must be universal, not personal.

I see in the structure the expression of the will.

Beauty is the harmony of function and form.

The modern architect must be a technician and an artist.

Space is the soul of architecture.

We must return to the elemental principles.

The facade is the skin of the building.

Innovation comes from necessity.