Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

* Director of Bauhaus School Of Design In Germany * Escaped Nazi Germany for the USA * Became head of architecture at IIT * Founded the Second Chicago School of Architecture (International Style) * Simplicity, Functionality, Honesty * Known for open space and exposed materials * Famous quip, “Less Is More” * His Chicago works include 860–880 Lake Shore Drive and Loop Post Office * Calder’s Flamingo sculpture stands in PO plaza