FAQ About Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Why did Mies van der Rohe move to the United States?
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe moved to the United States in 1937 due to the increasing political pressure and unstable conditions in Germany under the Nazi regime. He accepted an offer to become the head of the architecture school at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, where he continued to develop his architectural ideals and influenced American architecture significantly.
