His most famous saying is " Less is more " which means remove all fancy detail and the design will become more powerful. Many people believe that he is famous for high rise buildings. However, he was very interested in materials as his father was stone mason and his early work was inspired by German Gothic style, with traditional stone work and pointed roofs. Soon after he started working in Berlin he entered national design competitions and was short listed for and important award. He did not win the competition because the design was too expensive to build. But he was determined to carry on working on this type of design.
The design consisted of industrial steel and plate glass to define interior spaces. He became one of the masters of the Bauhaus school from 1929 to 1933. Eventually the school closed down and Mies went to live in America where he created many influential buildings and his style symbolise twentieth century architectural style, showing with extreme clarity and simplicity.
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