Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Quotes

The tendency of our time is wholly oriented toward the secular. The efforts of the mystics will remain episodes. Despite a deepening of our conceptions of life, we will build no cathedrals.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

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• The tendency of our time is wholly oriented toward the secular. The efforts of the mystics will remain episodes. Despite a deepening of our conceptions of life, we will build no cathedrals.

  

  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
  • Life
  • Time
  • Efforts