The "glass skyscraper" architect Ludwig Mies added this, his mother's surname, to his own
[DOC] [TLE] Ludwig Mies van der Rohe | American architect | Britannica.com [PAR] Oct 18, 2016 ... German-born American architect whose rectilinear forms, crafted in elegant 
simplicity, ... Ludwig Mies (he added his mother's surname, van der Rohe, when 
he had ... Berlage's work inspired Mies's own love for brick, and the Dutch 
master's ...