Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Materials Quotations

It must be understood that every architecture is bound to its time and manifests itself only in vital tasks and through the materials of its age. It has never been otherwise.

Each material is only what we make it.

No design is possible until the materials with which you design are completely understood

We must remember that everything depends on how we use a material, not on the material itself... New materials are not necessarily superior. Each material is only what we make it.