Mies van der Rohe’s professional career was a story of continuous exploration, infinite ambition, and an insatiable search for what modern architecture should be and the values it should promote.
Becoming director of a school like the Bauhaus would undoubtedly be the greatest milestone in many architects' careers; however, for Mies, it was only the beginning. When the Nazi movement forced the closure of the Bauhaus, Mies had already designed buildings of the stature of the Barcelona Pavilion or the Tugendhat House, and yet many of his best works were still to come.
Mies emigrated to the United States in 1937 in search of a more favorable ecosystem to develop his ideas—and he certainly found it!
