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= __Three greatest architects__ = Mies van der Rohe was born in Aachen, Germany, March 27 1886. His family owned a quarry workshop, where he acquired his knowledge and mastery in the stonework. As many other great architects, Mies never study architecture, either way he worked first as a draftsman and later he created his own firm. One of the most important works of Mies is the German pavilion of Barcelona, which was demolished and rebuilt. The features of this project are based specifically in tension between open and cover spaces, walls that do not reach the ceiling and are coated with different stones, their columns of visible metal and its horizontality. Died in Chicago, Illinois on 17 August 1969 with a large amount of works done.

Frank Lloyd Wright born in Richland Center, Wisconsin USA on 8 June 1867. As I said before, this architect didn’t go to college. He worked as a draftsman from an early age and gained fame by stealing several projects for which he worked. Wright is one of the greatest architects from the U.S. The main idea of most of his works was the relationship with nature, and the horizontality, this style is known as the Pradera. A clear example of his style is the cascade home, which consists in horizontal trays that come out from the center. He died on April 9, 1959 he left a great legacy as the NY museum.

Le Corbusier was born in Romandie, Switzerland on October 6, 1887 and nationalized in France. He was one of the greatest and most important architects known, his basic principles still exist and are used. These principles are easy to recognize in one of his most important projects, the Villa Savoye, where the first plant is free, the constructive elements are separated from walls, windows are all together, and finally, an habitable roof. He died in France on August 27, 1965

Of these architects we can highlight the search for horizontality, colorful constructive elements and innovation.