Herbert Greenwald hired Mies van der Rohe to design his first property after failing to hireFrank Lloyd Wright,Le Corbusier,Eliel Saarinen, andWalter Gropius.
Greenwald developed three residential buildings in Evanston, Il by 1946. Mr. Greenwald sought a famous architect to design his first important building. After failing to hire Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Eliel Saarinen, and Walter Gropius. He followed Gropius's recommendation to hire Mies van der Rohe. 
