
No understanding of the modern movement in architecture is possible without knowledge of its master builder, Mies van der Rohe. Together with documentation of his life, this film shows all his major buildings, as well as rare film footage of Mies explaining his philosophy. Phyllis Lambert relates her choice of Mies as the architect for the Seagram building. Mies's achievements and continuing influence are debated by architects Robert A.M. Stern, Robert Venturi, and Philip Johnson, by former students and by architectural historians. Mies is seen in rare documentary footage.
Release Date: 1/1/1986
Runtime: 63 minutes
Languages: English
Director: Michael Blackwood
00Companies: Whitney Museum
Countries: United States of America
George Danforth
Self
Mies van der Rohe
Archive Footage
Robert A.M. Stern
Self

Philip Johnson
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Franz Schulze
Narrator
Peter Blake
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George Danforth
Self
Arthur Drexler
Self
Peter Eisenman
Self
James Ingo Freed
Self
Myron Goldsmith
Self
Bruce Graham
Self
John Hejduk
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