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.
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- Released
- Production
- Whitney Museum
Keywords
- architect
- architecture
- modern art
- architecture history
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Top Cast
Mies van der Rohe as Archive Footage
Robert A.M. Stern as Self
Philip Johnson as Self
Franz Schulze as Narrator
Peter Blake as Self
George Danforth as Self
Arthur Drexler as Self
Peter Eisenman as Self
Top Crew
Michael Blackwood · Director
Julie Sloane · Editor
Wibke von Bonin · Executive Producer
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