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Mies

Most Popular • Documentary, Special Interest, 01-Jan-1986

No understanding of the modern movement in architecture is possible without knowledge of its master builder, Mies van der Rohe. Together with documentations of his life, this film reviews all his major work and offers rare footage of Mies explaining his philosophy. Phyllis Lambert relates her choice of Mies for the Seagram Building. Mies' achievements and continuing influence are debated by architects Robert A.M. Stern, Robert Venturi, and Philip Johnson, as well as architectural historians and his former students.

Tags
architcture, architectural theory, philosophy, architectural history, modern architecture, Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, skyscrapers, glass, design, brick, Constructivism, avant-garde architecture, The Barcelona Pavilion, Lake Shore Drive towers, Seagram Building, Tugendhat House, Crown Hall, Berlin National Gallery
Cast
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Self
Arthur Drexler Self
James Ingo Freed Self
Philip Johnson Self
Bruce Graham Self
Robert A.M. Stern Self
Dirk Lohan Self
Myron Goldsmith Self
George Danforth Self
Richard Pommer Self
John Hejduk Self
Robert Venturi Self
Crew
Michael Blackwood director
Michael Blackwood producer
Franz Schulze narrator
Wibke von Bonin producer
Kelley Forsyth producer

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