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.
Michael Blackwood
Director
Mies van der Rohe
Archive Footage
Robert A.M. Stern
Self
Philip Johnson
Self
Franz Schulze
Narrator
Peter Blake
Self
George Danforth
Self
Arthur Drexler
Self
Peter Eisenman
Self
James Ingo Freed
Self
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