CinemaOSMovie · 1986 · 1h 3m · NR

Mies

IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byMichael Blackwood

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 3m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1986
Studios
Whitney Museum

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Mies van der Rohe

Archive Footage

Robert A.M. Stern

Self

Philip Johnson

Philip Johnson

Self

Franz Schulze

Narrator

Peter Blake

Self

George Danforth

Self

Arthur Drexler

Self

Peter Eisenman

Self

James Ingo Freed

Self

Myron Goldsmith

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Michael Blackwood
Michael Blackwood
Produced by
Michael Blackwood
Michael Blackwood

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