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📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1986-01-01
⌚ Running Time: 63 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

Mies van der Rohe original image
Archive Footage
Mies van der Rohe
Philip Johnson original image
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Philip Johnson
Robert A.M. Stern original image
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Robert A.M. Stern
Franz Schulze original image
Narrator
Franz Schulze
Peter Blake original image
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Peter Blake
George Danforth original image
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George Danforth
Arthur Drexler original image
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Arthur Drexler
Peter Eisenman original image
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Peter Eisenman
James Ingo Freed original image
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James Ingo Freed
Myron Goldsmith original image
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Myron Goldsmith
Bruce Graham original image
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Bruce Graham
John Hejduk original image
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John Hejduk
Philip Johnson original image
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Philip Johnson
Phyllis Lambert original image
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Phyllis Lambert
Dirk Lohan original image
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Dirk Lohan
Fritz Neumeyer original image
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Fritz Neumeyer
Richard Pommer original image
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Richard Pommer
Julius Posener original image
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Julius Posener

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