Mies

Mies

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1986

Runtime

1h 3m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Mies

Production Companies

Whitney Museum

Director

Michael Blackwood

Description

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.