Mies
Film - 1986
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Mies it's a movie with Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson, Robert A.M. Stern, Franz Schulze, Peter Blake Full cast. Directed by Michael Blackwood. Original title Mies, runtime 63 minutes. Genre Documentary.
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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.