Mies / a co-production of Michael Blackwood Productions, Westdeutscher Rundfunk ; produced and directed by Michael Blackwood ; narration written by Franz Schulze.

Title & Author:

Mies / a co-production of Michael Blackwood Productions, Westdeutscher Rundfunk ; produced and directed by Michael Blackwood ; narration written by Franz Schulze.

Publication:

Description:

1 videocassette (58 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.

Notes:
In English and German, with English subtitles.
Subtitle on motion picture: The Architecture of Mies van der Rohe.
Photography, Mead Hunt ; editor, Julie Sloane ; narrator, Franz Schulze.
Franz Schulze.

Summary:

A critical portrait of the architect, commemorating the centennial of his birth in 1886. Recently rediscovered, rare film footage allows Mies to explain his philosophy and approach to design. Revisits sites of Mies most innovative work including the Illinois Institute of Technology campus in Chicago, the first campus designed entirely by one person since Jefferson's University of Virginia, and the Nationalgalerie in Berlin, his last work and perhaps greatest accomplishment in the use of the clear span design.

Subject:

Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969.
Architecture United States History 20th century.
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Architecture
Architecture, Modern
United States

Form/genre:

Videocassettes.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Feature films United States.
Video recordings.
VHS (TM)
Videotapes.
documentary film.
Documentary films
Feature films
History
Nonfiction films
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.

Added entries:

Michael Blackwood Productions.
Westdeutscher Rundfunk.

Architecture of Mies van der Rohe

Holdings:

Location: Library main av 94563
Call No.: ID AV; ID:93-F7
Status: Available

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