Basic Info

First Air: February 05, 2003

Status: Returning Series

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 3

Last Episode

Name: Mies van der Rohe: Less Is More

Season: 1, Episode: 3

Air Date: 2003-02-19

Runtime: 60 min

Hughes analyses the work of Mies van der Rohe, the master of light and space who had an enormous influence on modern architecture. In a journey spanning two continents, Hughes analyses his own contradictory reactions to Mies's work.

Visions of Space

2003 1 seasons 3 episodes

Overview

Robert Hughes tackles the work and lives of three remarkable 20th-century architects: Albert Speer, Mies van der Rohe, and Antonio Gaudi - whose work did so much to shape the modern world. Hughes looks at how each one used space in different ways to express our response, respectively, to the power of religion (Gaudi), the power of the State (Speer), and the power of the corporation (Mies van der Rohe).