(Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, 1886-1969: www.designboom.com) .

             Mies became iconic of the cool and minimalist, 'less is more' internationally acclaimed style during the first half of the twentieth century, when his contemporaries were the famous Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius. It was in 1927 that the design and the patent for his cantilevered chair 'MR 20' was created, and this single event managed to shoot Mies into the limelight. (Mies Van der Rohe: www.r20thcentury.com) It is often said that the modern cityscape is partly owed to the minimalist designs of Mies van der Rohe, with the numerous towers made up of glass and steel. In a similar manner, Mies van Der Rohe's chair designs are exceptional in their sense of proportion, and in their minimalist forms, and also in their exquisite attention to detail. (Designer: Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe) .

             The Seagram Building is essentially a logical and an elegant skyscraper designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and is an imposing structure made of steel and glass. It has alternating bands of bronze plating, and them bronze tinted glass, and these are interspersed with extremely decorative I Beams, which serve to lay emphasis on the building's verticality. Being placed as it is in the rear of its site, and to the back of Park Avenue, it has, incorporated within its basic design, a large Plaza, which has served the practically useful purpose of avoiding setbacks in the future. The lobby of the Seagram Building is about two floors, and is encased in sheets of glass, and the entire structure is supported by two granite pillars at its base. (New York City, New York: www.bluffton.edu/) The important fact is that the architect Mies van der Rohe utilized decorative bronze beams in order to emphasize the height and the verticality of this imposing 38-story skyscraper. (The Seagram Building: architecture.about.com) .

             Most people feel that the Seagram Building not only is an inescapable fact of the New York City skyline, but is also dramatic in its structure and design.