Word: lamberts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Search for the Man. Mies van der Rohe's chance to build his first Manhattan skyscraper came through a young woman who is neither a corporation executive nor a professional architect, but has a personal interest in both Seagram's and architecture. Mrs. Phyllis Bronfman Lambert, 31, daughter of Seagram President Samuel Bronfman, was living in Europe in 1954 when she saw a magazine story about the building her father proposed to build. "I was boiling with fury," she recalls. "I wrote him that he wanted a really fine building, and he was lucky to be living...
...Seagram's moved into the first nine floors of its house last December (the rest of the building, now 90% rented, will be ready in May, the large ground-floor restaurant in August), Mies van der Rohe proudly announced: "This is my strongest work." Says Architect Scout Phyllis Lambert: "You feel its force and restfulness as you enter. From the framing of the windows to the total building, love has gone into it-love for every detail...
...appearances to maintain one of France's most famous love affairs-otherwise, what would people say? And so the two philosophers remained close-until Emilie became pregnant, at the age of 42 (much too old, by the standards of her day), by the handsome Marquis de Saint-Lambert...
...Miss Lambert was treated at Still-man Infirmary and released last night, but will not appear tonight...
...Miss Lambert reportedly felt unwell yesterday afternoon, but was preparing to go on when she became ill. The other play on the program, "The Questioning of Nick," had already been given...