Phyllis Lambert

Born in Montreal, Phyllis Lambert has always been interested in all forms of art, particularly sculpture. Curious and independent-minded, she met her mentor in New York, the celebrated German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, after which her career blossomed: she piloted the construction of the Seagram Building in New York, designed the Saidye Bronfman Centre in Montreal, and was a consultant for the TD Centre in Toronto. The founder of the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montreal and author of numerous works, Phyllis Lambert has long been an advocate for the city’s architectural heritage and social housing projects. In this film by Manuel Foglia, she describes her path and vision of a citizen-oriented form of architecture.