Trying to define modern architecture was a problem that many architects struggled to explain. No one before had created what we now call “modern” architecture. In the past, architects could draw inspiration from history to construct buildings. However, this approach would not be suitable for this new machine age. Industrialization changed people's way of thinking. The Industrial Revolution enabled the production of products on an industrial scale, giving ordinary people access to goods that would otherwise not have been within their reach. Architecture was slow to adapt to industrialization and the industrial age brought new problems never seen before. One of the main goals of architecture is to accurately represent its times; this idea is known as the Zeitgeist or “Spirit of the Age.” With the machine age being a never-before-seen phenomenon, architects have had to think ahead of the times a little in order to keep up with the changes taking place in society. Many architects such as Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius and Ludwig Mies worked tirelessly to establish themselves as leaders in their field. They proposed ideas such as harmony between architecture and nature, and function over form. Ludwig Miles was one such architect who attempted to cement his place in history through the creative use of concrete, steel and glass. Mies' style was known for following the dictum "less is more." One of its most famous buildings is the Seagram Building. Built in New York in 1958, it was one of the most expensive buildings constructed at the time. The Seagram Building was constructed in 1958, at a time "when Park Avenue was transforming from an exclusive residential neighborhood into a prestigious business address, the Seagra...... middle of paper ...... hborhood Preservation Center . Accessed December 10, 2012. http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/Seagram-Building--Including-The-Plaza.pdf. Scott, Felicity D. “An Army of Soldiers or a Prairie The Seagram Building and the art of modern architecture." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 70 (September 2011). “Seagram Building”. New York Entertainment. Accessed December 10, 2012. http://nymag.com/ listings/attraction/seagram_building/."Seagram Building, New York." http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/seagram/.Wegener, Jim. Architecturalist. Accessed December 10, 2012. http://www.architizer.com/en_us/blog/dyn/6365/nocturnal-modernity/#.UMkahoPs5TJ. Whyte, William H., narr. np, 1980. Originally released. 1980.